Cost Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

Steven Lahey with Robert Half is looking for a Senior Cost Accountant to join an organization in Stockton, California. This position focuses on delivering meaningful cost insights, maintaining reliable inventory valuation, and supporting sound financial decisions across manufacturing operations. The role partners closely with finance, production, and supply chain teams to strengthen reporting accuracy, improve margin visibility, and identify opportunities for cost efficiency. For immediate consideration please reach out to View phone number on us.fitly.work.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze product and manufacturing costs, interpret spending patterns, and highlight variances that affect operational performance and profitability.

• Maintain accurate inventory costing by reviewing valuation methods, monitoring stock activity, and partnering with operations teams to support effective inventory control.

• Contribute to budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning by providing cost trends, financial modeling support, and impact analysis for key business decisions.

• Prepare cost-related journal entries and reconciliations during the monthly close process, including inventory balances, cost of goods sold, and variance reporting.

• Recommend and support initiatives that reduce waste, improve cost discipline, and enhance overall financial performance within manufacturing processes.

• Work with cross-functional stakeholders on projects that strengthen internal controls, improve data reliability, and streamline cost accounting workflows.

• Provide documentation, analysis, and schedules needed for internal and external audit activities while ensuring alignment with applicable accounting standards.

• Translate cost data into clear management insights that help leaders evaluate pricing, margins, and operational efficiency.

• Experience in cost accounting within a manufacturing environment, preferably supporting complex production operations.
• Strong knowledge of standard costing principles, variance analysis, and manufacturing cost flows.
• Ability to evaluate inventory valuation, cost of goods sold, and overhead allocation with a high degree of accuracy.
• Working knowledge of GAAP and its application to cost accounting and financial reporting.
• Proficiency in analyzing financial data and turning results into actionable recommendations for business partners.
• Effective collaboration skills with finance, production, procurement, and supply chain teams.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage reconciliations, reporting deadlines, and audit support requirements.