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Cost Accountant

Kelly

Cost Accountant

Kelly Services is seeking an experienced Cost Accountant for a manufacturing company in Wadsworth, Ohio. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on accounting professional who understands manufacturing cost structures and can help strengthen and improve cost accounting processes.

The ideal candidate will have solid manufacturing accounting experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to work independently while managing both day-to-day accounting responsibilities and process improvements.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage and support manufacturing cost accounting activities, including standard costing, inventory, and work-in-process (WIP).
  • Analyze manufacturing variances and investigate cost discrepancies.
  • Reconcile inventory and complex transactional data to ensure accuracy.
  • Support cost accounting processes following an ERP conversion.
  • Identify process gaps, research issues, and implement practical solutions.
  • Assist with improving cost accounting procedures, reporting, and internal processes.
  • Handle detailed transactional accounting while contributing to broader process improvements.

Qualifications:

  • 510+ years of manufacturing accounting experience.
  • Strong knowledge of standard costing, inventory accounting, WIP, and manufacturing variances.
  • Experience implementing, improving, or stabilizing cost accounting processes after an ERP conversion.
  • Epicor Kinetic experience preferred; experience with another manufacturing ERP system will be considered.
  • Advanced Excel skills and the ability to analyze and reconcile complex data.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Comfortable balancing hands-on accounting work with process improvement initiatives.

Interested? Submit your resume to View email address on click.appcast.io for consideration.

Kelly
Vacancy posted 3 hours ago
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