Manufacturing Cost Accountant
KC Elite Staffing LLC
Job Description
Job Description
Job Overview
KC Elite Staffing is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Cost Accountant on behalf of our client. This position is responsible for managing manufacturing costs, inventory accounting, financial reporting, and cost analysis to improve operational efficiency and profitability.
The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, analytical, and comfortable working closely with manufacturing and operations teams.
Key Responsibilities- Maintain and analyze standard costs, job costs, bills of materials (BOMs), labor rates, and manufacturing overhead.
- Investigate material, labor, freight, and overhead cost variances and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Reconcile inventory, work-in-process (WIP), and manufacturing-related general ledger accounts.
- Monitor inventory valuation, scrap, obsolete inventory, and cycle-count adjustments.
- Support month-end closing activities, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and financial reporting.
- Analyze gross margins, job profitability, purchase price variances, and manufacturing performance.
- Collaborate with Operations and Engineering to improve costing accuracy and efficiency.
- Assist with budgeting, forecasting, product costing, and pricing decisions.
- Develop financial reports and dashboards to monitor costs, margins, and key performance indicators.
- Support inventory audits, internal controls, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Knowledge of manufacturing cost accounting and inventory accounting practices.
- Familiarity with standard costing, cost variance analysis, and financial reporting.
- Understanding of inventory reconciliation, WIP, and general ledger accounting.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with accounting, operations, and engineering teams.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Company-paid life and AD&D insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution
- Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
If you have a background in manufacturing accounting and enjoy using financial data to improve business performance, we encourage you to apply through KC Elite Staffing.
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