Occupation

Cost Accountant

Cost Accountants track and analyze the costs associated with producing goods or services, managing inventory valuation, standard costing, and cost of goods sold reporting to support financial statements and operational decision-making. The work typically involves month-end close activities, financial data analysis, and process improvements using accounting systems like SAP, with roles varying from individual contributors to managers overseeing cost accounting operations. The occupation suits detail-oriented accountants with strong analytical skills who want to support manufacturing or production environments and grow into broader financial leadership roles.

Duties & responsibilities

Analyze manufacturing costs and variances to support monthly close activities and financial reporting
Maintain standard cost models and inventory valuation methods under U.S. GAAP
Prepare cost of goods sold reports and overhead allocation analyses
Reconcile and investigate cost discrepancies across production, finished goods, and inventory accounts
Configure and use ERP systems to track and report on cost accounting data
Support operational decision-making by translating costing data into business insights

What Cost Accountant roles involve, from employers’ own postings.

How much does a Cost Accountant make?

Too few Cost Accountant postings state pay to publish a median yet: 5 of 8 open roles do, and we wait for 25.

Who is hiring for Cost Accountant roles?

8 open Cost Accountant roles from 8 employers; the most at Army National Guard Units, Beckman Coulter and Cambia Health Solutions.

From employers’ own postings, as of2026-10-28.

Cost Accountant in the job market

Last checked October 28, 2026

Open roles: 8
Employers: 8
Median pay: —
Disclose pay: —

Open Cost Accountant roles (8)

COST ACCOUNTANT

Army National Guard Units

Latham, NY · $77,045 – $100,164

This National Guard position involves managing cost accounting systems and financial analysis for military fiscal operations. The role suits someone with accounting expertise who can interpret financial data, optimize cost structures, and advise managers on spending efficiency within a government accounting environment.

Via USAJOBS · Apply there ↗

Cost Accountant

Simms Fishing Products

Carlsbad, CA

Listed on Simms Fishing Products’s careers site · Apply there ↗

Cost Accountant

Jabil

San Jose, CA

Listed on Jabil’s careers site · Apply there ↗

Plant Cost Accountant

Smithfield Foods

Full-time · Cincinnati, OH · $52,500 – $77,500

This role supports a large food production company's plant-level accounting operations through cost management, month-end closing, and bill-of-material maintenance. It suits someone with accounting fundamentals and 2+ years of experience who can handle multiple concurrent tasks in a manufacturing environment.

Listed on Smithfield Foods’s careers site · Apply there ↗

Assistant Plant Controller

Beckman Coulter

Full-time · Putnam, CT · $100,000 – $110,000

This role manages cost accounting and financial reporting for a manufacturing facility within a global life sciences company, preparing monthly and quarterly statements while driving continuous improvement in financial controls and processes. It suits accountants with manufacturing experience who want to grow into broader financial leadership while supporting operational decision-making.

Listed on Beckman Coulter’s careers site · Apply there ↗

Cost Accountant III, IV or Senior

Cambia Health Solutions

Full-time · $62,900 – $113,900

Cambia is seeking cost accountants at three levels (III, IV, or Senior I) to manage financial data, prepare statements, and analyze trends within their health insurance organization. This hybrid role suits detail-oriented accountants who want to support a healthcare mission and grow their skills in a collaborative, purpose-driven environment.

Listed on Cambia Health Solutions’s careers site · Apply there ↗

Cost Accounting Manager

Moderna

$109,200 – $174,600

This role leads cost accounting operations for a biotechnology manufacturer, overseeing month-end closes, standard costing, and SAP financial processes. It suits experienced cost accountants with deep SAP expertise who thrive in regulated manufacturing environments and want to drive process improvements across accounting systems.

Listed on Moderna’s careers site · Apply there ↗

Senior Cost Accountant

Shinola

Detroit, MI

This role manages cost accounting processes for a multi-brand consumer products company, maintaining standard cost models, analyzing variances, and supporting monthly close activities across finished goods, inventory, and manufacturing overhead. It suits someone with 5+ years of cost accounting experience in manufacturing or retail who enjoys translating complex costing data into actionable business insights.

Listed on Shinola’s careers site · Apply there ↗

Skills Cost Accountant postings ask for

Measured from the 8 open roles, not from a curated list.

Microsoft Excel4 roles50.0%
SAP4 roles50.0%
GAAP Compliance3 roles37.5%

Employers hiring Cost Accountants

8 in total, most open roles first.