Cost Analyst

At Florida’s Natural, goodness runs through our veins. We’re a citrus co-op with roots deep in the Florida soil. We care for our trees, our fruit, our land, and each other. That goodness is contagious. It’s what makes coworkers friends and the work fruitful. Pun intended. We’re on a mission to spread more good.

This role will report directly to the Plant Controller and is responsible for analyzing expense and cost transactions, identifying cost savings opportunities and ensuring transactions are recorded accurately. This position is located within Supply Chain Finance team and collaborates with Production and Operations.

• Partner with Operations and Finance to understand and analyze product costs including separation and understanding of fixed and variable portions of labor and overhead costs.
• Work with Sales Finance to determine current cost of items and be able to provide recommendations on savings and opportunities to help win additional business
• Develop and track operational KPI’s with a focus on variance analysis and ability to increase understanding throughout the business.
• Troubleshoot and correct accuracy issues and assist in root cause analysis to improve future state process
• Provide needed support for inventory reconciliations and validations including physical count audits
• Conduct in-depth variance analysis to identify risks
• Improve cost reporting by analyzing results, continually monitoring variances, identifying trends and interpreting data in order to present corrective action recommendations to Management
• Prepare analysis and recommendations on process improvements both in operational and inventory management areas focusing on reducing inefficiencies and lowering costs
• Support standard cost update and validation to accurately allocate material, labor and overhead costs to their associated products
• Document processes and develop SOP’s for costing and inventory training and personnel onboarding
• Prepare journal entries, reconciliations and assist with various responsibilities relating to cost and inventory end of month close
• Ad Hoc analysis creation and review with recommendations and context to explain current state situation and optimized future state
• Regular attendance required. Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's in accounting, Finance, Business Administration or related field
• Minimum of 2 years of analytical experience; accounting or finance experience preferred
• Demonstrated proficiency in Excel including VLOOKUP’s and pivot tables
• Strong analytical abilities with ability to learn new tools and implement improved processes
• Ability to work with and support matrixed team

• Medical, Dental and Vision benefits
• 401k
• PTO
• And more!

At Florida’s Natural, goodness runs through our veins. We’re a citrus co-op with roots deep in the Florida soil. We care for our trees, our fruit, our land, and each other. We’re the farmers and families of Florida’s Natural. Our juices are the life’s work of generations of farmers. From the highest-quality ingredients to the highest standards for flavor, we care about it all.

We craft goodness into every glass for a difference you can taste. And we don’t stop ry part of the fruit that’s leftover is recycled to make fragrances, flavors, animal feed, and more. Because goodness never goes to waste.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Florida’s Natural Growers also maintains affirmative action programs to implement our equal employment opportunity policy.