Cost Accountant (Hybrid)
About The Position
The Cost Accountant supports the integrity of inventory accounting, valuation, and manufacturing financial results for assigned production facilities. The role provides financial oversight of inventory transactions and control execution at manufacturing locations to ensure accurate inventory balances, valuation, and financial reporting. The Cost Accountant partners with Operations and cross-functional teams to investigate discrepancies, evaluate risks, review plant expenses, and support month-end close activities, including accruals and financial analysis. The role is expected to question whether results make business sense, connect operational activity to financial outcomes, and recommend next steps when issues are identified. Through analytical skills, professional skepticism, and a growing understanding of manufacturing, commodity, and supply chain processes, the Cost Accountant contributes to a scalable and effective Cost Accounting function. This hybrid role is based in Denver, Colorado, and requires in-person work at the assigned office two days per week, Tuesday and Wednesday, except when traveling for business. Travel of up to 5% is required.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- Four to five years of relevant experience.
- Experience supporting inventory accounting, manufacturing accounting, commodity accounting, or supply chain accounting activities.
- Knowledge of plant cost drivers, financial flows, stakeholder deliverables, and cross-functional handoffs.
- Experience working within ERP systems and complex transaction-processing environments.
- Knowledge of GAAP and inventory accounting principles.
- Understanding of inventory valuation, manufacturing cost flows, and internal controls.
- Ability to analyze operational and financial information and identify risks, trends, and anomalies.
- Ability to understand the operational, transactional, and financial impacts of manufacturing and inventory activities.
- Understanding of manufacturing variances and ability to investigate unusual operational, inventory, yield, or financial results.
- Demonstrated professional skepticism and sound judgment when evaluating transactions, balances, and financial results.
- Strong proficiency with ERP systems, reporting tools, and Microsoft Excel.
- Ability to communicate effectively with operational and finance stakeholders.
Nice To Haves
- Progress toward CPA or CMA.
- Experience supporting inventory controls, inventory audits, or financial close processes in a manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities
- Monitor inventory transactions, balances, and valuation for assigned facilities to support accurate financial reporting.
- Evaluate compliance with established inventory accounting controls and escalate identified risks, deficiencies, or unusual activity.
- Support month-end and year-end close processes, including journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and financial analysis.
- Own preparation, validation, issue resolution, documentation, and timely communication of risks regarding cost accounting activities.
- Review plant operating expenses and accruals to ensure completeness, accuracy, and proper financial reporting.
- Investigate inventory discrepancies, count adjustments, and reconciliation differences to identify risks and improve inventory accuracy.
- Analyze manufacturing, inventory, commodity, and financial information to identify unusual variances, trends, and potential financial risks, and investigate underlying operational or transactional drivers.
- Partner with Operations and other cross-functional teams to understand transaction activity and resolve inventory-related issues.
- Support oversight of physical inventory, cycle count, and weigh-up processes to ensure accurate inventory records and compliance with company policies.
- Assist with USDA, state agency, and other compliance-related audit activities through reporting, analysis, and documentation.
- Support inventory and supply chain accounting activities, including inventory movements, storage arrangements, transfers, and related accruals.
- Identify process improvements by addressing root causes of recurring issues, documentation gaps, standard work opportunities, and automation opportunities that enhance efficiency, standardization, scalability, and control effectiveness.
- Use visualization and self-service reporting tools to identify repeatable work suitable for automation or AI-enabled improvement.
- Maintain current process documentation, share learning, participate in cross-training, and support consistent practices across facilities.
Benefits
- Market-driven base pay; the starting salary range is $93,200 to $111,800.
- Incentive eligibility, with a targeted annual bonus plan of MIP at 5%.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Health and dependent savings accounts.
- Life and disability programs.
- Voluntary benefit programs.
- Company-sponsored wellness programs.
- Retirement savings with company match.
- Team Member and Family Assistance Program (EAP).
- Paid time off and paid holidays.
- Employee recognition program with rewards (RAVE).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
