Cost Accountant
About The Position
Specified Technologies Inc. (STI) is seeking a Cost Accountant responsible for analyzing, tracking, and reporting manufacturing costs to support accurate financial reporting and informed operational decision-making. This role partners closely with plant leadership, operations, supply chain, and finance to maintain standard costs, monitor inventory, investigate variances, support month-end close, participate in annual budgeting and forecasting, and identify opportunities to improve profitability and cost control. This is a hybrid role based at our Burlington, NJ Manufacturing and Warehouse Facility with an expectation of four days per week in the office.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- 4-7+ years of cost accounting in a manufacturing or industrial environment
- Deep understanding of manufacturing processes, including work-in-process, overhead allocation, physical inventory, cycle counts, BOMs, routings and production reporting
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and ERP systems.
- Knowledge of GAAP and internal control requirements
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and not require sponsorship now or in the future.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of Acumatica and/or Netstock a plus.
- CMA or CPA is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and periodically update standard costs for raw materials, labor, and overhead in the ERP system.
- Analyze material, labor, overhead, purchase price, and production variances and provide clear explanations to management.
- Support month-end and year-end close activities related to inventory, cost of goods sold, and manufacturing accounts.
- Monitor work-in-process, raw materials, and finished goods valuation and obsolescence reserve to ensure accuracy.
- Participate in and support physical inventory counts and cycle count programs, including reconciliation and reporting.
- Prepare periodic reports for plant and financial needs on costs, margins and productivity.
- Partner with operations, engineering, procurement, and supply chain to review cost drivers and improve costing accuracy.
- Assist with budgeting and forecasting for manufacturing costs, inventory, and plant labor and overhead costs.
- Design inventory production process flow and partner with IT Department to integrate production flow accurately into our ERP System.
- Identify and recommend process improvements to strengthen cost controls, reporting quality, and operational efficiency.
- Participate in the process of new product costing at both the engineering and manufacturing levels including the development of applicable bills of materials.
- Provide additional non-manufacturing cost accounting financial support for critical areas such as freight, warehousing and tariffs.
Benefits
- Healthcare Coverage – Medical insurance options, plus dental and vision plans
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Build your financial future with employer contributions
- Company-Paid Life Insurance
- Generous Paid Time Off – Company-paid holidays, vacation, floating, and sick time
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
