Purpose

The Cost Accountant owns core cost accounting execution across close activities, reconciliations, standard cost maintenance, and process documentation. This role requires the ability to work independently on recurring deliverables, identify and resolve discrepancies, and contribute to a well-controlled cost accounting function in a complex, fast-paced manufacturing environment. Working closely with Supply Chain (Warehouse, Procurement, Planning), Production, Program Management, and IT teams- this position strengthens the Cost Accounting and Finance function through robust maintenance, reconciliations, and enhanced financial controls that improve the accuracy, reliability, and efficiency of inventory and COGS reporting.

The Role

Month-End Close Support

• Prepare and post journal entries for assigned close areas, including accruals, reclassifications, and timing corrections
• Prepare sub-ledger to GL reconciliations for assigned accounts, ensuring alignment between operational data and financial results
• Maintain and update close schedules, checklists, and supporting workpapers for recurring close activities
• Identify and resolve discrepancies between operational activity and financial reporting; surface issues requiring resolution or broader alignment.

Standard Cost Management

• Maintain standard cost records by updating ERP cost data to reflect approved process, methodology, and cost changes.
• Perform costing and work order analysis to ensure reasonability of inventory valuation and supporting documentation of methodology and inputs
• Analyze cost variances including purchase price variance (PPV), identify root causes, and update standard costs as necessary

Reconciliations and Analyses

• Own inventory and cost account reconciliations, including raw materials, WIP, and finished goods
• Prepare and maintain PPV analysis, absorption reporting, and other cost variance workpapers
• Validate inventory movements and production data against ERP records; investigate and resolve unresolved breaks

Policy, Procedures, and Documentation

• Build and maintain reconciliation templates, trackers, and process documentation for recurring close activities and one-time events
• Document inventory valuation, cost recognition, standard cost assumptions and methodology in a clear, audit-ready format as processes evolve
• Standardize cost accounting workflows to improve repeatability and ensure process continuity

Landed Cost, Variances, and ERP Support

• Perform tracking and analysis related to freight, duties, and outside processing costs
• Monitor key variances, develop metrics to ensure inventory and cost inputs are reasonable and accurate
• Support ERP development, reconciliation, and validation tasks tied to cost accounting and inventory accounting workflows
• Assist with testing and validation of ERP enhancements affecting cost accounting processes

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Partner with Supply Chain (Planning, Procurement, Warehouse), Production, Program Management, and IT to resolve transaction issues, improve data quality, and strengthen standardized processes and controls that enable accurate and timely accounting
• Guide cross-functional teams in resolving inventory and transaction issues while reinforcing process discipline, control ownership, and continuous improvement to reduce recurring exceptions

Basic Qualifications

• Ability to lawfully access information and technology that is subject to US export controls
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• 2–4 years of experience in cost accounting, inventory accounting, or manufacturing accounting; candidates with additional experience are encouraged to apply
• Solid understanding of inventory flows, standard costing, PPV, and COGS recognition in an ERP environment
• Demonstrated experience preparing and owning journal entries, account reconciliations, and close workpapers independently
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, structured reconciliation models)
• Strong attention to detail with consistent follow-through on recurring deadlines
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment with evolving processes and imperfect data

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing, hardware, aerospace, or complex operational environments
• Exposure to ERP environments requiring manual accounting intervention or workarounds
• Experience owning cost accounting close activities end-to-end in a manual or semi-manual environment
• Working knowledge of PPV, absorption, WIP accounting, and standard cost systems
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain clean, audit-ready reconciliation packages with minimal oversight
• Experience contributing to process documentation and workflow standardization
• Oracle Fusion experience preferred

Work Environment

• Hybrid schedule: four days onsite and one day remote
• Primarily office-based with regular ERP and Excel-based work
• Regular collaboration with team members and cross-functional teams
• Occasional presence in manufacturing or warehouse areas to support inventory counts and process reviews
• Fast-paced, high-growth environment requiring attention to detail and consistent execution under deadline