Cost Accountant

Royal Basket Trucks Inc. is seeking an experienced and results-driven Cost Accountant to join our growing manufacturing team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on accounting professional who thrives in a fast-paced multi-facility manufacturing environment and is passionate about driving operational performance through accurate costing and financial insight.

About Us

Royal Basket Trucks located in Darien WI is a leading manufacturer of material handling equipment serving a wide range of markets including hospitality healthcare commercial laundry recycling athletics and many others. Royal offers tremendous opportunity through growth and recent company expansion. Through the continual practice of our Core Values; Integrity Respect Quality Hard Work and Embracing Change Royal is committed to providing an environment that cultivates our employees personal and professional growth and through teamwork rewards everyone who contributes to our continued success.

Position Overview

The Cost Accountant will own manufacturing-based month-end close processes analyze cost variances support operational leadership with actionable reporting and play a key role in maintaining and improving our standard cost structure across 10 manufacturing departments.

Key Responsibilities

Build maintain and analyze standard cost structures

Own manufacturing month-end close including inventory transactions WIP labor absorption capitalization overhead application and variance analysis

Analyze and explain material labor and overhead variances to identify root causes

Develop and deliver variance reporting to manufacturing leadership to improve operational performance

Identify activity-based costing drivers and implement overhead allocation methods (direct labor hours machine hours etc.)

Analyze and report on customer and product profitability to support pricing strategies

Forecast the impact of raw material labor and process changes on product costs

Support ERP system implementation or major system conversions including documentation and internal controls

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance

Minimum of 5 years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment

Experience in a multi-facility manufacturing setting

Proven experience implementing standard cost structures and manufacturing financial close processes in an ERP system

Strong Excel skills with the ability to analyze large data sets

Self-motivated detail-oriented professional with a hands-on approach

Benefits

Medical Dental Vision STD/LTD Paid Vacation Birthday Holidays and 401k

Royal Basket Trucks is an equal opportunity employer.

***All applicants must take a short survey prior to hire***