Cost & Accounting Analyst
Aptonet • Hiram, Georgia • Full Time
Posted on Sat, Sep 19, 2026
We are seeking a Cost & Accounting Analyst to support our manufacturing operations by managing product costs, inventory valuation, and cost-related financial performance. This role provides actionable insights that improve margins, operational efficiency, and financial decision-making. You will also support month-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reporting to ensure alignment between operational costing and corporate accounting.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and update standard costs for manufactured goods
- Perform material, labor, and overhead variance analysis; identify root causes and recommend corrective actions
- Conduct cost-volume-profit (CVP) and margin analysis by product, customer, or production job
- Analyze cost impacts of design changes, raw material fluctuations, and manufacturing processes
- Support cycle counts and physical inventory audits; investigate discrepancies
- Ensure accurate inventory valuation and reconcile accounts monthly
- Validate COGS and maintain BOM standard costs
- Collaborate with operations to reduce slow-moving or obsolete inventory
Month-End Close & Financial Reporting
- Prepare month-end cost accounting schedules, inventory reports, and variance analyses
- Assist with journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations
- Support plant-level financial reporting and audit documentation
- Assist with annual budgets, including standard cost updates and cost center planning
- Partner with Production, Engineering, Procurement, and Supply Chain to capture cost drivers and improve cost accuracy
- Provide cost insights to support pricing, budgeting, and investment decisions
- Support continuous improvement initiatives to reduce costs and waste
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 2–5 years of cost accounting or manufacturing finance experience preferred
- Manufacturing environment experience strongly preferred
- Proficient in ERP systems (SAP or equivalent) and advanced Excel skills
- Working knowledge of GAAP as applied to manufacturing
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
Core Competencies
- Cost Analysis & Modeling
- Inventory Control & Valuation
- Variance Analysis & Reporting
- Month-End Close & Journal Entries
- ERP Utilization & Data Integrity
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- Manufacturing Process Understanding
- Continuous Improvement Mindset
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Life insurance
- Retirement plan
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Rate of pay within the stated range will depend on the qualification of the applicant.
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