Cost Accountant at Cephas Consultancy Services Private Limited

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Job Id : CLI-45951-1 Job Type: Direct hire This role is responsible for managing manufacturing cost accounting, inventory controls, financial reporting, and cost analysis while partnering with operations to improve profitability and efficiency. Key Responsibilities Maintain and analyze standard costs, job costs, bills of materials (BOMs), labor rates, and manufacturing overhead. Investigate material, labor, freight, and overhead cost variances and recommend improvements. Reconcile inventory, work-in-process (WIP), and manufacturing-related general ledger accounts. Monitor inventory valuation, scrap, obsolete inventory, and cycle-count adjustments. Support month-end close, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and financial reporting. Analyze gross margins, job profitability, purchase price variances, and manufacturing performance. Partner with Operations and Engineering to improve costing accuracy and manufacturing efficiency. Assist with budgeting, forecasting, product costing, and pricing decisions. Develop reports and dashboards to track costs, margins, and key performance indicators. Support inventory audits, internal controls, and continuous improvement initiatives. Benefits : Medical, dental, and vision insurance Company-paid life and AD&D insurance Short-term and long-term disability insurance 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays

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Job Id : CLI-45951-1
Job Type: Direct hire
This role is responsible for managing manufacturing cost accounting, inventory controls, financial reporting, and cost analysis while partnering with operations to improve profitability and efficiency.
Maintain and analyze standard costs, job costs, bills of materials (BOMs), labor rates, and manufacturing overhead.
Investigate material, labor, freight, and overhead cost variances and recommend improvements.
Reconcile inventory, work-in-process (WIP), and manufacturing-related general ledger accounts.
Monitor inventory valuation, scrap, obsolete inventory, and cycle-count adjustments.
Support month-end close, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and financial reporting.
Analyze gross margins, job profitability, purchase price variances, and manufacturing performance.
Partner with Operations and Engineering to improve costing accuracy and manufacturing efficiency.
Assist with budgeting, forecasting, product costing, and pricing decisions.
Develop reports and dashboards to track costs, margins, and key performance indicators.
Support inventory audits, internal controls, and continuous improvement initiatives.

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Platform: wp-job-manager
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Dental

Vision

401(K)