Cost Accountant | Greater Cleveland

• Analyze manufacturing performance, including material consumption, labor efficiency, overhead allocation, production yields, machine utilization, and productivity metrics.
• Support and maintain standard costing processes while developing a deep understanding of product cost structures and bills of materials.
• Partner with engineering and product development teams to evaluate the financial impact of product and process changes.
• Collaborate with operations and plant leadership to identify cost-reduction opportunities and operational improvements.
• Participate in manufacturing floor activities and continuous improvement initiatives to better understand production processes and performance drivers.
• Investigate inventory, production, and work-order variances, performing root-cause analysis and recommending corrective actions.
• Support inventory management efforts, including cycle count programs, inventory accuracy initiatives, and related analysis.
• Assist with month-end and year-end close activities related to manufacturing and inventory accounting.
• Prepare journal entries, account reconciliations, and support audit requests as needed.
• Contribute to budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, KPI tracking, and ad hoc financial analysis.
• Translate operational and financial data into actionable insights for business leaders.
• Continuously improve reporting, data quality, and process efficiency across the organization.

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