Cost Accountant
Core
Analyze production results, manage inventory costs, and optimize manufacturing performance through variance analysis and reporting.
Role type
Cost Accountant (Manufacturing)
Builds
Production performance reports, inventory valuations, cost control strategies
Domain
Food processing / Manufacturing
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Cost accounting, Variance analysis, Inventory management, ERP systems, BOM and routing maintenance, Month-end closing, Budgeting and forecasting
Preferred skills
Food processing background, Standard cost environment experience, R&D cost tracking
Technologies
ERP systems, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams
Responsibilities
Analyze production results against standards and explain cost variances; Prepare and distribute daily, weekly, and monthly KPI, inventory, and variance reports; Reconcile and balance inventory levels; Maintain inventory control through counts, adjustments, and scrap analysis; Oversee inventory costs, BOM, and routing setup; Manage ERP settings and master data impacting inventory costs; Perform month-end procedures for proper reporting and valuation; Support continuous improvement by analyzing cost sensitivity of processes; Assist in estimating costs for new products; Monitor R&D project costs; Support annual budget and forecasting initiatives; Identify opportunities for cost control and reduction; Evaluate processes to drive efficiencies.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
