Cost Accountant

Description We are looking for a detail-oriented Cost Accountant to join a manufacturing-focused finance team in Bridgewater, New Jersey. This position plays a central role in monthly close activities, inventory accounting, and cost analysis, while supporting accurate financial reporting across the organization. The role also partners with operational and finance stakeholders locally and globally to deliver meaningful insights on product costs, inventory performance, and consolidated results.

Responsibilities:

• Lead key month-end accounting activities related to manufacturing operations, ensuring timely and accurate financial close support.

• Establish and maintain annual standard costs for locally produced items in collaboration with supply chain and operational teams.

• Analyze monthly inventory results, including cost of goods sold fluctuations and finished goods balances, to identify trends and explain variances.

• Perform regular reviews of inventory reserves and obsolescence exposure, recommending adjustments where appropriate.

• Reconcile inventory records against supplier reporting and investigate discrepancies to resolution.

• Maintain schedules for prepaid insurance, monitor renewal activity, and record related amortization entries.

• Prepare financial analyses and supporting schedules for corporate reporting, consolidated results, and management review.

• Partner with cross-functional teams and international colleagues to support accounting processes and respond to ad hoc finance requests. Requirements

• Experience in cost accounting within a manufacturing or product-based environment.

• Strong knowledge of standard costing, inventory accounting, and month-end close procedures.

• Ability to perform account reconciliations, variance analysis, and detailed financial reporting.

• Familiarity with budgeting and forecasting concepts that support operational finance decisions.

• Proficiency in analyzing cost of goods sold and inventory-related financial performance.

• Experience working with ERP systems such as SAP S/4HANA.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to communicate findings clearly to finance and business partners.

Benefits

• Health/dental/vision insurance

• 401K w/ 6% company match

• Standard sick/personal time

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