Cost Accountant

Position Summary

Spudnik Equipment Company is seeking a Cost Accountant – Manufacturing with 2–3 years of accounting experience to support financial reporting, inventory accounting, standard costing, and manufacturing variance analysis.

This role works closely with Accounting, Operations, Purchasing, and Manufacturing to improve cost accuracy, explain financial results, and identify opportunities for operational improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Support month-end close through journal entries, account reconciliations, financial reporting, and review of general ledger activity.
• Maintain and analyze standard costs, including material, labor, and manufacturing overhead.
• Review bills of material, routings, labor rates, overhead rates, and other cost inputs for accuracy.
• Analyze purchase price, material usage, labor efficiency, overhead absorption, scrap, and inventory variances.
• Investigate the root cause of variances with Operations, Purchasing, and Manufacturing and clearly communicate significant findings to management.
• Review work orders, production costs, and inventory activity for unusual trends or transactions.
• Reconcile inventory activity to the general ledger and investigate valuation or costing differences.
• Support cycle counts, physical inventory, and inventory adjustment review.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, product cost analysis, and management reporting.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close
• Identify opportunities to improve cost accuracy, accounting processes, internal controls, and ERP reporting.
• Assist with preparation of monthly financial statements and management reporting
• Provide supporting documentation for audits and other accounting requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 2–3 years of accounting experience.
• Experience with journal entries, account reconciliations, and month-end close.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to work with detailed financial data.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both accounting and operational teams.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow issues through to resolution.

Preferred Qualifications

• Manufacturing or cost accounting experience.
• Experience with standard costing, inventory accounting, and manufacturing variance analysis.
• Familiarity with bills of material, routings, work orders, and manufacturing overhead.
• Experience with Infor CloudSuite Industrial/Syteline or another manufacturing ERP system.
• CPA or CMA progress is a plus.

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate has a solid accounting foundation and is curious about how manufacturing activity affects cost and profitability. We are looking for someone who will not simply report that a variance occurred, but will investigate the root cause, understand the operational impact, and help communicate what should be addressed.

This position offers the opportunity to develop broad experience in financial accounting, cost accounting, manufacturing operations, and business analysis.