On-Site Manufacturing Cost Accountant — Growth & Benefits (NC)

Boaters World Manufacturing Group; Chocowinity (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Employee discounts

Professional development opportunities

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Boater's World Manufacturing Group in Chocowinity, North Carolina, seeks an experienced Manufacturing Cost Accountant to support our boat manufacturing operations. You will analyze costs, inventory, WIP, and variances to ensure accurate financial reporting.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in manufacturing cost accounting, strong knowledge of standard costing, BOMs, and ERP systems, and can collaborate with Engineering, Operations, and Finance on cost improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of manufacturing cost-accounting experience.
• Strong knowledge of standard costing, inventory accounting, WIP, COGS, and variances.
• Experience with bills of material, routings, and manufacturing cost structures.
• Experience supporting month-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Experience working with ERP-based accounting or manufacturing systems.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to understand manufacturing processes and connect production activity to financial results.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and follow-through.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both accounting and operational teams.
• Ability to work full-time on-site in Chocowinity, North Carolina.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and analyze standard costs for raw materials, labor, overhead, and manufactured products.
• Develop and maintain accurate product and model-level costs.
• Review manufacturing costs and investigate significant cost fluctuations.
• Analyze material, labor, overhead, purchase-price, scrap, rework, and production variances.
• Assist with establishing and updating labor rates, overhead rates, and other manufacturing cost assumptions.
• Review bills of material, routings, and other production data for costing accuracy.
• Partner with Engineering and Operations to ensure manufacturing changes are reflected in product costs.
• Support cost estimates for new products, product changes, and manufacturing initiatives.
• Identify cost trends, risks, and opportunities and communicate findings to leadership.

Skills

Manufacturing cost accounting

Standard costing

Inventory and WIP accounting

Variance analysis

Product costing and margin analysis

Bills of material and routings

Month-end close

General ledger and reconciliations

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Financial and operational analysis

Inventory controls

Root-cause analysis

Cross-functional communication

Attention to detail

Organization and follow-through

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

Epicor ERP

Job description

Boater's World Manufacturing Group in Chocowinity, North Carolina, seeks an experienced Manufacturing Cost Accountant to support our boat manufacturing operations. You will analyze costs, inventory, WIP, and variances to ensure accurate financial reporting.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in manufacturing cost accounting, strong knowledge of standard costing, BOMs, and ERP systems, and can collaborate with Engineering, Operations, and Finance on cost improvement initiatives.