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Cost Accountant

CFS
Norcross, GA Full Time
POSTED ON 7/24/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/22/2026
Salary

$60,000–$80,000

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

This Cost Accountant opportunity in Norcross GA is with a stable manufacturing company seeking someone who understands the full cost accounting function—not just expense analysis.

  • Highly visible role partnering with operations, finance, and executive leadership
  • Opportunity to take ownership of job costing, inventory, overhead absorption, and margin analysis
  • Work alongside an Accounting Manager and finance leadership with CPA backgrounds
  • Collaborative environment where your manufacturing expertise will be valued
  • Strong opportunity for someone who enjoys identifying cost variances and improving profitability

Key Responsibilities

As The Cost Accountant, You Will

  • Monitor job margins and compare actual costs to expected costs, identifying variances in materials, labor, and manufacturing overhead
  • Investigate the root causes of cost and margin variances and communicate findings to management
  • Develop and maintain cost accounting systems and procedures to ensure accurate cost allocation and reporting
  • Manage overhead absorption and recovery rates to ensure manufacturing costs are properly captured
  • Monitor inventory levels and ensure accurate valuation of raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods
  • Analyze inventory aging, calculate reserves, and support physical inventory counts
  • Partner with operations and other departments to improve costing accuracy and identify efficiency opportunities
  • Support month-end close, journal entries, cost reporting, forecasting, audits, and financial statement preparation

Qualifications

Ideal candidates for this Cost Accountant role will have:

  • 5 years of accounting experience with a strong focus on manufacturing cost accounting
  • Approximately 7–10 years of manufacturing experience preferred, though less experience may be considered for candidates with strong hands-on cost accounting expertise
  • Experience with absorption accounting, overhead recovery rates, inventory accounting, and job costing
  • Strong understanding of material, labor, and manufacturing overhead variances
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field
  • CPA or CMA certification, eligibility, or progress toward certification is a strong plus
  • Advanced Excel skills and experience working within an ERP system
  • SAP or Syspro experience is preferred but not required
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to explain financial information to non-financial teams

Why This Role?

This Cost Accountant position is ideal for someone who has built their career in manufacturing and understands how costs move through production, inventory, and the financial statements. The company is seeking a true Cost Accountant who can own the costing function, improve visibility into margins, and serve as a resource to both finance and operations.

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Salary : $60,000 - $80,000

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