Cost Analyst Aston Carter Hybrid –ago

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Senior Cost Analyst Job Description

• Analyze product and operational costs to provide clear, data-driven insights that support business decision-making.
• Develop, maintain, and refine costing structures and cost models for products and operations.
• Perform detailed variance analysis to understand drivers of cost and margin fluctuations and communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Conduct reconciliations related to inventory, cost accounts, and margin to ensure accuracy and integrity of financial data.
• Support inventory valuation processes by providing cost analysis and ensuring appropriate standard costing is applied.
• Perform inventory and margin analysis to identify trends, risks, and opportunities to improve financial performance.
• Prepare and maintain reports and dashboards that summarize cost, margin, and inventory performance for operations and finance leadership.
• Leverage large-scale ERP systems to extract, validate, and analyze cost and inventory data.
• Create and use Excel pivot tables and VLOOKUPs to organize, compare, and analyze complex data sets.
• Collaborate with operations and supply chain teams to understand cost drivers and recommend process or cost improvements.
• Partner with finance teams to support budgeting, forecasting, and profitability analysis activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial performance through better costing practices, process enhancements, and data accuracy.
• Act as a key resource for cost-related analysis and reporting, responding to ad hoc requests and supporting cross-functional projects.

• Proven experience in variance analysis, with at least 2 years focused on analyzing cost and margin variances.
• Strong background in costing and cost accounting within a manufacturing environment, with at least 2 years of industry experience.
• Hands-on experience performing reconciliations for inventory, cost accounts, and related financial data for a minimum of 2 years.
• Ability to create and use pivot tables and VLOOKUPs in Excel to analyze and manipulate large data sets.
• Proficiency working within a large-scale ERP system to extract and analyze cost and inventory information.
• Demonstrated skill 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 a manufacturing setting.
• Bachelors degree in accounting, finance, business, or a closely related field.
• Ability to work independently while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Clear and concise communication skills to present financial insights to non-financial stakeholders.

• Experience with Oracle ERP systems is highly desirable.
• Experience with Net Suite ERP is a strong plus.
• Exposure to both standard costing and margin analysis in manufacturing environments.
• Ability to translate complex cost data into practical recommendations for operations and finance teams.
• Comfort working with large data volumes and multiple systems to validate and reconcile information.
• Interest in continuous improvement and identifying opportunities to enhance costing and reporting processes.

This role operates in a hybrid work environment that combines on-site collaboration with remote flexibility. Team members work on-site from Tuesday through Thursday to partner closely with operations, supply chain, and finance colleagues, and work from home on Monday and Friday. The position involves regular use of large-scale ERP systems, such as Oracle or Net Suite, along with advanced Excel tools including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs.

The environment is fast-paced and data-driven, with a strong focus on accuracy, collaboration, and continuous improvement in a manufacturing-focused setting. Dress code and on-site facilities are designed to support professional work while enabling effective interaction with cross-functional teams.

This is a Permanent position based out of Moosic, PA.

The pay range for this position is $75000.00 - $85000.00/yr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. benefits, benefits, benefits, benefits,…