Cost Accountant

Bluffton, OH, US, Bluffton,

Bluffton, OH

The Cost Accountant allocates labor, material, and overhead costs to product costing, calculates production and overhead rates, and tracks productivity within production areas. This role prepares monthly financial reports, ensures compliance with accounting controls, and supports inventory accuracy through standard costing and testing. The Cost Accountant will also serve as a support role for business intelligence initiatives.

 

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Allocate costs of labor, materials, and overhead to product costing.
  • Calculate production and overhead rates for costing systems and pricing models.
  • Track productivity within production areas.
  • Prepare monthly financial reports and comply with accounting policies, procedures, & controls.
  • Support inventory accuracy through material standard costing and inventory testing.
  • Create dashboards and reports using PowerBI to support internal decision making.
  • Work cross-functionally with IT to source and provide proper data sets for dashboards/reports.
  • Maintain data integrity and consistency across dashboards/reports.
  • Support internal/external audit requests.
  • Work on special projects as required.

 

Education & Experience Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
  • 5-10 years of progressive accounting and finance experience in manufacturing/construction environment.
  • Experience with ERP systems and advanced Microsoft Excel skills
  • Experience building reports with PowerBI (or comparable data visualization software).
  • Experience or knowledge of databases and ability to write SQL a plus.

General Requirements:

  • Self-directed, able to work independently or in a team
  • Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
  • Strong communication and leadership skills.
  • High level of integrity, attention to detail, and confidentiality.

 

GROB offers a competitive wage as well as an excellent benefit package including vacation, health, prescription, dental, vision, STD, life, 401K, and shift premiums

Application Information

Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.