Cost Accountant / Pricing Analyst

About the position

The Cost Accountant / Pricing Analyst is responsible for determining pricing structures for new and existing customers, ensuring accurate cost analysis, and supporting financial decision-making related to product profitability. This position collaborates with Sales, Finance, Operations, and Supply Chain at Kagome Inc. and Kagome Foods, Inc. to develop competitive and financially sound pricing models that align with business goals. Additionally, this role is responsible for ensuring that all stakeholders in the costing workflow respond in a timely manner to meet pricing deadlines. This position can be remote after the individual completes training and gains the knowledge necessary to produce accurate costings.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain pricing models based on cost inputs, market conditions, and profitability targets.
• Analyze cost structures, raw material expenses, labor, and overhead to determine accurate product pricing.
• Support Sales in pricing negotiations by providing financial insights, margin analysis, and competitive benchmarking.
• Conduct profitability assessments for new and existing customer contracts.
• Regularly review and update pricing formulas to reflect changes in costs and business conditions.
• Work closely with stakeholders to ensure timely responses in the pricing workflow, including Sales, R&D, Purchasing, and Operations.
• Identify SKUs that require quarterly cost reviews and provide updated pricing to Sales in advance of the next quarter.
• Maintain and update standard cost models for ingredients, packaging, and production processes.
• Identify and analyze cost variances and provide recommendations to improve cost efficiency.
• Prepare and present cost analysis reports to senior management.
• Work with Operations and Supply Chain to optimize inventory cost management and material pricing.
• Ensure new Item IDs are created for new ingredients and packaging (coordinating with R&D, Production Vision, and JustFood).
• Support Accounts Receivable in setting up new suppliers in JustFood after receiving credit information.
• Work closely with Sales, Finance, and Operations to align pricing strategies with company objectives.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP, company accounting policies, and financial reporting standards.
• Assist with annual budgeting and forecasting related to pricing and cost structures.
• Support internal and external audits by providing documentation related to cost accounting and pricing.
• Potentially assist Kagome Foods, Inc. (KFI) as an Expeditor, working with suppliers to ensure all materials are available for production on time.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 2-4 years in cost accounting, pricing analysis, or financial planning in a manufacturing or food industry environment.
• Strong understanding of standard costing, cost modeling, and margin analysis.
• Proficiency in ERP systems (e.g., JustFoods, SAP, or similar) and Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, financial modeling).

Nice-to-haves

• CPA, CMA, or other relevant financial certification.