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and cost-related GL accounts.\nDeliver KPI reporting: gross margin by job / product line / customer, labor utilization, machine utilization, scrap %, on-time-ship cost impact, quote accuracy.\nBusiness Partnering\nServe as the finance contact for shop supervisors, project managers, estimators, and purchasing.\nSupport bid reviews on large or strategic projects; provide cost inputs for value engineering and material substitution decisions.\nContribute financial analysis to make-vs-buy decisions (insource vs. outsource, purchased vs. internally produced components).\nProvide costing input on CapEx requests.\nCompliance & Controls\nSupport internal and external audits — inventory observation, cost testing, WIP substantiation.\nEnsure adherence to US GAAP for inventory, WIP, and revenue recognition on custom-manufactured goods.\nDocument cost accounting methodologies, standard cost roll procedures, and month-end SOPs.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or 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