Cost Accountant

Robert Half is seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Cost Accountant to support product costing, inventory valuation, and manufacturing cost analysis within a vertically integrated mattress manufacturing environment. This role plays a critical part in maintaining BOM accuracy, monitoring production variances, supporting new product costing, and providing visibility into margins, cost drivers, and operational performance.

As the company continues to grow and evolve, this role will help ensure cost data remains aligned with raw material changes, vendor pricing updates, production efficiencies, and new product development initiatives. The ideal candidate enjoys partnering closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, and Finance teams to support profitability, inventory accuracy, and operational decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

:Manufacturing Costing & BOM Suppor

• tMaintain and update standard costs for raw materials, WIP, and finished goods
• .Maintain and update Bill of Material revisions with accurate materials, quantities and yields
• .Lead role in development and integration of labor routings, burden rates to establish fully costed BOM’s within Netsuite in partnership with Operations
• .Assist with cost rollups for new products, product updates, and material change
• sTrack and validate vendor price changes to ensure standard costs are updated on a timely basis
• .Analyze and update landed cost templates related to offshore supply chai
• nSupport pricing analysis and margin visibility for new and existing product

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Manufacturing Variance & Cost Analys

• isAnalyze material, labor, and overhead variances and investigate root caus
• esPrepare monthly variance reports and communicate key drivers to Finance and Operations leadersh
• ipTrack and analyze material usage variances to identify discrepancies in bill of materials, vendor returns, and inventory adjustmen
• tsPartner cross-functionally to improve cost visibility, accountability, and operational efficien

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Inventory, WIP & Production Account

ingResponsible for month-end close activities related to inventory and WIP account

• ingReconcile production orders, inventory balances, and manufacturing transacti
• onsLead role managing cycle counts, physical inventories, and inventory aud
• itsReconcile account mapping in Netsuite to general led

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New Product & Change Management Cos

• tingSupport costing for new product introductions and product line upd
• atesModel cost impact of material changes, supply chain updates, and operational cha
• ngesSupport pricing, margin analysis, and business case development for new i
• temsEnsure cost structures remain aligned with operational and product cha

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Financial Reporting & Cross-Functional Su

• pportSupport FP&A and leadership reporting related to margins, inventory performance, and cost-to-serve ana
• lysisAssist with audit support, documentation, and internal controls related to inventory and
• COGSHelp identify process improvement opportunities within costing, inventory, and reporting func

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Qualifications: Re

• quiredBachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance pre
• ferred3-5 years of cost accounting experience using standard
• costsStrong understanding of standard costing, BOMs, WIP, and inventory acco
• untingExperience working in a manufacturing envir
• onmentStrong Excel and analytical
• skillsExperience with ERP systems (NetSuite or equivalent experience pref
• erred)Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple prio
• ritiesComfortable working cross-functionally with Oper
• ationsExperience supporting new product costing and margin an

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• eferredExperience in mattress, furniture, consumer products, or related manufacturing envir
• onmentsExperience to variance analysis, inventory controls, and cost m

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