Jr. Cost Accountant (Onsite Contract)

Job Description

Job Description

Jr. Cost Accounting Analyst
Location: Irvine, CA (On-site)
Type: Contract (approx. 3–4 months), 40 hrs/week
Department: Accounting / Manufacturing Finance
Job Summary
The Jr. Cost Accountant supports the cost accounting team with day-to-day manufacturing finance activities, including inventory and cost-of-goods analysis , variance reporting , and month-end close support . This role has an emphasis on job costing, labor/overhead support, standard cost maintenance assistance, and inventory reconciliations , while helping ensure key inventory/manufacturing controls are completed accurately and on time.
Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist with month-end close activities for cost accounting, including support for journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Help prepare and analyze product costs , manufacturing variances , and other COGS-related reporting.
• Support standard cost updates and maintain cost data (BOM/routings and related cost inputs) in partnership with operations/manufacturing teams.
• Assist with labor and overhead rate support (basic calculations, data pulls, trend reporting).
• Support inventory reconciliations (including intercompany inventory/profit where applicable).
• Assist with cycle counts and physical inventories (coordination support, variance research, documentation).
• Support warranty and E&O (excess & obsolete) analysis and reporting.
• Pull and analyze data from the ERP/accounting system to support cost-of-goods reporting and ad hoc requests.
• Help maintain documentation for inventory/manufacturing SOX controls and support audit requests as needed.
• Participate in process improvement efforts to streamline close and reporting activities.
• Perform other projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• 2+ years of accounting experience with exposure to cost accounting (manufacturing environment strongly preferred).
• Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups; comfort working with large data sets).
• Working knowledge of inventory , COGS , and basic variance analysis concepts.
• High attention to detail; ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication; comfortable partnering with operations/manufacturing stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Exposure to standard costing , BOM/routings, or labor/overhead concepts.
• Experience with ERP systems (any major ERP is fine— SAP/Oracle/NetSuite/etc.).
• Experience in a medical device / regulated / lot-controlled environment.
• Spanish (written/spoken) a plus.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business (or equivalent experience).

Company Description

Marquee Staffing has built a reputation on expert local market knowledge, unparalleled personalized service and the ability to deliver winning candidates and job opportunities.

Marquee operates offices located conveniently throughout Southern California. Each branch is full-service, providing temporary, contract, contract-to-hire and direct placement services for a diverse set of clients. Each branch has recruiters who specialize in key industries, ensuring that our clients get the best match possible for each open position and that our candidates get expert guidance in their career path.

Apply with us today!

Company Description

Marquee Staffing has built a reputation on expert local market knowledge, unparalleled personalized service and the ability to deliver winning candidates and job opportunities.\r\n\r\nMarquee operates offices located conveniently throughout Southern California. Each branch is full-service, providing temporary, contract, contract-to-hire and direct placement services for a diverse set of clients. Each branch has recruiters who specialize in key industries, ensuring that our clients get the best match possible for each open position and that our candidates get expert guidance in their career path.\r\n\r\nApply with us today!