Exponent

Cost Accounting Analyst

Exponent • $70K — $95K *
Kansas City, KS 66102In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in cost accounting, particularly in manufacturing environments.
  • Proven expertise in standard costing and inventory valuation processes.
  • Strong analytical skills with a focus on variance analysis.
  • Ability to collaborate across various departments, including Operations, Engineering, and Finance.
  • Excellent communication skills to convey financial insights to non-financial stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and update standard costs for materials, labor, and overhead.
  • Oversee inventory accounting, including reserves and aging management.
  • Support physical inventory processes through coordination of counts and compliance checks.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to analyze product cost drivers.
  • Conduct thorough financial analysis and provide insights to inform budgeting and forecasting.

Benefits

  • Working in a stable, cash-generative manufacturing environment.
  • Opportunity for hands-on involvement in critical cost accounting processes.
  • Valuable cross-functional collaboration experiences in a supportive team culture.
Full Job Description
High visibility Cost Accounting Analyst role in a well-established, privately held manufacturing firm in Kansas City, offering a hands-on opportunity to drive cost controls, inventory valuation, and financial insights in a stable, cash-generative environment.

Requirements

  • Strong Cost Accounting Expertise: Deep hands-on experience with standard costing, inventory valuation, and manufacturing variance analysis to manage and optimize key cost accounting functions effectively.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration Skills: Adept at partnering with Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Finance teams to translate complex cost drivers into actionable insights that influence operational and strategic decisions.


Responsibilities

  • Maintain and update standard costs: Oversee materials, labor, and overhead standard costing, lead variance analysis, and communicate key cost drivers to stakeholders.
  • Inventory accounting oversight: Manage inventory valuation, reserves, obsolescence, and monitor inventory levels, turns, and aging to optimize working capital.
  • Support physical inventory processes: Coordinate and support physical and cycle counts to ensure accuracy and compliance.
  • Cross-functional partnership: Work closely with operations, supply chain, procurement, and finance teams to analyze product cost drivers and identify cost improvement and operational efficiency opportunities.
  • Financial analysis and reporting: Conduct product pricing, cost, and margin analysis; support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning; deliver actionable insights to drive strategic decisions.


$70,000 - $95,000 a year

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About Exponent

Exponent is a multi-disciplinary engineering and scientific consulting firm that brings together more than 90 different disciplines to solve engineering, science, regulatory, and business issues facing our clients. The company has been providing solutions to complex problems for more than 50 years and has a reputation for technical expertise, objective analysis, and clear communication. Exponent's services include analysis and testing, engineering and design, human factors, environmental and health sciences, and regulatory consulting. The company serves clients in a wide range of industries, including aerospace, automotive, consumer products, energy, healthcare, and technology.
Learn more about Exponent
Size
1,215 employees
Market Cap
$5 billion
Industry
Business Services
Net Income
$82.5 million
Founded
1967
5 Year Trend
+8.2%
Revenue
$399.9 million
NASDAQ
EXPO
* Ladders Estimates

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