What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cost Accountant position at Headfarmer?
Headfarmer is partnering with a well-established manufacturing company seeking a Cost Accountant to join their accounting team during an exciting period of sustained growth. This role is critical to supporting operations, inventory accuracy, and margin performance across a complex manufacturing environment.
This position offers strong visibility across finance and operations, meaningful interaction with plant leadership, and the opportunity to make a real impact in a stable, long-term organization that values its people and work-life balance. Moreover, this role is open due to a planned retirement, allowing for knowledge transfer and a smooth transition.
What You’ll Do
- Perform ongoing analysis of manufacturing costs, margins, and process constraints
- Establish and maintain labor and machine rates
- Analyze standard vs. actual costs, including labor, overhead, and purchase price variances
- Maintain and review inventory-related balance sheet accounts
- Maintain part costs and standard costs within an ERP system
- Support inventory reduction and cost improvement initiatives
- Accumulate and apply overhead in accordance with GAAP
- Prepare monthly manufacturing variance reporting and management analysis
- Identify costing inaccuracies and act as a proactive internal check on data integrity
- Collaborate closely with finance leadership, plant managers, engineering, and purchasing
- Support audit requests related to inventory valuation and costing processes
- Help improve and monitor cost data accumulation and reporting controls
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
- 3–5 years of manufacturing cost accounting experience (plant-based environments strongly preferred)
- Strong background in: Standard costing, Variance analysis, Inventory accounting & Cost review and margin analysis
- Advanced Excel skills
- Experience working in a large ERP system (training available on specific platforms)
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to work independently
- Comfortable communicating with both finance leadership and plant-level operations teams
Why This Role
- Stable, privately held organization with long employee tenure
- Collaborative, down-to-earth culture with direct access to leadership
- Meaningful work tied to real manufacturing outcomes
- Reasonable hours and flexibility — results matter more than rigid schedules
- Competitive compensation and strong benefits, including: 401(k) with immediate vesting and employer match, Medical, dental, and vision coverage, Paid time off
For immediate consideration, APPLY NOW!