Cost Accountant
CFS
Sugar Land, TX
Cost Accountant
Salary: $80k - $100k Base with Bonus
Why This Opportunity Stands Out
- Be the costing quarterback between Operations, Sales, and Finance.
- Direct visibility into product and customer profitability that drives pricing strategy.
- High-impact role supporting cost reduction and margin improvement initiatives.
- Work closely with a collaborative leadership team (Senior Financial Analyst + VP of Finance).
- Opportunity to influence processes, systems, and production standards.
Cost Accountant Key Responsibilities
Operational Costing & Month-End
- Lead and coordinate monthly inventory counts with warehouse and production teams.
- Close and validate production jobs to ensure accurate cost reporting.
- Maintain and audit Bills of Materials (BOMs) and Routers across finished goods.
New Item Costing & Quoting
- Partner with Sales and Technical teams to estimate production costs for new products.
- Prepare accurate and timely cost quotations for customer projects.
- Ensure all quotes reflect current cost assumptions and production standards.
Profitability Analysis & Reporting
- Collaborate with the Senior Financial Analyst and VP of Finance to develop:
- Customer profitability reporting
- Product margin analysis
- Provide insights to drive pricing decisions, margin improvement, and cost control.
Continuous Improvement & Special Projects
- Support cost-reduction initiatives across production and supply chain.
- Assist with annual production standard updates.
- Participate in customer profitability reviews and ad-hoc financial analysis.
Cost Accountant Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
- 2+ years of manufacturing or cost accounting experience (preferred).
- Strong knowledge of:
- Standard costing
- BOMs & Routers
- Raw materials
- Production variances
- Work center / machine rates
- Strong relationship builder across operations, production, and business teams.
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MaxSalary: USD100000
MinSalary: USD80000
About the Company
CFS
Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.
CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.
Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.