Cost Accountant

Cost Accountant

Manufacturing | Cost Accounting | Engineering

Location: Greater Atlanta, Georgia, USA – Office-based 4 days per week

• $90,000 – $115,000 basic salary
• 401(k) matched up to 6%
• 3 weeks PTO plus sick leave
• Health and life insurance
• Laptop and mobile provided
• Hybrid working after initial training period

Umbilical LLC is supporting a well-established international engineering and manufacturing business by appointing a newly created Cost Accountant position within its US manufacturing operation.

This hands-on manufacturing cost accounting role strengthens the Finance function as the business continues to grow. You will take ownership of product costing, inventory valuation, labour and overhead recovery, variance analysis and manufacturing efficiency, working closely with Finance, Operations and Manufacturing.

The role would suit an experienced Cost Accountant who enjoys being close to the manufacturing operation and wants genuine ownership of the costing function rather than simply producing financial reports.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of product and manufacturing cost accounting across the US operation
• Develop, maintain and review product costing models and standard costs
• Analyse material, labour and manufacturing overhead costs
• Manage labour and overhead recovery, including under- and over-absorption
• Analyse actual versus standard costs and investigate significant variances
• Review product margins and identify the underlying causes of margin deterioration
• Support front-end costing and pricing to ensure accurate labour, material and overhead assumptions
• Work closely with Manufacturing and Operations to understand how products are produced and what drives cost
• Analyse manufacturing efficiency, productivity and operational performance
• Take responsibility for inventory costing and valuation, including WIP, finished goods and raw materials
• Ensure costing rates remain accurate and reflect the current manufacturing cost base
• Provide meaningful variance analysis across material, labour, overhead, product cost and margin
• Support budgeting, forecasting and financial planning across manufacturing costs
• Investigate cost issues, identify root causes and work with Operations to implement corrective action
• Support fixed asset accounting, depreciation and financial analysis where required

Requirements:

• Role: Experience as a Cost Accountant or Cost Accounting Manager
• Experience:
• Strong manufacturing or industrial cost accounting experience, ideally a minimum 5 years
• Solid understanding of manufacturing variances, inventory valuation and labour and overhead recovery
• Experience with absorption, BOMs, routings and actual versus standard costs
• Strong manufacturing or industrial cost accounting experience is essential
• Sector: Manufacturing, engineering or industrial sector experience with hands-on exposure to Operations
• Education: CMA or CPA qualification preferred
• IT: Strong Excel and ERP experience, ideally SAP, SysPro or a similar manufacturing system
• Communication: Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to explain financial information to non-financial stakeholders
• Location: Must be willing to work from the company's Greater Atlanta facility 4 days per week

Why Apply:

• Newly created role with genuine ownership of the Cost Accounting function
• Opportunity to influence manufacturing costing, margins and operational efficiency
• Close interaction with Finance, Manufacturing and Operations
• Established international engineering and manufacturing business
• Opportunity to progress towards an Accounting Manager position over the longer term
• Full training on the company's products, systems and processes
• Stable and collaborative Finance team
• Opportunity to make a measurable commercial impact as the US operation continues to grow

How to apply:

Please click “apply”, or for further information, please contact Ajay Bhella at Umbilical LLC. Alternatively, please email me an up-to-date copy of your CV to ajay@umbilicaladvanced.com

Umbilical LLC is committed to promoting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace. We act as a neutral third party in the recruitment process, basing our candidate searches on skills and experience.

We do not discriminate based on age, gender, sex, relationship status, disability, race, religion/beliefs, or sexual orientation.