Costing Analyst I

Pitt Ohio•Pittsburgh, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

PITT OHIO, a $900 million, high service, highly profitable, transportation solutions provider offering SUPPLY CHAIN, LTL and TRUCKLOAD services is seeking a Costing Analyst I to join our team at our Corporate Headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pa. We encourage you to include a résumé and cover letter with your application. We offer competitive wages, hospital/medical insurance with no monthly premiums, vision, discount prescription, dental, 401K, profit sharing, paid vacations, pleasant work environment, and much more! The purpose of this role is to support the Enterprise strategically with ongoing and in-depth cost, profitability, and/or general financial modeling and analysis, encompassing various business segmentation levels (including but not necessarily limited to account, terminal, lane, etc.), executed on both process-driven as well as “as needed”/ad hoc bases.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Industrial Engineering, or other quantitative discipline. Equivalent experience may also be considered.
At least 1 year of related work experience preferred
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel is required (vlookups, pivot tables, subtotals, etc.)
Outstanding problem solving and analytical ability.
Must possess strong interpersonal and communication skills in order to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
Excellent math skills.
High attention to detail.
Ability to compile and analyze data and draw conclusions.
Command of English language to communicate effectively with internal and external customers.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency with SQL Server is a plus, but not required.
Cost accounting and/or data analysis experience preferred.
LTL trucking experience and/or knowledge of LTL freight classes and characteristics preferred.
Intellectual curiosity.
Process orientated individual that looks for increased efficiency in repetitive tasks.

Responsibilities

Create and evaluate freight density studies in accordance with current departmental processes, policies, and guidelines
Support the maintenance of cost profiles and databases (including but not necessarily limited to freight density, extra costs, accessorial costs, terminal specific profiles, etc.)
Assist in daily, weekly, monthly, and annual cost model maintenance tasks
Communicate with Pitt Ohio terminals and/or Field Personnel in order to collect information about accounts and business segments (including but not necessarily limited to freight stackability profile, problematic accounts, perceived cost-drivers, etc.)
Conduct preliminary profitability analysis on account, terminal, and regional bases
Develop and maintain a general background knowledge of cost accounting buckets within the cost model and a preliminary knowledge of general ledger translation into the model
Research potential cost model errors and issues and recommend solutions
Develop and maintain a working proficiency in SQL to assist in root cause and/or ad hoc analyses relating to the cost model
Perform regular, iterative, and/or ad hoc analysis as requested/required
Provide occasional Tier I end-user support of cost model. This includes but is not necessarily limited to issues that would be obvious to Costing department personnel, but not necessarily Pricing personnel.
React to change productively and handle other tasks as assigned.