Job Description
Job Description
CV Resources is partnering with an established manufacturing company in Oak Grove/Milwaukie to identify a Cost Accountant for its team. This is a fully onsite direct hire opportunity with full benefits. Proven experience with cost accounting and advanced Excel proficiency is required without exception.
It's a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys digging into numbers, analyzing costs, and making a direct impact on the financial health of the business. You’ll play a key role in ensuring accurate job costing, inventory control, and margin analysis while partnering cross-functionally with production, operations, and leadership. This is a great opportunity for a motivated accounting professional to gain visibility, expand skills, and grow into higher-level responsibilities.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Collects, compiles, and maintains cost information for accurate reporting and decision-making.
- Develops and improves systems and procedures for cost accumulation and cost accounting functions.
- Reviews and analyzes actual costs, identifying and correcting inaccuracies using variance analysis.
- Prepares and presents departmental and company-wide budgeting and cost reports.
- Analyzes and reports on actual job profit margins to support leadership decisions.
- Performs reconciliations of all inventory accounts, including WIP.
- Ensures accurate posting of job cost data and corrects misclassifications or errors.
- Calculates and maintains current costs for manufactured parts and standard steel costs.
- Supports production costing for parts, assemblies, and material cut sheets.
- Prepares cost estimates for spare parts orders and quotes as requested.
- Assists with and backs up Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions.
- Prepares progress billings and assists with month-end and year-end closings.
- Collaborates with production, engineering, and purchasing teams to ensure accurate costing of materials and labor.
- Provides cost reduction analysis and recommendations to management.
- Supports audits and financial planning activities with cost data and reconciliations.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field preferred.
- 3+ years of cost accounting or manufacturing accounting experience required.
- Strong knowledge of inventory accounting, job costing, and manufacturing processes.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (intermediate to advanced) and ERP/accounting systems.
- Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work across departments.
- Self-starter with the ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU:
- Opportunity to make a measurable impact on financial performance and process improvement.
- Exposure to leadership and cross-functional teams, with room to grow into advanced accounting or financial analysis roles.
- A supportive and collaborative team environment with strong mentorship.
- Long-term stability with a company that values employee contributions.
PandoLogic. Keywords: Cost Accountant, Location: OAK GROVE, OR - 97204 , PL: 600530625