Cost Accountant
PACCAR • Columbus, Mississippi • Full Time
Posted on Fri, Jul 24, 2026
Job Title: Cost Accountant (SG 23)
Title: Production Technician
Company Information
PACCAR is a Fortune 500 company established in 1905. PACCAR Inc is recognized as a global leader in the commercial vehicle, financial, and customer service fields with internationally recognized brands such as Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF trucks. PACCAR is a global technology leader in the design, manufacture, and customer support of high-quality light-, medium-, and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF nameplates. PACCAR also designs and manufactures advanced diesel engines, provides financial services and information technology, and distributes truck parts related to its principal business.
Whether you want to design the transportation technology of tomorrow, support the staff functions of a dynamic, international leader, or build our excellent products and services — you can develop the career you desire with PACCAR. Get started!
PACCAR ENGINE COMPANY
PACCAR Engine Company in Columbus, Mississippi produces the best-in-class, state-of-the-art MX engines that power Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF trucks. PACCAR MX engines bring a new level of innovation through quality, exceptional reliability, and proven performance. In more than 50 years, PACCAR has delivered over one million engines globally, providing innovative solutions and an unwavering commitment to superior performance. Join our best-in-class team today through the following opportunity:
Requisition Summary
This position performs a variety of cost accounting activities under minimal supervision to ensure timely and accurate product costing.
Job Functions / Responsibilities
Responsibilities include but not limited to the following:
- Prepare timely, accurate, and meaningful reports, cost analyses, and cost factor recommendations.
- Ensure accurate cost standards are established and variances are properly recorded.
- Participate and support month-end closing and forecast activities.
- Prepare and analyze assigned cost accounting journal entries and account reconciliations.
- Provide key product cost data to top management on a monthly basis.
- Maintain product sales and cost of sales records.
- Analyze gross margins to ensure accurate product costing.
- Ensure accurate inventory valuation and assist with periodic inventories.
- Provide pertinent financial/accounting data to production managers.
- Perform internal control reviews and Sarbanes Oxley reviews as assigned
- Participate in team oriented continuous improvement projects.
Qualifications & Skills
- Degree in accounting required. CPA/Masters preferred
- 1+ years’ experience, preferably in a manufacturing or related environment
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel required.
- SAP/ERP system experience preferred.
- Well organized with strong attention to detail.
- Well-developed written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to work with ambiguous tasks and handle multiple priorities and deadlines.
PACCAR is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veteran/Disability. Additional Job Board Information
PACCAR offers comprehensive benefits from the time of hire through retirement for vested employees and their families. As a U.S. Salaried PACCAR employee, you have a full range of benefit options including:
· Medical, Dental, and Vision plan options for you and your family.
· Flexible spending accounts (FSA) and health savings accounts (HSA).
· 401(k) with a dollar-for-dollar company match up to 5%.
· A fully funded pension plan that provides monthly benefits after retirement.
· Tuition reimbursement program.
· Paid short-and long-term disability programs.
· Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
· EAP services include wellness plans, estate planning, financial counseling, and more.
· Comprehensive paid time off- minimum of 10 paid vacation days (additional days are provided with additional seniority/years of service), 12 paid holidays, and sick time.
General Description of any Other Compensation
● This position is also eligible for a holiday gift.
● This position offers relocation assistance benefits.
Please visit the PACCAR Career Site for more information about what makes PACCAR an excellent place to work
Additional Agency Information PACCAR is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veteran / Disability.
AuditFriendly salary estimate
The employer did not post a salary for this role. Based on AuditFriendly's salary intelligence model (comparable live postings, role, seniority, and location), we estimate base pay of $73,000–$100,000 per year (median ~$83,000). This is an AuditFriendly estimate, not an employer-provided figure.
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