Associate Manager, Product Configuration & Costing

The Hershey Company•Lower Swatara Township, PA

About The Position

The Senior Analyst, Product Configuration & Costing helps ensure the accuracy, consistency, and transparency of manufacturing cost data across Hershey. In this role, you will analyze SAP Material Ledger actual costing results, uncover key trends and cost drivers, and turn complex data into actionable insights for Finance, Supply Chain, Operations, and IT partners. You will also support the technical loading and validation of manufacturing plant budgets in SAP, strengthen data quality and controls, and help improve the repeatable processes that power sound financial and operational decisions.

Requirements

3-5 years of experience in product costing, supply chain finance, or manufacturing finance
Hands-on SAP experience with Material Ledger, Actual Costing, and CO
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain, or a related field
Advanced analytical and cost-accounting capabilities
Strong attention to detail
Clear written and verbal communication
Ability to manage recurring cycles and ad hoc analysis

Nice To Haves

Experience with SAP S/4HANA
Manufacturing plant budgeting experience
Advanced Excel
Alteryx
Power BI
Experience in a manufacturing or consumer packaged goods environment

Responsibilities

Analyze monthly SAP Material Ledger Actual Costing results across the supply chain network and compare results with prior periods, budget, and plan.
Identify, explain, and document significant variances, trends, and cost drivers, and communicate insights clearly to finance and non-finance partners.
Partner with Accounting and Supply Chain Finance during period-end close, review, reconciliation, and inventory valuation activities.
Facilitate the technical loading of manufacturing plant budget data into SAP and validate alignment across plants, materials, and cost components.
Perform data-quality checks across SAP, planning tools, and financial expectations; investigate and resolve costing, quantity, and valuation inconsistencies.
Serve as a subject-matter resource for Material Ledger and Actual Costing processes, and support system enhancements, testing, controls, documentation, and continuous improvement.