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Cost Accountant
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Robert Half
Groton, CT (In Person)
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Job Description
We are looking for a skilled Cost Accountant to support manufacturing finance operations for a Contract position based in Groton, Connecticut. This role focuses on cost control, inventory accuracy, and financial reporting in a production environment, while partnering with operational teams to improve visibility into plant performance. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in standard costing, variance review, and month-end accounting activities within manufacturing.
Responsibilities:
- Manage inventory count activities, including cycle counts and physical inventory reviews, and investigate discrepancies to improve accuracy.
- Establish annual standard costs for existing products and newly introduced materials, ensuring costing data remains current and reliable.
- Analyze manufacturing cost performance by tracking production variances and identifying underlying operational drivers.
- Review labor and overhead results, including absorption impacts, and provide clear explanations for significant fluctuations.
- Prepare and record manufacturing-related journal entries required for the monthly financial close process.
- Contribute to budgeting and forecasting efforts by supplying cost data, trend analysis, and operational insights.
- Develop and distribute recurring cost and performance reports on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis for finance and operations stakeholders.
- Monitor production spending levels and help maintain controls around manufacturing expenses.
- Evaluate inventory, purchase price, and other cost variances to support informed decision-making and financial accuracy.