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Cost Accountant

CFS
  • Seattle, WA
  • $95,000–$115,000 Per Year
2 days ago
CFS

Job Description



Cost Accountant


Salary: $95,000 - $115,000 DOE
Location: Everett, WA (Onsite)

Ready to take ownership of costing, inventory analysis, and manufacturing accounting in a highly visible role? This opportunity offers the chance to partner cross-functionally, influence business decisions, and play a key role in driving operational and financial performance.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out:


• High-visibility role partnering with finance, operations, engineering, and production teams
• Opportunity to directly influence profitability, inventory strategy, and cost management decisions
• Strong mix of accounting, analysis, and operational involvement
• Exposure to ERP systems, process improvements, and cross-functional initiatives
• Opportunity to improve controls, reporting, and costing methodologies
• Established and stable manufacturing environment with complex products and operations
• Meaningful impact on business performance through data-driven insights

Key Responsibilities for the Cost Accountant:


• Lead month-end close activities related to inventory and cost of goods sold (COGS)
• Analyze manufacturing costs, inventory balances, and operational performance metrics
• Maintain standard costs, cost rolls, and product costing within the ERP system
• Review BOMs and assess the impact of material, process, and design changes on costs
• Support inventory valuation, excess and obsolete inventory reviews, and financial reporting
• Partner with operations and finance teams to strengthen costing processes and internal controls

Qualifications for the Cost Accountant:


• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5+ years of accounting experience, including cost accounting in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with inventory management, plant operations, and ERP systems
• Advanced Excel skills and working knowledge of SQL
• CMA, CPA, or Epicor/Kinetic experience preferred


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Numbers & Facts

LocationSeattle, WA
IndustryFinancial Services
Salary$95,000–$115,000 Per Year
Company Size500 to 999 employees
Year Founded1994
Websitehttp://www.cfstaffing.com/

About Company

Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.

CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.

Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.

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Skills

  • Accountingunmatched
  • Accounting Closeunmatched
  • Bill of Materials (BOM)unmatched
  • Certified Management Accountant (CMA)unmatched
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)unmatched
  • Cost Accountingunmatched
  • Cost Analysisunmatched
  • Cost Controlunmatched
  • Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)unmatched
  • Cross-Functionalunmatched
  • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
  • Financeunmatched
  • Financial Operationsunmatched
  • Financial Reportingunmatched
  • Inventory Costingunmatched
  • Inventory Costsunmatched
  • Inventory Managementunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Manufacturing Analysisunmatched
  • Manufacturing Costunmatched
  • Materials Analysisunmatched
  • Operational Auditunmatched
  • Performance Metricsunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Product Costingunmatched
  • Profit & Lossunmatched
  • SQL (Structured Query Language)unmatched

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