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Cost AccountantOrion Placement • St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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Cost Accountant

Cost Accountant

Orion Placement • St. Louis, Missouri, United States
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
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Job description

Pay: $80,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

  • Own the cost accounting function that directly impacts pricing, profitability, and operational decision-making
  • Work side-by-side with engineering and manufacturing on BOM and routing changes that drive real cost outcomes
  • High visibility role supporting leadership with weekly production and variance reporting
  • Join a long-term, growth-focused manufacturing organization that invests in continuous improvement and operational excellence
  • Competitive base salary plus bonus opportunity and strong benefits package

Location: On-site in St. Louis, MO (with occasional time on the production floor and periodic travel between nearby plant locations).

Note: To be considered, you must have manufacturing cost accounting experience, hands-on experience with BOMs and routings in an ERP, strong standard costing and variance analysis skills, and General Ledger accounting experience. This is an ITAR-regulated environment, so you must be a US Person (U.S. citizen, green card holder, or qualifying refugee/asylee status).

About Our Client

Our client is a growing American manufacturing organization backed by an active, long-term ownership group (not private equity) that invests in people, process improvement, and sustainable growth. Their culture is rooted in excellence, teamwork, and innovation, with leadership that stays engaged day-to-day to help the business scale.

Job Description

  • Maintain accurate standard costs, labor rates, and overhead rates to support correct cost allocation
  • Prepare weekly production, SOP, variance, and ad hoc reporting for leadership
  • Analyze planned vs actual costs and investigate manufacturing variances, scrap, and rework costs
  • Partner directly with production teams to identify drivers, root causes, and cost control actions
  • Manage inventory accounting across two locations, including reconciliation, obsolete inventory review, and integrity of data
  • Support monthly close and year-end close with inventory analysis and supplemental reporting
  • Facilitate annual physical inventories and monthly cycle counts; monitor inventory movements and process issues
  • Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing to assess BOM and routing changes and their impact on cost centers
  • Perform product line profitability and cost analysis to support management decisions
  • Assist plant personnel with researching discrepancies and implementing preventive controls
  • Contribute to special projects tied to continuous improvement and operational performance

Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
  • 2+ years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Strong experience with standard costing, variance analysis, inventory accounting, and General Ledger
  • Hands-on ERP experience and strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, analysis)
  • Comfortable working cross-functionally with engineering, operations, and plant leadership
  • Must meet ITAR US Person requirements and pass background check and drug screen

Why You Will Love Working Here

Youll be in a role where your work is immediately felt, your insights get used, and your partnerships with operations and engineering actually move the needle. If you like solving real-world manufacturing problems and improving cost visibility and control, this is a seat with impact and runway.

JPC-663

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

  • Dental insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance
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