Cost Accountant
- Costing & Inventory
- Maintain and update standard costs for raw materials, WIP, and finished goods
- Perform monthly inventory valuation, reconciliation, and physical inventory/cycle count analysis
- Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies and cost variances
- Financial Analysis & Reporting
- Prepare monthly cost variance analysis: PPV, material usage, labor & overhead
- Analyze manufacturing costs and gross margins by product line, SKU, and location
- Support month-end close: journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations related to COGS and inventory
- Develop and maintain KPI dashboards for cost performance
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to develop annual standard costs and budgets
- Provide cost projections for new products, promotions, and capital projects
- Process Improvement & Controls
- Ensure compliance with GAAP and internal controls related to inventory and costing
- Identify and implement process improvements to streamline costing procedures and improve accuracy
- Support annual audits and provide documentation for external auditors
- Cross-Functional Partnership
- Work closely with Procurement, Manufacturing, and Sales to understand cost drivers and pricing strategies
- Educate plant and operations teams on cost concepts and variance impacts
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 5+ years of cost accounting experience, preferably in manufacturing, distribution, or agribusiness
- Strong understanding of standard costing, variance analysis, and inventory accounting
- Advanced Excel skills: pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, SUMIFS
- Experience with ERP systems; [UKG, SAP, Oracle, NetSuite – insert what Southern States uses]
- High attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- CPA, CMA, or progress toward certification
- Experience with BOMs and routings
- Knowledge of job costing or process costing
- Power BI, Tableau, or other data visualization tools
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