Manufacturing Cost Analyst (ETO & Standard Costing)

Henderson Products Inc.; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Douglas Dynamics, North America's premier manufacturer and up-fitter of work truck attachments, is seeking a Cost Analyst to own cost accounting for engineered-to-order manufacturing. You will handle job costing, standard cost maintenance, variance analysis, and inventory valuation, reporting to the Controller and partnering with estimating, engineering, and operations.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance, 3–6 years cost or manufacturing accounting, ERP experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field is required.
• 3–6 years of cost accounting or manufacturing accounting experience, ideally in a job-shop, custom, or ETO environment.
• Experience with ERP systems supporting job costing and inventory management (Epicor experience a plus).
• CMA or CPA a plus.
• Working knowledge of standard costing, BOMs, routings, and overhead allocation.
• Results-driven mindset with accuracy in cost data to support quoting and margin decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead cost accounting tasks and maintain job costing records.
• Perform monthly inventory reconciliation and support accurate inventory and cost-of-goods-sold reporting.
• Analyze and report on job-level cost variances (material, labor, overhead) versus quoted/estimated cost; investigate and document root causes.
• Partner with estimating and engineering to refine standard costs, labor routings, and overhead rates based on actual job experience.
• Support month-end close activities related to cost accounting, including journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations.
• Maintain the standard cost system (BOMs, routings, overhead rates) and coordinate periodic standard cost updates.
• Provide ad hoc cost analysis to support quoting, make-vs-buy decisions, and margin reviews for management.
• Serve as a key support contact for annual physical inventory and external audit requests related to cost accounting and inventory valuation.
• Support cost-related workstreams of the ERP upgrade (e.g., validating costing data conversion, testing job costing and WIP functionality).
• Assist in process improvement of finance functions.

Skills

Cost accounting

Variance analysis

Inventory reconciliation

Oral and written communication

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CMA or CPA a plus

Tools

ERP systems (Epicor a plus)

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Douglas Dynamics, North America's premier manufacturer and up-fitter of work truck attachments, is seeking a Cost Analyst to own cost accounting for engineered-to-order manufacturing. You will handle job costing, standard cost maintenance, variance analysis, and inventory valuation, reporting to the Controller and partnering with estimating, engineering, and operations.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's in Accounting or Finance, 3–6 years cost or manufacturing accounting, ERP experience