Cost Accountant

GROB•Bluffton, MN

About The Position

The Cost Accountant allocates labor, material, and overhead costs to product costing, calculates production and overhead rates, and tracks productivity within production areas. This role prepares monthly financial reports, ensures compliance with accounting controls, and supports inventory accuracy through standard costing and testing. The Cost Accountant will also serve as a support role for business intelligence initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
5-10 years of progressive accounting and finance experience in manufacturing/construction environment.
Experience with ERP systems and advanced Microsoft Excel skills
Experience building reports with PowerBI (or comparable data visualization software).
Self-directed, able to work independently or in a team
Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
Strong communication and leadership skills.
High level of integrity, attention to detail, and confidentiality.

Nice To Haves

Experience or knowledge of databases and ability to write SQL a plus.

Responsibilities

Allocate costs of labor, materials, and overhead to product costing.
Calculate production and overhead rates for costing systems and pricing models.
Track productivity within production areas.
Prepare monthly financial reports and comply with accounting policies, procedures, & controls.
Support inventory accuracy through material standard costing and inventory testing.
Create dashboards and reports using PowerBI to support internal decision making.
Work cross-functionally with IT to source and provide proper data sets for dashboards/reports.
Maintain data integrity and consistency across dashboards/reports.
Support internal/external audit requests.
Work on special projects as required.