Cost Accountant in Hayward, California at MDC Precision, LLC

Job Summary

MDC Precision is seeking a Cost Accountant with 3–4 years of manufacturing experience to support inventory valuation, operational cost data analysis, standard costing, and margin analytics for high-precision vacuum components. Reporting to the CFO, you will deliver cost and profitability insights for management reporting, forecasting, and operational decision-making.

This position can be located at our Corporate Headquarters in Hayward, CA or at our Austin, TX location.

• Operational cost analysis: Collect and analyze operational cost data (materials, labor, overhead, freight/shipping) to improve cost visibility and margin performance.
• Cost standards: Set, maintain, and roll standard costs for manufactured goods; develop and analyze cost standards and key cost drivers. Determine cost center structure and cost center and DL rates. Determine variable and fixed cost and separate var/fix cost in product cost/rates.
• Variance reporting: Analyze and explain PPV, labor, and overhead variances, capacity utilization; recommend actions to reduce cost and waste.
• Reconciliations: Perform month-end inventory/WIP and cost account reconciliations; support cycle counts and inventory accuracy.
• BOM & routers: Partner with Engineering to maintain BOMs/routers that support accurate product costing.
• FP&A partnership: Provide margin and job-level profitability insights for management reporting; support forecast and annual planning inputs.
• CVP & decision support: Perform cost-volume-profit (breakeven) and make-vs-buy analyses to support pricing, capacity, and sourcing decisions.
• Capital expenditures: Support/validate/analyze manufacturing related CAPEX applications regarding payback.
• Estimation/Order backlog review: Liase with Estimation team regarding sales related estimates and validate cost assessment (pre-calculation) in order backlog.

Qualifications

• Experience: 3–4 years of cost accounting in manufacturing; high-precision/semiconductor equipment experience is a plus.
• Education: Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Technical skills: Advanced Excel and manufacturing ERP experience (MS Dynamics is a plus or SAP, Oracle, Epicor).
• Knowledge: GAAP, standard product costing, and management reporting fundamentals.

Skills & Competencies

• Analytical/quantitative: Strong quantitative skills to interpret operational cost data, trends, and drivers.
• Financial analysis: Ability to build clear analyses and recommendations from incomplete or evolving data.
• Reporting: Comfortable preparing management reports and presenting findings to cross-functional partners.
• Systems/tools: Proficiency with ERP and financial reporting tools; advanced Excel (pivot tables, lookups, modeling).
• Attention to detail: High accuracy with large data sets and reconciliations in a manufacturing environment. Self-Starting.
• Communication: Effective written and verbal communication; active listening and ability to influence.
• Collaboration: Strong teamwork and partnering skills across FP&A, Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain.

Benefits

• Health & Wellness: Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.
• Retirement: 401(k) with company match.
• Time Off: PTO (vacation/sick) and paid holidays.
• Additional perks: FSA, life and disability insurance, and recognition programs.