Sr Cost Accounting Analyst

Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA•Town of Islip, NY

5h•$100,000 - $115,000•Onsite

About The Position

At Nestlé Health Science, we believe that nutrition, science, and wellness must merge, not collide. Here, we embrace the intrinsic connections of these three pillars, harnessing their collective strength to empower healthier lives. Our broad product portfolio includes renowned brands like Garden of Life®, Nature's Bounty®, Vital Proteins®, Orgain®, Nuun®, BOOST®, Carnation Breakfast Essentials®, Peptamen®, Compleat Organic Blends®, and more. We also have extensive pharmaceutical expertise, offering innovative medicines that aim to prevent, manage, and treat gastrointestinal and metabolic-related diseases. At Nestlé Health Science, we bring our best for better lives. Our people are challenged to bring fresh, diverse views and make bold moves to empower healthier lives through nutrition. We know brilliant ideas can come from anyone, anywhere. Here we embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and collaborate with teams that champion focused and forward thinking. We are committed to fostering professional growth and celebrating the achievements of our people along the way. We offer dynamic career paths, robust development, opportunities to learn from talented colleagues around the globe, and benefits that support physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Join us to innovate for impact and reimagine the future of health and nutrition for patients and consumers. Position Summary: Reporting to the Sr. Factory Controller, you will own the financial performance narrative for our packaging facility. From standard costing and variance analysis to strategic cost studies that directly influence leadership decisions, you will be at the center of how this site measures, understands, and improves its financial results. As a key business partner on the Local Leadership Team, you will maintain standard costs in SAP, conduct financial and operational analyses across conversion cost, material consumption / loss, inventory accuracy and other critical metrics. You will proactively generate cost improvement ideas that drive enhanced business outcomes. This position will be onsite at our Bohemia, NY or Holbrook, NY factory location. Why this role? This is not just a cost analyst position - it's a career launchpad. This role is intentionally designed to develop future Factory Controllers by providing deep exposure to site-level P&L ownership, cross-functional leadership on the local leadership team, and strategic decision-making alongside plant management. If you're an ambitious finance professional who wants to lead a factory's financial strategy, this is your opportunity.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in Finance, Business, Accounting or comparable
Minimum of 3+ years of experience in Cost Accounting, Finance and/or experience in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, Macros, financial modeling)
Must be proficient with Windows, Outlook, Microsoft Office Suite; Word, Power Point, Power BI or other data visualization tools
SAP experience strongly preferred
Fluent English (written and verbal)

Nice To Haves

Strong ability to interpret data, identify and communicate potential opportunities and risks
Strong interpersonal skills and capability to contribute to a fast-paced team environment
Effective communication and ability to influence others to get results or develop solutions
Digital Fluency: Embrace digital tools and emerging technologies to automate, simplify, and enhance the quality of financial insights
Excellent organization and time management skills
Ability to maintain confidentiality and exhibit professionalism
Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams across the organization
Ability to maintain effectiveness during major changes in work tasks or the work environment; adjusting effectively to within new work structures, processes, requirements or cultures
Continuously seek ways to improve processes, while maintaining high quality standards
Is creative and intellectually curious; tries different and novel ways to solve obstacles

Responsibilities

Act as a Business partner for the factory management of a packaging site, providing support on all financial matters and participating in the Local Leadership Team
Ensure proper execution of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closings and prepare standard and non-standard journal entries in accordance with Nestlé Accounting Standards
Independently handle yearly cost planning (Annual Cost Estimate), monthly reporting, variance analysis and forecasting (Year End Estimate) for the site as well as planning and calculating production costs, transfer price revisions, and maintaining master data
Provide analytics to evaluate variances to standard. Provide explanations to the key drivers along with recommendations to improve costs. Communicate cost risks and opportunities to leadership
Proactively manage emerging risks and opportunities in cooperation with factory management
Prepare cost studies and profitability analyses for investment decisions and special evaluations (e.g., benchmarks)
Adhere to factory costing processes with Nestlé Costing Standards
Drive process optimization towards more digitalization and simplification, supporting the factory in TPM, NCE, and Lean Manufacturing initiatives
Regular presence on the production floor is expected to build operational understanding and partner effectively with factory teams