Cost AnalystTampa, Florida Hybrid ScheduleAbout the Company and Opportunity:
- Global Manufacturer
- Great Opportunity for Career Growth
- Good culture/environment
- Company is growing, organically and through acquisition
- Top Notch benefits, good healthcare plans, 401K match
- Opportunity for lots of autonomy/ownership in this role
Overview of the Cost Analyst role:
- Establish standard costs and investigate discrepancies between standard and actual costs
- Oversee the annual standard cost-roll process
- Review, analyze, update, and validate standard costs, including bill of materials, with a deep understanding of labor and overhead
- Assess standard and actual costs for inaccuracies
- Measure, monitor, and analyze cost reduction projects against expectations
- Analyze material usage variances, purchase price variances, scrap, and inventory valuation discrepancies to support month-end closing activities
- Resolve costing discrepancies and irregularities with bills of materials (BOMs)
- Investigate cycle count variances and resolve inventory adjustments
- Undertake special financial projects as needed
Cost Analyst Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
- Manufacturing industry experience, focusing on cost accounting, profitability analysis, and manufacturing cost reductions
- In-depth understanding of manufacturing standard cost accounting and inventory valuation
- JD Edwards and SAP is required