Cost Accountant

We are looking for a Cost Accountant to join a manufacturing organization in Woodbury, Minnesota on a contract-to-permanent basis. In this role, you will help strengthen financial accuracy by supporting inventory accounting, product costing, and month-end close activities in a fast-paced production environment. You will collaborate with teams across operations, engineering, materials, and production to ensure cost data is reliable and reporting supports sound business decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Review inventory activity, reconcile balances, and research variances to resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Participate in physical inventory counts and cycle count reviews, then assess gains, losses, and adjustment trends.
• Support the setup and maintenance of product costing data to help keep item records and cost structures accurate.
• Maintain standard cost information within company systems and assist with updates to cost-related master data.
• Contribute to annual cost roll processes, including preparing data files and validating uploaded information.
• Prepare journal entries and provide accounting support during monthly close to ensure deadlines are met.
• Analyze manufacturing and inventory variances, then summarize findings in clear financial reports for stakeholders.
• Partner with operations, engineering, materials, and production teams to improve inventory accuracy and strengthen reporting processes.
• Assist with process improvements and contribute to special accounting projects as business needs evolve.

*Please note that all candidates are required to provide 2 recent supervisor or manager references in order to be considered for employment.

Please submit your resume and call 651-293-3973 for review and consideration.

• Experience in cost accounting within a manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of inventory accounting, standard costing, and cost analysis principles.
• Ability to investigate discrepancies, interpret variances, and recommend corrective actions.
• Familiarity with month-end close tasks, including journal entry preparation and account reconciliation.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and accuracy in financial records.
• Comfortable collaborating with cross-functional teams in operations-driven settings.
• Proficiency with accounting systems and spreadsheets used for cost tracking and reporting.