Cost Accounting Analyst

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). #MS-OCACCT #J-18808-Ljbffr