Plant Cost Analyst

You will help plant leadership understand fixed and variable costs, connect financial and operational data, explain the story behind variances, and identify practical opportunities for improvement. Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, and Engineering to understand material usage, labor, production efficiency, scrap, and overhead variances.

Cost Accounting / Plant Finance Analyst

In this role, you will support plant management with financial data to help ensure the operation is run in the most cost-effective manner. You will help plant leadership understand fixed and variable costs, connect financial and operational data, explain the story behind variances, and identify practical opportunities for improvement.

This is a hands-on opportunity for someone who enjoys working closely with manufacturing operations and wants to have a visible impact on cost, inventory, and business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and analyze plant cost reporting, including fixed and variable costs by production area
• Translate financial and operational data into clear insights, recommendations, and action items
• Support budgeting, forecasting, continuous improvement initiatives, pricing, and commercial decisions
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, and Engineering to understand material usage, labor, production efficiency, scrap, and overhead variances
• Calculate, validate, analyze, and report product costs, including standard versus actual cost performance
• Support accurate inventory valuation and reconciliation across raw materials, work in process, and finished goods
• Maintain cost data within the ERP system and help ensure product costs are complete and accurate
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and automate cost reporting and analysis

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or a related field
• 3+ years of relevant experience in cost accounting, plant finance, controlling, or manufacturing analysis
• Strong understanding of product costing, inventory accounting, standard costs, and variance analysis
• Ability to connect financial results with manufacturing activity and translate analysis into practical business actions
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills
• Experience with an ERP system required; SAP experience is a plus
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment

What Success Looks Like

• Plant leadership has a clear and timely understanding of cost performance
• Product costs and inventory values are accurate and well controlled
• Financial and operational data is translated into clear business insights
• Cost analysis supports stronger decisions around productivity, pricing, and continuous improvement

Why This Opportunity?

• High visibility and direct interaction with plant leadership
• A strong blend of finance, manufacturing, and continuous improvement
• Opportunity to make a measurable impact on operational performance
• Potential for increased responsibility and career growth as the organization continues to grow