Cost Accountant

Job Title: Financial Analyst & Cost Accountant
Job Description

The Financial Analyst & Cost Accountant drives financial performance monitoring and manufacturing cost optimization across a network of 22 production plants in the North American residential and commercial roofing sector. This individual contributor role combines hands-on cost accounting with corporate financial planning and analysis to standardize financial tracking, identify production variances, and support strategic multi-plant decisions. The role leverages JDE ERP to manage intercompany transfer pricing, ensure accurate product costing, and streamline financial workflows across all facilities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update product standard costs across all 22 manufacturing facilities to ensure accurate and consistent costing.
• Analyze monthly variances in material, labor, and overhead utilization against budgets and standards, and provide clear explanations and recommendations.
• Oversee standard inventory valuation, including the calculation and monitoring of obsolescence reserves and support for annual physical inventory counts.
• Audit Bills of Materials (BOM) and routing configurations to ensure accurate product costing and proper reflection of manufacturing processes.
• Manage and maintain work center rates and inventory costing to support reliable standard cost calculations.
• Update, maintain, and audit intercompany transfer pricing across the multi-plant network within the JDE ERP environment.
• Ensure alignment of transfer prices between shipping and receiving plants and resolve discrepancies within ERP systems.
• Document transfer pricing methodologies to support corporate tax requirements and internal compliance rules.
• Build and maintain KPI dashboards to benchmark, rank, and compare plant efficiency and profitability across all facilities.
• Assist senior financial analysts with the development of annual operational budgets for the plants and the preparation of monthly rolling forecasts.
• Analyze product line and plant-specific margins to provide insights that guide corporate pricing and profitability strategies.
• Own and safeguard costing integrity across the multi-plant manufacturing environment by continuously reviewing and improving costing processes.
• Support month-end close activities related to cost accounting, inventory, and variance analysis, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Collaborate with plant operations, finance, and corporate teams to interpret financial results and recommend cost optimization opportunities.
• Use advanced Excel and business intelligence tools to perform detailed cost analysis and present findings in a clear, actionable format.

Essential Skills

• Minimum 3–5 years of cost accounting or financial analysis experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience with cost accounting in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience with standard costing, including cost rolls and maintenance of standard costs.
• Strong background in variance analysis for materials, labor, and overhead.
• Experience with work center rates and inventory costing processes.
• Practical involvement in budgeting processes and monthly forecasting cycles.
• Financial analysis experience within manufacturing; experience in building materials or roofing is an asset.
• Hands-on experience working within a JDE ERP platform.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for data analysis, modeling, and reporting.
• Solid understanding of inventory management, including valuation and obsolescence reserves.
• Ability to build and interpret KPIs and performance dashboards.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to own and maintain costing integrity across multiple plants and stakeholders.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related business field.
• Professional designation such as CMA, CPA, or CFA is highly preferred.
• Familiarity with Power BI or Tableau as a data visualization and reporting tool is an asset.
• Experience in the building materials or roofing industry is considered a plus.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with plant operations and corporate finance teams.
• Ability to work independently as an individual contributor while supporting a larger finance team.
• Interest in ongoing professional development, with support available for CPA and other education dues.

Work Environment

This role is based on-site in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, within a corporate finance team of approximately 34 people. The standard work schedule runs from 9:00 . to 5:00 ., five days per week in the office. The environment offers exposure to plant and operations finance across facilities in Canada and the United States, providing broad visibility into multi-plant manufacturing performance. The role relies heavily on JDE ERP, Microsoft Excel, and business intelligence tools such as Power BI or Tableau. The dress code is business casual, reflecting a professional yet approachable workplace culture in a growing organization headquartered in Ontario.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Mississauga, ON.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $75000.00 - $95000.00/yr.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Mississauga,ON.

À propos d'Aston Carter

Aston Carter fournit des solutions de talent de classe mondiale à des milliers de clients à travers le monde. Spécialisés dans la comptabilité, la finance, les ressources humaines, l’acquisition de talents, la chaîne d’approvisionnement et certaines professions administratives, nous étendons les capacités des entreprises à la pointe de l'industrie. Nous nous appuyons sur notre profonde expertise en matière de recrutement et sur notre réseau expansif pour répondre aux besoins évolutifs de nos clients et de notre communauté de talents avec agilité et excellence. Avec des bureaux aux États-Unis, au Canada, en Asie-Pacifique et en Europe, Aston Carter est au service d’un grand nombre d’entreprises du Fortune 500. Nous sommes fiers d’avoir remporté le double diamant ClearlyRated Best of Staffing pour notre service aux clients et aux talents.

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Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the ., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

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