
Cost Accountant
Accentuate Staffing is currently recruiting for a Cost Accountant in Cary, NC 27513. This position will work closely with the Finance, Commercial Coordination, and Operations teams and is responsible for Manufacturing product costing.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain accurate current/budget costing in Microsoft Dynamics Finance and Operations.
- Model monthly future-based cost models for use in monthly financial projections and budgeting processes and large sales opportunities.
- Develop and analyze monthly cost communication to Leadership.
- Efficiently allocate costs and prepare related documentation.
- Reconcile Other COGS, freight and duty, revaluation and production variance accounts for month‐end close and complete any needed Journal Entries.
- Assist in tracking overhead cost for freight, fixed asset recovery, waste, and inventory write-offs.
- Report on major cost changes and summarize impacts.
- Model large project NPVs for evaluation.
- Assist with yearly audit.
- Periodic variance review and feedback for forecasting to drive process and system improvements.
- Communication with Commercial Coordination, Operations, and Customer Excellence.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree required, CPA preferred
- Must have 5+ years of accounting / finance experience in a manufacturing organization with a minimum of 2 years experience in cost accounting.
- Intermediate level Microsoft Office skills, Advanced Excel skills
- Strong initiative, organization, and extreme attention to detail
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work effectively across diverse and cross‐functional teams, under critical timelines while balancing the needs of internal and external customers