Manufacturing Cost Accountant
$80,000–$95,000 year
HybridOshkosh, Wisconsin, United States
Job Summary
Conduct detailed margin analysis by customer, job, product family, and work center to identify leakage, pricing concerns, and operational improvement opportunities. Partner with operations, estimating, and production teams to improve cost accuracy, inventory visibility, and job profitability within an average costing environment. Develop practical reporting tools and dashboards that translate complex manufacturing data into actionable insights for leadership. Support ERP cleanup efforts, month-end close activities, and the implementation of Excel models and automation to eliminate manual work. Communicate findings clearly to both financial and non-financial stakeholders while challenging assumptions constructively to drive better business decisions.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related field
- Minimum of 3 years of accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
- Strong understanding of job costing, inventory, cost of goods sold, labor, material, WIP, cost trends, and manufacturing performance analysis
- Advanced Excel skills, including the ability to work with large data sets, build models, analyze trends, and create repeatable reporting tools
- Strong analytical ability with a practical, business-oriented mindset
- Comfortable working directly with operations and spending time understanding processes on the plant floor
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain complex financial and operational issues in simple, actionable terms
- Demonstrated ability to improve processes, solve problems, and create better ways of working
- A hybrid schedule may be available, but the role requires a minimum of 3 days per week onsite
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in metal fabrication, sheet metal manufacturing, custom fabrication, or job shop manufacturing
- Experience working in an average costing environment
- Experience with MIE Trak or another manufacturing ERP system
- Experience with Power BI or other business intelligence/reporting tools
- Experience using AI tools, automation, or workflow improvements to reduce manual reporting and improve decision-making
- Exposure to quote-to-cash, estimating, routing, production reporting, and job performance analysis
- Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing operations
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