Jr Cost Accounting Analyst

Jr. Cost Accounting Analyst Location: Irvine, CA (On-site) Type: Contract (approx. 3–4 months), 40 hrs/week Department: Accounting / Manufacturing Finance Job Summary The Jr. Cost Accountant supports the cost accounting team with day-to-day manufacturing finance activities, including inventory and cost-of-goods analysis, variance reporting, and month-end close support. This role has an emphasis on job costing, labor/overhead support, standard cost maintenance assistance, and inventory reconciliations, while helping ensure key inventory/manufacturing controls are completed accurately and on time. Duties & Responsibilities Assist with month-end close activities for cost accounting, including support for journal entries and account reconciliations. Help prepare and analyze product costs, manufacturing variances, and other COGS-related reporting. Support standard cost updates and maintain cost data (BOM/routings and related cost inputs) in partnership with operations/manufacturing teams. Assist with labor and overhead rate support (basic calculations, data pulls, trend reporting). Support inventory reconciliations (including intercompany inventory/profit where applicable). Assist with cycle counts and physical inventories (coordination support, variance research, documentation). Support warranty and E&O (excess & obsolete) analysis and reporting. Pull and analyze data from the ERP/accounting system to support cost-of-goods reporting and ad hoc requests. Help maintain documentation for inventory/manufacturing SOX controls and support audit requests as needed. Participate in process improvement efforts to streamline close and reporting activities. Perform other projects as assigned. Minimum Qualifications 2+ years of accounting experience with exposure to cost accounting (manufacturing environment strongly preferred). Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups; comfort working with large data sets). Working knowledge of inventory, COGS, and basic variance analysis concepts. High attention to detail; ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines. Strong written and verbal communication; comfortable partnering with operations/manufacturing stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications Experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment. Exposure to standard costing, BOM/routings, or labor/overhead concepts. Experience with ERP systems (any major ERP is fine—SAP/Oracle/NetSuite/etc.). Experience in a medical device / regulated / lot-controlled environment. Spanish (written/spoken) a plus. Education Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business (or equivalent experience). #MS-OCACCT