Cost Accountant

LHH Recruitment Solutions has partnered with a reputable company. We are seeking a Cost Accountant to support cost accounting, inventory valuation, and financial analysis within a manufacturing environment. This position will analyze manufacturing costs, job profitability, inventory activity, and cost variances while partnering cross-functionally with Finance, Operations, Production, and Engineering.
The Cost Accountant will also support month-end close, forecasting, fixed asset accounting, and financial analysis to identify cost drivers and improve margin performance.

Cost Accountant
Salary: $75,000-$85,000 annually
Location:  Horsham, Pennsylvania, is 19044
Schedule: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full-Time

Key Responsibilities
Cost Accounting & Variance Analysis

• Track and analyze material, labor, and overhead cost variances.

• Analyze actual job profitability against expected performance.

• Partner with Production and Operations to review favorable and unfavorable manufacturing cost variances.

• Monitor and report scrap, rework, yield losses, and other manufacturing cost drivers.

• Analyze product costs and their impact on margins and profitability.

Inventory Accounting & Control

• Complete monthly inventory reconciliations.

• Support annual physical inventory counts and ongoing cycle-count processes.

• Research and resolve inventory and stock variances.

• Analyze excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory and support appropriate reserves.

• Maintain accurate inventory valuation in a FIFO environment.

• Support lower-of-cost-or-market inventory reviews.

BOM & Manufacturing Costing

• Partner with Engineering and Production to maintain accurate bills of materials and routings.

• Support cost roll-ups and ensure product costing reflects current manufacturing processes.

• Review labor postings and machine-hour rates assigned to manufacturing jobs.

• Support the development of predetermined labor and overhead rates.

• Assist with BOM and routing reviews for new products.

Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Support month-end close activities.

• Assist with COGS forecasting and annual planning.

• Analyze financial performance across product lines and identify key cost and margin drivers.

• Manage fixed-asset accounting, including construction in progress, additions, disposals, and depreciation schedules.

• Analyze direct materials, labor, and fixed and variable overhead costs.

• Provide financial analysis for proposed projects, including ROI and other financial performance measures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

• 3-5 years of accounting experience, preferably within manufacturing.

• Cost accounting experience involving material, labor, overhead, and manufacturing variance analysis.

• Working knowledge of inventory accounting, valuation, reconciliations, and physical inventory processes.

• Experience with BOMs, routings, job/work-order costing, and standard or predetermined costs preferred.

• Understanding of month-end close, COGS, fixed assets, and general accounting principles.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and explain cost and margin variances.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with ERP/accounting systems.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with Finance, Engineering, Production, and Operations.

• Strong attention to detail, organization, and ability to manage competing priorities.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• 401(k)

• Paid time off

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
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- The California Fair Chance Act
- Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
- Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
- San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

  Pay Details: $75,000.00 to $85,000.00 per year

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

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