Cost Accountant

Cost Accountant – Manufacturing

Location: Tulsa, OK
Employment Type: Full-Time

Position Summary

A growing industrial manufacturing company is seeking a Cost Accountant to support manufacturing operations and provide accurate cost information to leadership.

This position will be responsible for analyzing manufacturing costs, maintaining standard costs, reviewing inventory activity, investigating variances, and helping improve the accuracy and effectiveness of the company's costing processes.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment and be comfortable working closely with Accounting, Operations, Supply Chain, Purchasing and Project Management.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze manufacturing, labor, material and overhead costs.

• Maintain and update standard costs for manufactured products.

• Review production costs and identify unusual trends or variances.

• Investigate material, labor, purchasing and manufacturing variances.

• Monitor inventory transactions and perform inventory reconciliations.

• Assist with inventory valuation and costing accuracy.

• Prepare recurring cost accounting reports and financial analysis.

• Review bills of material, routings and other manufacturing cost inputs.

• Support product and project profitability analysis.

• Perform cost-benefit analysis and identify opportunities to improve margins.

• Partner with Manufacturing, Purchasing, Supply Chain and Operations to understand cost drivers.

• Assist with month-end and year-end closing activities.

• Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations related to inventory and manufacturing costs.

• Help develop and improve cost accounting procedures and internal controls.

• Support budgeting, forecasting and operational reporting as needed.

• Assist management with special financial and cost-analysis projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field preferred.

• 2+ years of cost accounting, manufacturing accounting or related financial-analysis experience.

• Experience working in a manufacturing or industrial environment strongly preferred.

• Understanding of standard costing, inventory accounting and manufacturing variances.

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.

• Experience working within an ERP system.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work cross-functionally with both accounting and operational teams.

• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.

Preferred Experience

• Standard cost development and maintenance.

• Inventory reconciliations and valuation.

• BOM and routing analysis.

• Manufacturing variance analysis.

• ERP-based manufacturing accounting.

• Advanced Excel skills, including PivotTables, lookups and data analysis.

Why This Opportunity

This is an opportunity to join a growing manufacturing organization where the Cost Accountant will have direct exposure to operations and play an important role in improving costing accuracy, profitability analysis and business decision-making.

Nesco Resource offers a comprehensive benefits package for our associates, which includes a MEC (Minimum Essential Coverage) plan that encompasses Medical, Vision, Dental, 401K, and EAP (Employee Assistance Program) services.
Nesco Resource provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.