Remote Cost Accountant: Inventory & COGS (Contract)

Eliassen Group; Salem (OR); Remote; USD 157,597,000 - 186,252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k matching

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Cost Accountant for a remote contract role to support inventory accounting, cost analysis, and month-end close activities. You will maintain cost accounting processes and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate inventory valuation and COGS reporting.

The role includes audits, system improvements, and process standardization, with a W2 benefits package and a competitive hourly rate of 55.00 to 65.00 USD.

Qualifications

• Cost accounting experience within inventory-focused environments.
• Proficiency with reconciliations across 3PLs and vendor shipments.
• Experience supporting month-end close, journal entries, and account reconciliations.
• Ability to analyze COGS, margins, and product profitability.
• Familiarity with standard cost reviews and inventory valuation.
• Experience supporting system implementation, testing, and process design is preferred.
• Audit support experience and knowledge of internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cost accounting calculations and processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accuracy in inventory balances and COGS, and to resolve inventory discrepancies.
• Perform standard cost review quarterly and work closely with the Operations team to review changes and impacts.
• Perform reconciliations between 3rd party logistics, vendor shipments, and analyze goods in transit.
• Provide support in the Inventory management system implementation, testing, and process design.
• Assist in developing and maintaining cost accounting systems, policies, and procedures.
• Prepare monthly preparation of journal entries and account reconciliation of all assigned areas during month-end close.
• Review financial statements for all assigned areas, provide fluctuation analysis, and present to senior management.
• Analyze and report on product costs, cost of goods sold, margins, and profitability.
• Assist FP&A team with preparation of financial reports to be presented to senior management.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand process issues, recommend and implement process improvements to ensure accurate inventory valuation and management.
• Lead quarter and year end audits and reviews to ensure compliance with accounting standards and internal controls, and oversee cycle count process.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

Cost accounting

Reconciliations

Month-end close

Journal entries

COGS analysis

Inventory valuation

System implementation

Internal controls

Audit support

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a Cost Accountant for a remote contract role to support inventory accounting, cost analysis, and month-end close activities. You will maintain cost accounting processes and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate inventory valuation and COGS reporting.

The role includes audits, system improvements, and process standardization, with a W2 benefits package and a competitive hourly rate of 55.00 to 65.00 USD.