Cost Accountant
Simply Staffed • Waverly, Iowa • Full Time
Posted on Tue, Sep 22, 2026
Job Duties & Responsibilities of the Cost Accountant:
- Assist in month-end and year-end closing of financials, specifically on balancing inventory, monthly related entries for transfers and variances, etc.
- Calculate and analyze gross profit margins, reporting results to Finance and Operations personnel.
- Work with manufacturing plants on cycle count processes, labor/overhead rates, BOMs and routings.
- Apply cost analysis principles to current company processes in inventory management, gross profit, and reporting.
- Analyze manufacturing costs, labor absorption, and identifying variance and areas of improvement.
- Assist in the calculation of work center rates for manufacturing facilities.
- Review completed shop orders and analyze large variances, including identifying potential changes to processes.
- Perform annual cost roll process, including change analysis, at year-end and on an ad hoc basis.
- Other duties, special projects, and analysis as assigned.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field, accounting preferred
- 5+ years of experience in accounting/finance.
- Manufacturing environment experience
- Cost accounting experience required -
- ERP experience – SAP, Deacom, NetSuite, Epicor
- Demonstrated internal and/or external customer service experience and skills
- Strong verbal and written communication and word processing skills
- Familiar with MS Office software including Word, Excel, MS Teams, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Knowledge of QuickBooks
- Knowledge of ERP systems
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Proactive self-starter with strong organizational skills
- Organized, able to prioritize, work positively with changing priorities and deadlines
- Skills in filing, operating office machines (keyboard, photocopier, fax, shredder, calculator)
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 $71,000–$98,000 per year (median ~$81,000). This is an AuditFriendly estimate, not an employer-provided figure.
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