Cost Accountant

LHH Recruitment Solutions has partnered with a reputable company. We are seeking a Cost Accountant to support cost accounting, inventory valuation, and financial analysis within a manufacturing environment. This position will analyze manufacturing costs, job profitability, inventory activity, and cost variances while partnering cross-functionally with Finance, Operations, Production, and Engineering.

The Cost Accountant will also support month-end close, forecasting, fixed asset accounting, and financial analysis to identify cost drivers and improve margin performance.

Cost Accountant

Salary: $75,000-$85,000 annually

Location: Horsham, Pennsylvania, is 19044

Schedule: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full-Time

Key Responsibilities

Cost Accounting & Variance Analysis

• Track and analyze material, labor, and overhead cost variances.

• Analyze actual job profitability against expected performance.

• Partner with Production and Operations to review favorable and unfavorable manufacturing cost variances.

• Monitor and report scrap, rework, yield losses, and other manufacturing cost drivers.

• Analyze product costs and their impact on margins and profitability.

Inventory Accounting & Control

• Complete monthly inventory reconciliations.

• Support annual physical inventory counts and ongoing cycle-count processes.

• Research and resolve inventory and stock variances.

• Analyze excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory and support appropriate reserves.

• Maintain accurate inventory valuation in a FIFO environment.

• Support lower-of-cost-or-market inventory reviews.

BOM & Manufacturing Costing

• Partner with Engineering and Production to maintain accurate bills of materials and routings.

• Support cost roll-ups and ensure product costing reflects current manufacturing processes.

• Review labor postings and machine-hour rates assigned to manufacturing jobs.

• Support the development of predetermined labor and overhead rates.

• Assist with BOM and routing reviews for new products.

Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Support month-end close activities.

• Assist with COGS forecasting and annual planning.

• Analyze financial performance across product lines and identify key cost and margin drivers.

• Manage fixed-asset accounting, including construction in progress, additions, disposals, and depreciation schedules.

• Analyze direct materials, labor, and fixed and variable overhead costs.

• Provide financial analysis for proposed projects, including ROI and other financial performance measures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

• 3-5 years of accounting experience, preferably within manufacturing.

• Cost accounting experience involving material, labor, overhead, and manufacturing variance analysis.

• Working knowledge of inventory accounting, valuation, reconciliations, and physical inventory processes.

• Experience with BOMs, routings, job/work-order costing, and standard or predetermined costs preferred.

• Understanding of month-end close, COGS, fixed assets, and general accounting principles.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and explain cost and margin variances.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with ERP/accounting systems.

• Ability to collaborate effectively with Finance, Engineering, Production, and Operations.

• Strong attention to detail, organization, and ability to manage competing priorities.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance

• 401(k)

• Paid time off

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Pay Details: $75,000.00 to $85,000.00 per year

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please navigate to https://www.lhh.com/us/en/candidate-privacy

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

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