What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cost Accountant position at ManpowerGroup?
Cost Accountant – Manufacturing
Our client, a major manufacturing company in the Lawrence area, is seeking an experienced Cost Accountant to join their Accounting and Finance team.
As a Cost Accountant, you will be responsible for ensuring accurate job costing, analyzing manufacturing performance and supporting financial reporting. This position works closely with leadership to improve processes, eliminate errors, and maintain financial integrity.
Job Title: Cost Accountant, Manufacturing
Location: Lawrence, KS
Pay Rate Range: $55K – 75K annual base salary
Schedule: 100% in-office position
What’s the Job?
- Manage daily work order processing and partner with the leadership to identify and eliminate errors
- Analyze labor and production data to calculate Units Per Labor Hour (daily, weekly, monthly) and ensure product cost accuracy in the system
- Perform monthly financial activities including journal entries, P&L review and variance analysis
- Support business operations through cost tracking, project analysis, and preparing cost quotes for leadership
- Maintain Inventory Ledger (IL) and General Ledger (GL) accuracy, conduct obsolete inventory analysis, and present monthly product cost reporting
What’s Needed?
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or business is preferred but not required
- 2–5 years of manufacturing cost accounting experience is preferred
- Strong knowledge of financial systems and advanced Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, reporting)
What’s in it for me?
- Health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term Disability, 401(k) and/or Pension (where applicable)
- Paid Time Off
- Education & Development (including Tuition Reimbursement)
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About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells
ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2022 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.
Salary : $55,000 - $75,000