Royal Basket Trucks, Inc. is seeking an experienced and results-driven Cost Accountant to join our growing manufacturing team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on accounting professional who thrives in a fast-paced, multi-facility manufacturing environment and is passionate about driving operational performance through accurate costing and financial insight.

About Us

Royal Basket Trucks® located in Darien, WI is a leading manufacturer of material handling equipment serving a wide range of markets including hospitality, healthcare, commercial laundry, recycling, athletics, and many others. Royal® offers tremendous opportunity through growth and recent company expansion. Through the continual practice of our Core Values; Integrity, Respect, Quality, Hard Work, and Embracing Change, Royal® is committed to providing an environment that cultivates our employees’ personal and professional growth, and through teamwork, rewards everyone who contributes to our continued success.

Position Overview

The Cost Accountant will own manufacturing-based month-end close processes, analyze cost variances, support operational leadership with actionable reporting, and play a key role in maintaining and improving our standard cost structure across 10+ manufacturing departments.

Key Responsibilities

· Build, maintain, and analyze standard cost structures

· Own manufacturing month-end close including inventory transactions, WIP, labor absorption, capitalization, overhead application, and variance analysis

· Analyze and explain material, labor, and overhead variances to identify root causes

· Develop and deliver variance reporting to manufacturing leadership to improve operational performance

· Identify activity-based costing drivers and implement overhead allocation methods (direct labor hours, machine hours, etc.)

· Analyze and report on customer and product profitability to support pricing strategies

· Forecast the impact of raw material, labor, and process changes on product costs

· Support ERP system implementation or major system conversions, including documentation and internal controls

Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

· Minimum of 5 years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment

· Experience in a multi-facility manufacturing setting

· Proven experience implementing standard cost structures and manufacturing financial close processes in an ERP system

· Strong Excel skills with the ability to analyze large data sets

· Self-motivated, detail-oriented professional with a hands-on approach

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, STD/LTD, Paid Vacation, Birthday, Holidays and 401k

Royal Basket Trucks is an equal opportunity employer.

***All applicants must take a short survey prior to hire***