Cost Accountant Job at Creative Financial Staffing (CFS), Oak Brook, IL

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  • Creative Financial Staffing (CFS)
  • Oak Brook, IL

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Cost Accountant
$90,000 to $110,000

About Us:
Our client is an industry leader in manufacturing, with a reputation for innovation, quality, and operational excellence. We’re currently looking for a skilled Cost Accountant to join our dynamic finance team and help drive efficiency and profitability across our manufacturing operations.

Position Summary:
The Cost Accountant will play a critical role in analyzing manufacturing costs and providing valuable insight into operational performance. This position works closely with production, supply chain, and finance teams to ensure accurate costing, inventory valuation, and support strategic decision-making.

Why Join Us?

  • Competitive salary and benefits package

  • Opportunity to work with a forward-thinking leadership team

  • Career growth in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

  • A culture that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement

Key Responsibilities:

  • Analyze and maintain standard costs of products and update as needed

  • Monitor and report on manufacturing variances and cost drivers

  • Prepare and analyze monthly manufacturing and inventory reports

  • Conduct periodic physical inventory counts and reconcile discrepancies

  • Support budget and forecast processes with cost-related data

  • Identify and recommend cost-saving opportunities

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve processes and systems

  • Ensure compliance with internal controls and accounting standards

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (CPA/CMA a plus)

  • 3+ years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment

  • Strong knowledge of standard costing, inventory accounting, and variance analysis

  • Proficiency in ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or similar) and Excel

  • Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities

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Company Description

ABOUT US:

Creative Financial Staffing (CFS) is a leading, employee-owned staffing firm—the largest one founded by CPA firms. CFS helps companies locate, attract and hire exceptional accounting, finance & technology professionals. With three decades of experience, CFS has developed a vast network of skilled professionals and has unique resources to better understand hiring needs, attract higher-caliber candidates and assess candidate potential.

Established in 1994, CFS today operates 30+ offices across the United States. Nationally, CFS connects companies with candidates, from entry-level to executive level, temporary to direct hire, and project support to interim management.

OVERVIEW:

Creative Financial Staffing, along with our CFS Technology Division, delivers qualified accounting, finance and technology professionals on a temporary and permanent basis across a broad range of industries. Our extensive network equips us with the resources to better understand our client’s needs, attract higher-caliber candidates, and assess their potential. We take pride in being the industry's leading employee-owned staffing firm.

100% Employee-Owned: By embracing this business model, CFS has empowered its employees to become committed owners, fostering a culture of innovation, productivity, and customer-centricity. With an engaged and empowered workforce, our customers reap the rewards.

Your Success is Our Success: Our business is all about people and personal connections, built on trust and teamwork. As employee-owners, we love what we do and we are dedicated to the success of our clients and candidates.

Highly Qualified Professionals at Every Level: We are dedicated to recruiting top accounting, finance and technology talent for our clients, from entry-level to senior professionals. Our rigorous screening process includes personal interviews, professional reference checks, and employment/degree verifications to ensure a list of quality candidates.

Personal Attention: Our clients consistently commend us for our individualized focus and service. Client and recruit satisfaction is paramount to our business, and we strive to ensure each placement is the absolute best.

Our Commitment: Our core values are the foundation of our company’s culture and success. They guide our decision-making, foster collaboration, and create a positive work environment built on transparency and accountability. At CFS, our employees embody and value: integrity, teamwork, accountability, positive mindset, disciplined, and hard work.

Career Opportunities: We are growing! CFS is always on the lookout for team-oriented, enthusiastic, entrepreneurial, and customer service-driven professionals to join our team. If this sounds like you, join us and discover what we're all about!

Headquarters:
21 Custom House St.
Suite 210
Boston, MA 02110

Job Tags

Permanent employment, Temporary work, Interim role,

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