Cost Accountant

Cost Accountant Remote in LATAM

Working Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Pacific Time

About the Role

One of our U.S.-based clients, a leading apparel brand with global operations, is looking for an experienced Cost Accounting Manager to strengthen its inventory accounting team.

This is not an entry-level opportunity. The company is looking for someone with solid hands-on experience in inventory costing who can bring best practices, improve existing processes, and support a complex global inventory operation involving manufacturing, full package imports, duties, freight, and multiple production locations.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience working in apparel, manufacturing, consumer goods (CPG), or other inventory-based businesses and be comfortable working with large datasets and ERP systems.

What you'll do

• Lead the company’s month end inventory costing update process and supervise the Staff Cost Accountant
• Perform monthly inventory costing activities and standard cost updates.
• Analyze monthly inventory transactions and allocate , production costs, freight, duties, and FOB charges.
• Review purchase orders and compare actual landed costs against expected costs.
• Maintain and update standard costs within the ERP system.
• Analyze cost variances and identify root causes, through collaboration with the sourcing and production teams.
• Review domestic production costing and perform monthly cost analyses.
• Partner with operations, purchasing, and finance teams to improve costing accuracy.
• Support internal and external audits related to inventory and costing.
• Recommend process improvements and share cost accounting best practices with the team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 2–4+ years of Cost Accounting experience.: Experience working in Manufacturing, Consumer Goods (CPG), Retail, eCommerce, Distribution, or another inventory-based business.
• Strong understanding of:
• Standard Costing
• Inventory Valuation
• Cost Variance Analysis
• Landed Cost (FOB, Freight, Duties and Agent Fees)
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience using enterprise level ERP systems preferred.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication skills in English.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Must be detail oriented and able to perform work with a high degree of accuracy

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting external audits.
• Experience working with international supply chains.
• Experience with complex inventory environments involving multiple manufacturing locations.
• Knowledge of process improvement and internal controls.

You Will Be the Perfect Fit If... You have a strong technical background in cost accounting.

• You enjoy solving complex inventory and costing challenges.
• You can identify opportunities to improve existing processes.
• You are proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• You enjoy sharing knowledge and helping build stronger accounting processes across the team.

Why Join? Join a well-established U.S. company with a complex international operation.

• Be part of a growing accounting team where your expertise will make an immediate impact.
• Work directly with leadership and help strengthen the company's inventory accounting function.
• Opportunity to influence processes and bring best practices to the organization.