Sr. Cost Analyst (Finance)

Jostens Learning • Shelbyville, TN

112d

About The Position

This role is responsible for supporting the Accounting, Finance and Production departments with financial reporting, forecasting/planning, and production cost and scheduling analysis. This includes monthly variance analysis of production spending, weekly and monthly metric reporting, balance sheet reconciliations, and assisting with development of forecasts and annual plans. The role is also a key partner to the Director of Plant Operations with production analysis and modeling, including capacity and production scheduling to support efficient plant operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5+ years' related experience
• Experience in manufacturing and production costing and modeling
• High Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Access and other financial modeling tools
• Ability to plan, organize and see projects to completion while managing deadlines
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively with all levels in the organization
• Time management/organization skills - the ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks

Nice To Haves

• CPA or CMA certification

Responsibilities

• Work with production scheduling and plant management to develop new or modify existing reports to address gaps in understanding plant operational effectiveness
• Partner with plant management to ensure all reports are appropriate to the audience, while clearly presenting the financial overview
• Improve efficiency in reporting
• Participate in departmental, plant, and division annual planning process
• Prepare and provide accurate and timely financial reports to management
• Support Month End Accounting for Plant Controller/Assistant Plant Controller including Oracle JV's, Month End Schedules, Account Reconciliations, and Variance analysis of production spending budgets vs plan/forecast

Benefits

• Competitive healthcare (health, dental, vision, coverage)
• Voluntary benefits including home and car insurance, pet insurance, flexible spending account
• 401K plan with immediate vesting
• Accrued paid time off and company paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement after 6 months of service

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree