Cost Accountant – Manufacturing

NorthPoint Search Group

  • Cumming, GA
  • 26 days ago

    Highlights

    The position works cross-functionally with sales, operations, and leadership to ensure accurate costing, margin analysis, and inventory reporting while driving process improvements. Prepare and distribute manufacturing reports including gross margin, yield, and aged inventory.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationCumming, GA

    Description

    Cost Accountant – Manufacturing - Cumming, GA

    Job Summary

    The Cost Accountant supports financial and operational reporting within a manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for maintaining standard cost systems, analyzing COGS and manufacturing variances, supporting ERP-driven reporting, and assisting with budgeting and forecasting. The position works cross-functionally with sales, operations, and leadership to ensure accurate costing, margin analysis, and inventory reporting while driving process improvements.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Assist in developing, maintaining, and analyzing standard costs

    • Partner with sales to provide cost data for pricing and quoting decisions

    • Improve costing processes through cross-functional collaboration

    • Prepare and distribute manufacturing reports including gross margin, yield, and aged inventory

    • Maintain monthly gross margin reporting

    • Prepare month-end journal entries (COGS, E&O, PPV, and other manufacturing accounts)

    • Complete balance sheet reconciliations related to manufacturing accounts

    • Calculate and record quarterly labor and overhead capitalization

    • Perform monthly obsolescence analysis with Controller/CFO

    • Analyze COGS accounts monthly

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor’s Degree required

    • Minimum 5 years of experience in manufacturing accounting or related capacity

    • Experience recording journal entries and reconciling balance sheet accounts

    • Strong understanding of manufacturing variances and cost analysis

    Benefits

    • Competitive compensation

    • Growth within an expanding manufacturing operation

    • Cross-functional leadership exposure

    • Professional development opportunities

    Cost Accountant in Cumming, GA supporting manufacturing, standard costing, COGS analysis, ERP reporting, and inventory control.

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