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Cost Accountant
- Houston, TX, United States
$90,000 to $100,000 USD / year
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Job details
- Pay
- $90,000 to $100,000 USD / year
- Closing date
- Experience
- 2+ years of accounting experience within a manufacturing, industrial, or product-based environment.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
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Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
A well-established manufacturing organization is seeking a Cost Accountant to join its accounting and finance team. This position will play a key role in cost analysis, inventory management, month-end close activities, and supporting operational decision-making across the business.
Responsibilities
- Participate in monthly and year-end close processes.
- Maintain and analyze standard costing and investigate cost variances.
- Assist with inventory accounting, valuation, and cycle count activities.
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and cost improvement initiatives.
- Analyze labor, overhead, production, and inventory-related costs.
- Review and maintain product costing data and bill of materials information.
- Partner with operations and leadership to provide financial analysis and reporting.
- Assist with process improvements and special projects as needed.
For confidential consideration, send your resume to Esti.Castresana@RobertHalf.c0m.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- 2+ years of accounting experience within a manufacturing, industrial, or product-based environment.
- Experience with cost accounting, inventory accounting, or financial analysis.
- ERP system experience preferred.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication abilities.
- CPA or CPA-track is a plus.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across departments.
- Limited travel may be required.
For confidential consideration, send your resume to Esti.Castresana@RobertHalf.c0m.
More about this job
Skills
- Inventory management
- Month-end close
- Decision making
- Budget management
- Forecasting
- Leadership
- Financial analysis
- Reporting
- Cost accounting
- ERP
- Microsoft Excel
- Communication skills