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Our client, a global manufacturer, is looking for a skilled Cost Accountant to join their team in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. In this role, you will play a critical part in analyzing product costs, supporting financial processes, and contributing to the successful launch of new products. This position offers an excellent opportunity to collaborate across departments and provide valuable insights for decision-making.

Responsibilities:

• Provide support for product cost quotations across multiple product lines.

• Perform daily product costing for new and modified products.

• Establish transfer pricing and analyze cost impacts for compliance with international regulations.

• Assist in month-end closing processes and operational analysis for designated facilities.

• Contribute to the annual re-costing process and support inventory audits across manufacturing and branch locations.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, to develop and analyze costing data for new product launches.

• Develop sales forecasts, pricing strategies, and capital requirement estimates for new projects.

• Evaluate the economic impact of projects using financial tools, such as ROI and payback analysis.

• Ensure processes are in place to support successful product launches and communicate key regional impacts to management.

• Maintain and share post-launch project metrics and analyses to assess overall performance.

Requirements • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, with strong skills in Excel.

• Exceptional communication abilities, both written and verbal.

• Ability to interact effectively with management at all levels.

• Strong organizational and time-management skills.

• Experience in costing and financial analysis.

• Analytical mindset with a keen attention to detail.

Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.

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