Cost Accountant

We are recruiting a Cost Accountant in the Spartanburg, SC area for a generator enclosure manufacturer and service company. This is a mid-level position with a great company, excellent culture and competitive benefits. If you are looking to advance your career, please apply.

What is in it for you?

• $70-100k/year + bonus. If your target pay is higher, we still encourage you to apply—we could request adjustments based on experience and market conditions.
• Excellent benefit package + PTO plan.
• Opportunity to grow within a fast paced growth environment.
• Wonderful company culture, managers and mentorship.

Responsibilities:

• Comprehensive Cost Management: Manage the full scope of cost accounting activities, including job costing, inventory valuation, and standard costing for raw materials, WIP, and finished goods.
• Production Oversight: Maintain accurate cost records for all active production orders by ensuring precise allocation of direct materials, labor, and overhead.
• Variance Analysis: Analyze actual costs versus estimates and investigate significant variances in purchase prices (PPV), labor, and material usage.
• Inventory Control: Coordinate physical inventory counts and cycle programs, resolving discrepancies and reconciling the inventory sub-ledger to the general ledger.
• Financial Reporting: Prepare detailed job cost summaries, profitability reports, and monthly budget-to-actual analyses for management and department heads.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Assist in the preparation of annual operating budgets and quarterly reforecasts specifically for manufacturing cost centers.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Operations, Production, and Supply Chain teams to identify cost trends, provide financial insights, and develop corrective action plans.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• CPA or CMA certification preferred.
• 3–6 years of cost accounting experience.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, financial modeling).
• Solid understanding of GAAP as it applies to manufacturing cost accounting.

Application Process

If your experience matches the description above, submit your resume, and one of our recruiters will be in touch to tell you more about the position and learn more about your experience and aspirations.

If your experience does not match this job description, we still encourage you to reach out, so we can learn about your professional aspirations for future job openings.

About Bemana

Bemana provides recruiting services to the nation’s mission critical and data center sectors. Our clients and candidates value us for our specialized recruiting expertise, vast knowledge of the equipment and industrial job market, and ability to solve their most challenging employment needs. We have successfully recruited thousands of top-level professionals filling a wide range of management, sales, engineering, and technical positions across the nation.

Welcome to Bemana and we look forward to getting to know more about you.

Referral Program

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