Cost Analyst

Linde•Indianapolis, IN

10d•Onsite

About The Position

You will support the development, implementation, and maintenance of standard costing methodologies across manufacturing operations, including labor, overhead, material, and routing structures. You will partner with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Accounting teams to validate bills of materials (BOMs), routings, inventory transactions, and manufacturing cost drivers to ensure accurate product costing. You will analyze manufacturing variances, inventory transactions, labor utilization, scrap, and overhead absorption to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for operational and financial improvement. You will support ERP/MRP costing activities, data validation, system testing, and troubleshooting efforts associated with standard cost implementation and ongoing system enhancements. You will prepare reports, cost models, financial analyses, and supporting documentation to assist leadership with operational decision-making and continuous improvement initiatives. You will support Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives by identifying waste, improving process efficiency, supporting standard work development, and enhancing costing accuracy across operations. You will demonstrate leadership humility by collaborating effectively across functions, remaining open to feedback and continuous learning, supporting team objectives, and promoting a respectful and accountability-driven work environment.

Requirements

MS/MA/MBA with 0–4 years of related accounting, manufacturing finance, cost accounting, or operational analysis experience OR BS/BA with 3+ years of related experience OR 10+ years of directly related manufacturing costing or accounting experience at AMT/PGT or similar manufacturing environments.
Experience supporting manufacturing cost accounting processes including standard costing, inventory analysis, BOM validation, labor and overhead analysis, and variance reporting.
Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems such as Oracle, SAP, Costpoint, or similar manufacturing systems.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including formulas, pivot tables, data validation, reporting, and financial modeling.
Ability to gather, clean, validate, and analyze operational and financial data from multiple cross-functional sources.
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail and data accuracy.
Ability to communicate effectively and collaborate with Accounting, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, and external implementation resources.
Foundational understanding of Lean Production System principles including continuous improvement, waste reduction, standard work, root cause analysis, and process optimization.
Demonstrated leadership humility through teamwork, accountability, openness to feedback, adaptability, and support of continuous learning and operational excellence.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field preferred.
Lean, or Six Sigma certification/training is preferred.

Responsibilities

Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of standard costing methodologies across manufacturing operations, including labor, overhead, material, and routing structures.
Partner with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Accounting teams to validate bills of materials (BOMs), routings, inventory transactions, and manufacturing cost drivers to ensure accurate product costing.
Analyze manufacturing variances, inventory transactions, labor utilization, scrap, and overhead absorption to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for operational and financial improvement.
Support ERP/MRP costing activities, data validation, system testing, and troubleshooting efforts associated with standard cost implementation and ongoing system enhancements.
Prepare reports, cost models, financial analyses, and supporting documentation to assist leadership with operational decision-making and continuous improvement initiatives.
Support Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives by identifying waste, improving process efficiency, supporting standard work development, and enhancing costing accuracy across operations.
Demonstrate leadership humility by collaborating effectively across functions, remaining open to feedback and continuous learning, supporting team objectives, and promoting a respectful and accountability-driven work environment.