Cost Accountant

firstPRO is partnering with an established manufacturing company in the Pennsauken, NJ area that is looking to add an experienced Cost Accountant to its Finance team. This is a temp-to-perm opportunity for someone with a strong background in cost accounting, inventory accounting, and manufacturing who enjoys being hands-on with the day-to-day accounting operations. Looking to hire ASAP!

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee inventory accounting across production facilities, warehouses, and e-commerce operations
• Perform regular cycle counts and assist with physical inventory
• Maintain and improve standard costing models, product cost analyses, and landed cost calculations
• Reconcile inventory and research discrepancies across business units
• Support cost accounting for manufactured and processed goods, including yield and waste tracking
• Enter and review production orders with the Finance team
• Create purchase orders for inventory based on sales order planning
• Review daily inventory reports and investigate outstanding items
• Partner with Accounts Receivable and Sales regarding inventory needed for customer orders
• Assist with month-end inventory counts and reconcile inventory reports to the General Ledger
• Research variances and prepare related journal entries
• Review sales and gross profit reports for anomalies
• Assist the Controller with ad hoc reporting, projects, and process improvements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 3+ years of accounting experience
• Cost accounting and general accounting experience within a manufacturing environment required
• Strong inventory control and reconciliation experience
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills, including PivotTables and VLOOKUP
• ERP experience; Sage experience is a plus
• Experience supporting an ERP implementation or conversion is a plus
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills

This is an excellent opportunity for a Cost Accountant who enjoys working closely with operations and wants to take ownership of inventory, costing, and related accounting processes.

Interested or know someone who may be a fit? Please apply or reach out directly for additional details.