Cost Accountant Job at Robert Half, Houston, TX

  • Robert Half
  • Houston, TX

Job Description

We are looking for a Cost Accountant to support manufacturing finance activities at our Texas location. This contract opportunity is ideal for someone who can translate plant-level financial data into meaningful cost insights and help improve spending control, inventory accuracy, and overall operational performance. The role partners closely with teams across finance, production, logistics, and other business functions to strengthen reporting, planning, and decision-making in a manufacturing environment.Responsibilities:• Analyze material costing and product valuation data, maintaining reliable standard cost structures that support accurate financial reporting for manufacturing operations.• Review plant spending across fixed and variable cost categories, investigate variances against expectations, and communicate key drivers behind cost movement.• Manage inventory accounting activities by monitoring stock transactions, supporting cycle count and physical count reviews, and reconciling inventory records to the general ledger.• Prepare and present plant financial measures, operating trends, and performance indicators that help leadership assess efficiency and profitability.• Contribute to month-end close by posting journal entries, reviewing account reconciliations, and explaining fluctuations within the balance sheet and income statement.• Support annual budgeting and periodic forecasting for factory operations, comparing results to plan and identifying financial risks or overspending trends.• Work cross-functionally with internal departments and external partners to resolve cost issues, improve reporting accuracy, and strengthen financial controls.• Identify opportunities to improve costing, inventory, and reporting processes within the manufacturing finance function.

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