Cost Accountant - Manufacturing

Cost Accountant – Manufacturing

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Who:
An experienced Cost Accountant with strong manufacturing accounting expertise who thrives in data analysis, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration.

What:
Analyze operational and financial data to prepare accurate manufacturing reports, manage standard costing, and support month-end close and inventory controls.

Where:
Social Circle, GA – on-site at a growing manufacturing facility.

When:
Immediate opportunity to support expanding production and financial reporting needs.

Why:
This role offers hands-on exposure to standard costing, ERP integration, inventory controls, and strategic manufacturing analysis within a growing operation.

Salary:
Competitive compensation commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Job Summary

The Cost Accountant supports financial and operational reporting within a manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for maintaining standard cost systems, analyzing COGS and manufacturing variances, supporting ERP-driven reporting, and assisting with budgeting and forecasting. The position works cross-functionally with sales, operations, and leadership to ensure accurate costing, margin analysis, and inventory reporting while driving process improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in developing, maintaining, and analyzing standard costs

• Partner with sales to provide cost data for pricing and quoting decisions

• Improve costing processes through cross-functional collaboration

• Prepare and distribute manufacturing reports including gross margin, yield, and aged inventory

• Maintain monthly gross margin reporting

• Prepare month-end journal entries (COGS, E&O, PPV, and other manufacturing accounts)

• Complete balance sheet reconciliations related to manufacturing accounts

• Calculate and record quarterly labor and overhead capitalization

• Perform monthly obsolescence analysis with Controller/CFO

• Analyze COGS accounts monthly

• Support external and internal audits

• Manage cycle count process and inventory adjustments

• Support GL accounting including AR posting, collections, and bank reconciliations

• Maintain and monitor product costing systems

• Extract and analyze ERP data in Excel for reporting

• Assist with budgets, forecasts, and capital expenditure tracking

• Identify and implement process improvement opportunities

• Perform special projects and additional duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required

• Minimum 5 years of experience in manufacturing accounting or related capacity

• Experience recording journal entries and reconciling balance sheet accounts

• Strong understanding of manufacturing variances and cost analysis

• Strong MS Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

• ERP system experience required

• Cross-cultural communication skills highly desirable

• English and Mandarin bilingual a plus

Benefits

• Competitive compensation

• Growth within an expanding manufacturing operation

• Cross-functional leadership exposure

• Professional development opportunities

Cost Accountant in Social Circle, GA supporting manufacturing, standard costing, COGS analysis, ERP reporting, and inventory control.