Staff Cost Accountant
On-siteAustin, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Lead the monthly close process for all cost accounting activities, including review and approval of inventory-related journal entries. Own and maintain the standard costing system, ensuring accurate product costing across the business while overseeing accounting for material consumption, labor capitalization, and production variances. Partner with Engineering and Operations to validate manufacturing standards, analyze bill of material changes, and evaluate cost impacts of engineering changes. Prepare and review monthly variance analyses, communicate operational drivers, and recommend corrective actions to leadership. Serve as the primary accounting business partner for Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, and FP&A, supporting SEC reporting requirements and maintaining SOX-compliant controls. Identify opportunities for continuous process improvement and automation within cost accounting workflows.
Required Qualifications
- U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
- Minimum of 8 years of progressive cost accounting or manufacturing accounting experience with a B.S./B.A. in Accounting or a minimum of 6 years of experience with a relevant M.S./M.A.
- CPA or CMA required
- Advanced expertise in U.S. GAAP inventory accounting, including ASC 330 – Inventory
- Extensive experience with standard costing, actual costing, and manufacturing overhead allocation
- Strong knowledge of cost rollups, BOM management, routing structures, and standard cost revisions
- Advanced knowledge of inventory reserves, obsolescence analysis, physical inventory controls, and cycle counts
- Strong understanding of inventory capitalization, capitalized manufacturing costs, and fixed asset capitalization for manufacturing equipment
- Working knowledge of SOX internal controls and ERP manufacturing modules
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Experience with ERP systems such as Acumatica, Oracle, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, or NetSuite
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive
- Experience with FactoryLogix or similar manufacturing execution systems (MES)
- Advanced analytical and critical thinking skills to resolve complex cost accounting and manufacturing issues
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with defense or aerospace manufacturing, government contracting, and public company reporting
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