Cost Analyst

Aston Carter•Wilkes-Barre, PA

2d•$75,000 - $85,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Cost Analyst partners with operations, supply chain, and finance teams to analyze product and operational costs, maintain accurate costing structures, and provide financial insights for strategic business decisions. The role focuses on cost modeling, profitability analysis, inventory valuation support, and identifying opportunities to improve financial performance. The analyst works independently, collaborates across functions, and supports cost-related analysis, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives. This is a permanent hybrid position based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Requirements

At least 2 years of experience analyzing cost and margin variances.
At least 2 years of costing and cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.
At least 2 years of experience reconciling inventory, cost accounts, and related financial data.
Ability to create and use Excel pivot tables and VLOOKUPs to analyze and manipulate large data sets.
Proficiency with a large-scale ERP system for extracting and analyzing cost and inventory information.
Experience in cost accounting, cost analysis, and inventory analysis.
Experience with inventory and margin analysis to support financial performance evaluation.
Understanding of standard costing principles and their application in manufacturing.
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, or a closely related field.
Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail and data accuracy.
Clear, concise communication skills for presenting financial insights to non-financial stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Analyze product and operational costs to provide data-driven insights for business decisions.
Develop, maintain, and refine product and operational costing structures and models.
Perform variance analysis, identify cost and margin fluctuation drivers, and communicate findings to stakeholders.
Reconcile inventory, cost accounts, and margin data to help ensure financial accuracy and integrity.
Support inventory valuation by providing cost analysis and ensuring appropriate standard costing is applied.
Analyze inventory and margins to identify trends, risks, and opportunities to improve financial performance.
Prepare and maintain reports and dashboards summarizing cost, margin, and inventory performance for operations and finance leadership.
Use large-scale ERP systems to extract, validate, and analyze cost and inventory data.
Use Excel pivot tables and VLOOKUPs to organize, compare, and analyze complex data sets.
Work with operations and supply chain teams to understand cost drivers and recommend process or cost improvements.
Partner with finance teams on budgeting, forecasting, and profitability analysis.
Identify opportunities to improve financial performance through improved costing practices, processes, and data accuracy.
Respond to ad hoc requests and support cross-functional projects as a resource for cost analysis and reporting.