Gemeente Zwolle · 1 week ago
Cost Accountant
Ellettsville, IN
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expSmithville is a locally grown, family-owned technology company in Southern Indiana. They are seeking a Cost Accountant to manage and analyze financial operations, focusing on cost control, inventory management, and strategic cost improvements.
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Responsibilities
Analyze product design changes, raw materials, manufacturing methods or services to evaluate cost impacts
Maintain our cost accounting system and create insightful analysis reports
Record actual costs vs. standards to support better expenditure control
Conduct inventory audits and monitor cycle count programs
Reconcile finished goods and analyze cost variances
Implement cost standards for materials and labor
Track and reconcile raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods stock
Coordinate physical counts and cycle counts in a warehouse to ensure inventory accuracy
Assist in closing the general ledger
Analyze production costs and support budget forecasts
Compare past data for improved future projections
Recommend and implement cost-saving strategies
Drive process improvements and identify operational opportunities
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to close performance gaps
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Accounting
At least 2 years of experience in Cost Accounting within a manufacturing or operations environment
Strong experience with cost systems and excellent analytical mindset
Strong ability to lead initiatives across the business and present financial information to ownership
Advanced Excel skills and proficiency with Outlook, Word and PowerPoint
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with technical and non-technical teams
Experience working with engineering and manufacturing personnel on the development and analysis of cost standards
Proven ability to prepare accurate and timely financial reports
Preferred
Experience with MAPICS or similar manufacturing/production accounting software is a plus
Benefits
Paid professional development opportunities, tuition reimbursement, and in-house training programs.
Company paid: Dental | Term Life Insurance | Long-Term Disability
Low cost Medical options | Prescription | Vision | Voluntary Insurance
Health Savings Account with generous annual company contributions to your HSA
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a valuable company matching contribution
Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) program
Paid holidays
Discounted company products and services
Company
Gemeente Zwolle
Gemeente Zwolle is a website to find information from and about the municipality of Zwolle.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase