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Mazak North America · 6 days ago

Cost Accountant

Florence, KY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

Mazak Corporation is looking for a Cost Accountant to join the Production Control team at their Florence, KY headquarters. This role is responsible for validating, analyzing, and overseeing all production-related costing data, ensuring accurate tracking of material, labor, overhead, and variance reporting while providing financial visibility into manufacturing performance.

Machinery ManufacturingManufacturing

Responsibilities

Maintain and validate standard costs for manufactured items, components, and assemblies

Perform month-end cost rollups, variance reviews, and reconciliation of WIP, scrap, and rework transactions

Partner with Accounting to ensure alignment between production activity and financial postings

Monitor BOM and routing accuracy to ensure cost-to-produce reflects actual operations

Act as the primary point of contact between Accounting and Production for cost questions, clarifications, and issue resolution

Translate operational changes (process improvements, raw material changes, cycle times, etc…) into updated financial cost structures

Support cross-functional cost impact assessments for engineering changes, sourcing updates, and production shifts

Audit system transactions for completeness: production postings, labor confirmations, scrap declarations, and receipt-to inventory flows

Support ERP cost and configuration testing during system changes or process improvements

Coordinate with IT/ERP support for corrections and enhancements relating to cost visibility

Develop recurring cost dashboards and variance summaries for leadership

Identify and track cost trends, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities

Support forecasting, budgeting, and cost reduction initiatives

Qualification

Cost accounting principlesERP systems proficiencyAdvanced Excel skillsFinancial reporting experienceAnalytical problem-solvingLean manufacturing knowledgeBOM costing exposureManufacturing cost experienceAttention to detailCommunication skillsTime managementCollaborative mindset