Cost Accountant - Manufacturing

NorthPoint Search Group
Cumming, GA

Cost Accountant – Manufacturing - Cumming, GA

Job Summary

The Cost Accountant supports financial and operational reporting within a manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for maintaining standard cost systems, analyzing COGS and manufacturing variances, supporting ERP-driven reporting, and assisting with budgeting and forecasting. The position works cross-functionally with sales, operations, and leadership to ensure accurate costing, margin analysis, and inventory reporting while driving process improvements.

Key Responsibilities

  • Assist in developing, maintaining, and analyzing standard costs

  • Partner with sales to provide cost data for pricing and quoting decisions

  • Improve costing processes through cross-functional collaboration

  • Prepare and distribute manufacturing reports including gross margin, yield, and aged inventory

  • Maintain monthly gross margin reporting

  • Prepare month-end journal entries (COGS, E&O, PPV, and other manufacturing accounts)

  • Complete balance sheet reconciliations related to manufacturing accounts

  • Calculate and record quarterly labor and overhead capitalization

  • Perform monthly obsolescence analysis with Controller/CFO

  • Analyze COGS accounts monthly

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree required

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in manufacturing accounting or related capacity

  • Experience recording journal entries and reconciling balance sheet accounts

  • Strong understanding of manufacturing variances and cost analysis

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation

  • Growth within an expanding manufacturing operation

  • Cross-functional leadership exposure

  • Professional development opportunities


Cost Accountant in Cumming, GA supporting manufacturing, standard costing, COGS analysis, ERP reporting, and inventory control.

Posted 2026-07-20

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