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Cost Accountant

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 16 Sept 2025

About the role

Win at WilsonartAt Wilsonart, we don’t just make surfaces—we build careers. When you join our team, you become part of something bigger: a company driven by innovation, grounded in values, and powered by people who care.
You’ll be surrounded by teammates who take pride in their work and look out for one another. You’ll have the chance to learn, grow and make a real impact. And you’ll be part of a company that believes winning means helping you succeed at work and in life.
Here, you’ll win with:
Support that keeps you well
• Medical, dental, and life insurance
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability
• FSAs and dependent care options
• Vision and legal benefits
• Gym discounts and wellness clinics
• Tuition reimbursement—for you and your dependents
Opportunities to grow
• Clear paths to promotion and internal mobility
• Training, coaching, and mentorship
• Development programs to support your goals
Time for what matters
• Paid vacation and holidays in your first year
• A culture that respects work-life balance
We’re looking for people who are ready to learn, ready to lead and ready to make a difference. If that sounds like you, you can win at Wilsonart.This position will be located in Temple, TX.Primary Responsibilities

In conjunction with site controllers, conduct the monthly financial close of inventory based transactions for the company’s US factories and distribution centers
Prepare various financial analysis related to manufacturing costs, inventory, and expense information.
Calculation and maintenance of capitalized manufacturing variances such as PPV, DLV and OHV, aligning amortization with latest inventory DOH
Investigate and resolve significant manufacturing variances to standard costs and significant variances to budgets and forecasts.
Ensure proper inventory valuation through analysis of variances to standard for material, labor and overhead, and annual maintenance of standard costs including cost system updates – becoming a subject matter expert on ERP cost system processes and applications.
Analyze changes in product design, raw materials, and manufacturing methods to determine effects on costs.
Publish monthly details of company inventory positions for executive stakeholders and audit and to support working capital objectives
Support periodic audit requests for the company’s external auditors.
Collaborate with the procurement, material specifications quality, R&D and operations in development of annual standard costs
Preparation and analysis of monthly fleet and freight financials to support delivery and costing decisions
Collaborate with the material specifications team to create and maintain standard costs of manufactured inventory using detail bills of material and routings containing time requirements and resource rates.
Collaborate with the product teams to identify and record financial exposure related to slow moving and obsolete inventory.
Collaborate with the IT team to identify and resolve system related issues as well as refining existing processes.
Support the factory management teams when ad hoc requests are made (including ROI analysis for capital investments and validation of cost improvement projects).
Extract and download data using various tools and queries, to develop reports and analysis.
Ensure validity and accuracy of ERP through analysis, internal audit, and coordination with inventory control, production and work order processing.
Represent Finance/Accounting on teams designed to improve operations, reduce costs, etc.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or related field
Experience in Finance or Accounting, preferably in Manufacturing Cost Accounting
Background in a fully integrated ERP system (Oracle, SAP, etc.)
Highly proficient in Excel and Microsoft Office
Ability to work under tight deadlines in a team environment
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills