Plant Cost Accountant

The Marzetti Company; College Park (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Marzetti Company is seeking a Plant Cost Accountant to analyze plant operations, production reporting, and product costing. You will partner with operations to drive cost visibility and financial accuracy across formulas, recipes, and BOMs.

In this role you will manage standard costs, perform cost analytics, support budgeting and forecasting, and ensure cost data aligns with production realities. Occasional travel to plants is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business or related field.
• 3+ years in a manufacturing financial or cost accounting role.
• Experience with ERP systems and BOM structures.

Responsibilities

• Analyze manufacturing financial results, variances and trends.
• Prepare monthly plant performance reports including standard cost variances.
• Support budgeting and quarterly forecasting for plant operations.
• Monitor capital expenditures and support project justification.
• Maintain and update standard costs in ERP for formulas/recipes.

Skills

Manufacturing cost accounting

Financial analysis

Cost variance analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Tools

SAP

Oracle

NetSuite

Job description

Overview

The position of Plant Cost Accountant analyzes plant operations, daily production reporting, and product costing.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and interpret manufacturing financial results, variances, and trends.
• Prepare monthly plant performance reports including standard cost variances (PPV, labor, overhead, etc.).
• Support the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes for plant operations.
• Monitor capital expenditures and provide financial support for capital project justification
• Maintain and update standard costs in the ERP system for formulas, recipes, and perform time studies to validate.
• Perform cost analytics for cost changes related to BOM or routing changes.
• Investigate and explain significant cost variances, identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions.
• Partner with operations and supply chain teams to improve cost visibility and control.
• Create, maintain, and audit accurate Bills of Materials in collaboration with engineering and production.
• Ensure BOMs reflect current production processes and material usage.
• Support product lifecycle changes including new product introductions (NPI) and engineering change orders (ECOs).
• Validate BOM accuracy during cost roll-ups and product costing exercises
• Work closely with QA, R&D, supply chain, and production teams to ensure financial data aligns with operational realities.
• Support initiatives to improve plant efficiency, cost structure, and overall financial health.
• Assist in inventory accuracy, cycle count analysis, and reconciliations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment in a financial analyst or cost accounting role.
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, etc.) and strong understanding of BOM structures.

Working Conditions/Environment

Works in a normal office environment where the employee is regularly required to speak, see, hear, sit, stand, talk, type, walk and bend while moving about the facility. The noise level in the office is quiet. Occasional travel to plants or meetings is required.

About Us

The Marzetti Company (Nasdaq: MZTI) manufactures and sells specialty food products. Our retail brands include Marzetti® dressings and dips, New York Bakery™ garlic breads, and Sister Schubert’s® dinner rolls, in addition to exclusive license agreements for Olive Garden® dressings, Chick-fil-A® sauces and dressings, Buffalo Wild Wings® sauces, Arby’s® sauces, Subway® sauces, and Texas Roadhouse® steak sauces and frozen rolls. Our foodservice business supplies sauces, dressings, breads and pasta to many of the top restaurant chains in the United States. At Marzetti, our mission is to make every meal better through high-quality, flavorful food. Led by our purpose, to nourish growth with all that we do, our team members are dedicated to creating great tasting food and cultivating deep and lasting relationships.