Cost Accountant

Frandsen Corporation • Glencoe, MN

12h • $75,000 - $85,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Cost Accountant is responsible for ensuring accurate product costing, inventory valuation, and manufacturing cost visibility to support financial reporting and operational decision-making. This role partners with Operations and Supply Chain to analyze cost drivers, monitor manufacturing performance, and ensure proper cost absorption in accordance with GAAP.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• 2+ years of manufacturing cost accounting
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Ability to analyze variances and interpret financial data
• Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Must possess the ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, write correspondence, and communicate effectively with co-workers and management.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• A qualified candidate must possess the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
• Apply abstract concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Apply good judgment in recognizing scope of authority

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Infor M3 / GSS
• Experience with Tableau or similar tools
• Experience with standard cost systems and cost roll processes

Responsibilities

• Analyze and report on work-center profitability to support operational decision-making and ensure accurate product costing
• Analyze manufacturing labor and burden rates and compare to actual spend to ensure accurate cost absorption and identify drivers of cost variances
• Review manufacturing and material variances and communicate findings to Operations and Supply Chain to drive corrective actions and improve cost performance
• Perform general accounting activities (accruals, prepaid expenses, allocations, fixed assets) to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting in accordance with GAAP
• Analyze quarterly cost rolls to identify cost drivers, validate standard cost accuracy, and ensure proper inventory valuation
• Complete and analyze excess and obsolete inventory reserves to ensure accurate financial reporting and minimize inventory risk exposure

What This Job Offers

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