Job Description

### Become a Key Player as a Cost Accountant

You will ensure accurate manufacturing cost data and lead commodity hedging activities to protect margins. You will partner with operations, production, accounting, and trading stakeholders to deliver actionable cost visibility and effective hedge execution. This role supports month-end close, reporting, and operational decision-making.

### Here's How You'll Make an Impact on the Team

- Maintain and analyze production costs by product, production run, and customer to support margin analysis.

Track material, labor, and overhead costs at the batch/order level and reconcile WIP and finished goods.

Identify cost trends, inefficiencies, and variances; drive continuous improvement with operations and production teams.

Support month-end close processes including inventory valuation, cost allocations, and reconciliations.

Develop and maintain reporting tools and ERP integrations to surface insights on yield losses, downtime, material usage, and customer profitability.

Coordinate purchase, sale, and management of futures contracts to hedge copper price exposure.

Monitor market conditions, analyze hedge effectiveness, reconcile hedge positions to broker statements, and ensure compliance with policies.

Reconcile physical inventories and the sales order book to open hedge positions on a weekly basis.

• Serve as backup for accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general accounting as needed.

### Here's What You'll Need to Be Successful in This Role

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance (required).

• 2+ years of experience in cost accounting within a manufacturing environment (preferred).

• 2+ years of exposure to futures trading, hedging operations, or risk management (preferred).

• Strong ability to perform inventory valuation, cost allocations, and WIP reconciliations.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and familiarity with reporting tools; experience with Crystal Reports, Microsoft Dynamics GP / Great Plains is a plus.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;

• Ability to interpret written and verbal instructions and produce accurate reconciliations.

### Here's What Else Might Help You Out

• CPA or CMA certification.

• Prior experience in commodity trading or manufacturing hedging operations.

• Experience refining cost tracking processes and integrating cost data into ERP systems.

You should be proficient in:

• Bachelor's Degree
• manufacturing