Cost Accountant

Nutrabolt • Austin, TX

3d

About The Position

The Cost Accountant is responsible for ensuring an efficient inventory close while providing useful business insights. The role maintains item master data accuracy, investigates production and purchase variance accounts, creates inventory adjustments, and generates monthly reports. It requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and excellent Excel proficiency.

The position works with operations to accurately record third-party manufacturing activity and resolve ERP process gaps. It also supports inventory reconciliations, physical inventory counts at third-party logistics locations, management reporting, and PCAOB-level audits while maintaining compliance with company policies, GAAP, and relevant accounting standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
• At least 2 years of cost and/or inventory accounting experience, or similar experience.
• Strong Excel skills, including Lookup, Match, Pivot tables, and data organization.
• Experience with an ERP or financial reporting and control system, such as Microsoft Dynamics.
• Ability to build strong internal and external relationships.
• Excellent communication skills, intellectual curiosity, and ability to learn quickly.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proactive approach and ability to anticipate the results of actions or inaction.

Responsibilities

• Manage and complete assigned tasks as part of the close process.
• Maintain standard costs in the ERP system and maintain appropriate supporting documentation.
• Track, reconcile, and analyze production order transactions to provide accurate valuation and feedback for continuous improvement.
• Work with operations to accurately reflect third-party manufacturing consumptions and productions.
• Monitor production and purchasing variance accounts and provide monthly analysis reports.
• Reconcile inventory balance sheet accounts.
• Assist with periodic physical inventory counts at various third-party logistics locations.
• Understand inventory movements in the ERP system, identify process gaps, and work with operations to close those gaps.
• Prepare ad hoc reports as required by management.
• Assist in PCAOB-level audits.
• Maintain compliance with company policies, GAAP, and relevant accounting standards.

Benefits

• Competitive health insurance
• Life insurance
• Mental wellness programs
• 401K matching
• Lifestyle Spending Account
• Unlimited vacation paid time off
• Volunteer time off
• Discounts on C4 Energy, Cellucor, and XTEND products
• Paid parental leave
• Reimbursement for expenses related to childcare, fertility treatments, legal fees, and more through the Lifestyle Spending Account

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level