Cost Accounting Analyst

Job Summary:
The Cost Accounting Analyst supports manufacturing cost accounting, job costing, budgeting, and financial analysis activities. This role partners with Operations, Engineering, Sales, and Project Management to provide cost visibility, profitability analysis, budget input, and strategic financial insights. Responsibilities include standard costing, supporting forecasting and budgeting processes, monitoring project profitability, driving cost improvement initiatives, analysis of operating metrics and related financial reporting.
Job Responsibilities & Essential Functions of the Job:
Cost Improvement & Compliance

• Lead and manage cost improvement initiatives, including cost reviews, reconciliations, audits, and product costing updates.
• Support R&D activities and tax opportunities and assess new product return on investment.
• Support internal and external audit activities as required.

Business Partnership & Profitability Analysis

• Conduct customer profitability analyses and present findings to management.
• Assist Project Managers with forecast-versus-actual cost and profitability reviews.
• Serve as the financial business partner for SG&A departments by providing financial guidance and analysis.
• Support operational and strategic decision-making through financial and profitability reporting.

Cost Accounting & Manufacturing Analysis

• Support the standard costing process and related general ledger activities.
• Support job costing for major machine projects, kits, and spare parts.
• Analyze operation cost variances and evaluate labor and overhead standard rates.
• Conduct profitability analysis for customer projects and recommend margin improvement opportunities
• Partner with the Sales team to develop and validate costing information for customer quotations.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Reporting

• Support annual operating budget process.
• Evaluate labor capacity requirements based on sales forecasts and production plans.
• Calculate and maintain departmental cost allocations.
• Perform monthly budget-to-actual analysis and work with operational management to identify improvement opportunities

Other Responsibilities

• Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned to support organizational objectives.
• Support contemplated ERP system conversion as required.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting required
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred but not required
• Requires 6+ years of relevant cost accounting and analysis experience.
• Ability to apply a high degree of data analytics and creative problem solving.
• Requires a strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications including Excel and Word.
• Will utilize TCM (Workwise) software
• Must have ability to develop, write and follow procedures
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from other managers, external auditors and outside regulatory agencies