Manufacturing Costing Lead

Vaco; Norwich (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco in Norwich, CT is seeking a Senior Accountant to join its Finance team and lead costing analysis for products and inventory in a manufacturing setting. This role partners with Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain to improve cost accuracy, drive process improvements, and support financial reporting.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance and 3+ years of cost accounting experience in manufacturing, with strong Excel skills and experience with standard

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Three or more years of cost accounting experience within a construction/manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of standard costing, and inventory accounting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including analysis of large datasets and account reconciliations.
• Strong documentation and organizational skills with experience supporting audits and financial reviews.
• Ability to challenge data, identify trends, and drive corrective action.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review month-end journal entries related to all cost transactions.
• Reconcile inventory balance sheet accounts and maintain supporting schedules.
• Maintain and analyze product costing, including labor, overhead, and machine rates.
• Analyze manufacturing variances, including material, labor, overhead, purchase price, and production variances, propose solutions.
• Ensure accurate work and production costing.
• Monitor inventory valuation, WIP, and manufacturing absorption accounts to ensure accuracy.
• Serve as a key finance resource for costing, inventory, and production processes within the ERP system.
• Review cost structures, inventory transactions, and financial postings to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Ensure manufacturing costs are accurately reflected in financial reporting.
• Support internal and external audits.

Skills

Cost accounting

Microsoft Excel

Variance analysis

Inventory valuation

Financial reporting

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Vaco in Norwich, CT is seeking a Senior Accountant to join its Finance team and lead costing analysis for products and inventory in a manufacturing setting. This role partners with Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain to improve cost accuracy, drive process improvements, and support financial reporting.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance and 3+ years of cost accounting experience in manufacturing, with strong Excel skills and experience with standard