Cost Accountant
Creative Financial Staffing
Morristown, NJ · Posted October 22, 2026
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Cost Accountant
Join a highly visible finance team where your work directly impacts inventory accuracy, profitability analysis, operational performance, and strategic decision-making.
Why This Opportunity Stands Out:
• Play a key role supporting a leading manufacturer with strong financial performance and industry stability. • Gain broad exposure to Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Finance leadership teams. • Own critical cost accounting processes including inventory valuation, standard costing, and manufacturing variance analysis. • Influence profitability and cost-improvement initiatives through data-driven insights and reporting. • Work in a complex manufacturing environment that offers strong career development and advancement opportunities. • Competitive compensation, comprehensive healthcare benefits, 401(k) with employer contributions, tuition assistance, and professional development support.
Target Compensation: up to $130,000
Key Responsibilities for the Cost Accountant:
• Manage manufacturing cost accounting, including standard costing, BOMs, routings, work orders, and overhead absorption. • Perform inventory reconciliations, cycle count analysis, inventory valuation reviews, and E&O reserve calculations. • Support month-end close activities, journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reporting. • Analyze manufacturing variances including PPV, labor, material usage, and overhead absorption to identify cost drivers and improvement opportunities. • Maintain product costing, burden rates, cost rolls, and profitability reporting within the ERP system.
Qualifications for the Cost Accountant:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field. • 7+ years of accounting experience within manufacturing and costing environments. • Experience with standard cost accounting, inventory accounting, and manufacturing variance analysis. • Strong Excel skills and ERP experience; Oracle, or similar manufacturing ERP systems preferred.
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