Cost Analyst (Sr. Cost Analyst
Listed on 2026-08-22
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Accounting
Financial Analyst, Cost Accountant, Financial Reporting, Accounting & Finance -
Finance & Banking
Financial Analyst, Financial Reporting, Accounting & Finance
Cost Analyst
Our client is an organization in the Milwaukee area that's looking for a Cost Analyst. Our client is looking for someone with 3+ years of experience, detail-oriented, and an inquisitive mindset. This company offers opportunities for career development, a collaborative team, and competitive benefits. This position is onsite.
The salary for this position is $60K – $90K.
The Cost Analyst will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:
- Maintain and update job costing records, standard costs, BOMs, routings, and overhead rates.
- Perform monthly inventory reconciliations and support accurate inventory and cost-of-goods-sold reporting.
- Analyze job-level cost variances, including material, labor, and overhead, and document root causes.
- Partner with estimating, engineering, and operations to refine costing assumptions based on actual job performance.
- Support month-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and audit requests.
- Provide cost analysis and process improvement support for quoting, margin reviews, ERP upgrades, and special projects.
- Additional ad hoc projects as needed.
The Cost Analyst will possess the following:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required; CMA or CPA a plus.
- 3+ years of cost accounting or manufacturing accounting experience.
- Results-driven mindset, focused on delivering accurate, timely cost data to support quoting and margin decisions.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to analyze problems; categorize & simplify complex issues to deliver incremental improvement.
- Competent computer skills with ERP systems, Microsoft Excel, and other technical resources as required.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The compensation philosophy reflects the Company's reasonable expectation at the time of posting. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of factors including, but not limited to skills, experience level, and overall qualifications. This role may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary incentive program, subject to the rule governing the program.
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