Job Description
Job Description
Cost Accountant
Location: Cranbury, NJ Area (Onsite)
Compensation: Competitive salary + benefits
Overview
Our client is seeking a detail-oriented Cost Accountant to support financial operations, cost accounting, and inventory management. This role will play a key part in month-end close, financial reporting, budgeting, and analysis, while partnering with leadership and external auditors.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage month-end close, financial operations, and financial schedules
- Prepare monthly and year-end financial statements and closing documents
- Maintain all aspects of the inventory management system and cost accounting processes
- Support the annual audit of company financials with independent auditors
- Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling
- Generate monthly financial statements for senior management and the board of directors
- Perform financial analysis in support of investor and management inquiries
Qualifications - Cost accounting experience required
- QuickBooks Online experience required
- Strong understanding of inventory accounting
- Experience supporting audits and financial reporting
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Ability to work onsite in Cranbury, NJ
Why Join
This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing organization and play a visible role in financial reporting, operational accounting, and business decision support.
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.
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