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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred.
• 3+ years of accounting or finance experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of cost accounting and inventory principles.
• Experience with standard costing and manufacturing variance analysis.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills.
• Experience with an ERP system such as JDE, Dynamics, Epicor, or similar.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work with large, complex data sets.
• Ability to communicate financial information effectively to both Finance and Operations personnel.
• Analytical rigor and accuracy in financial and cost data
• Strong business partnering across Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance
• Ability to translate complex cost data into clear, actionable insights
• Process-improvement and continuous-improvement mindset
• Comfortable working with large, complex data sets and ERP systems
• Problem-solving orientation for resolving cost and inventory discrepancies

Responsibilities

• Maintain and analyze standard costs for materials, labor, and manufacturing overhead.
• Perform monthly manufacturing cost accounting and inventory valuation activities.
• Analyze production costs, gross margins, and cost trends.
• Prepare and review standard cost updates and annual cost roll-ups.
• Investigate material, labor, overhead, purchase price, and production variances.
• Identify cost drivers and recommend opportunities for cost reduction and improved profitability.
• Support accurate allocation of manufacturing overhead and other production costs.
• Reconcile inventory balances between the ERP system and the general ledger.
• Analyze inventory movements, adjustments, obsolescence, and excess inventory.
• Review production transactions, bills of material, routings, and labor reporting for accuracy.
• Partner with Operations to improve inventory accuracy and manufacturing reporting.
• Support physical inventory counts and cycle-count processes.
• Prepare monthly cost accounting reports and manufacturing performance analysis.
• Support the month-end close process, including journal entries, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Develop and maintain reporting for manufacturing costs, margins, inventory, and operational performance.
• Provide management with insights into financial results and key cost drivers.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning related to manufacturing operations.
• Partner with manufacturing leadership to improve cost visibility and financial accountability.
• Identify opportunities to improve costing processes, reporting, and internal controls.
• Support ERP system improvements, cost accounting setup, and data integrity.
• Participate in cross-functional projects involving Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, and Procurement.