Cost Analyst

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Clayton is a leading single‑family, values‑driven home builder dedicated to attainable housing, sustainable practices and creating a world‑class experience for customers and team members. Our company portfolio includes a broad offering of attainable housing, and as a vertically integrated home builder, we are uniquely positioned to serve customers through every stage of the home ownership journey – building, selling, financing, and insuring homes.

From entry‑level to more experienced positions, we’re actively recruiting individuals who are passionate, positive, and eager to learn. We then equip you for success, whether you’re in the office, in the field, or on the floor. As a member of our team you’ll enjoy excellent benefits, opportunities for growth, and an encouraging culture that supports work / life balance.

Job Profile: JP00264

Pay: $70,304

Position Summary:

The Cost Analyst will identify plant and cost department problems and will develop and implement improvement solutions. The Cost Analyst will work with plant management to determine and resolve plant processes, take a leadership role on plant teams and will participate in plant and cost department projects. The Cost Analyst will have a thorough knowledge of cost systems and will perform analysis of cost data to prevent and resolve production and inventory issues.

• Develop and maintain accurate Bills of Materials for each model and each Option produced in the plant. Accomplished by:
• Prototyping of new models and options
• Re‑audits of existing models and options
• Category Audits
• Like model comparisons
• Observe established costing policies and procedures
• Complete training programs as provided
• Participate in Oracle ERP implementation initiatives
• Print the Daily Production Report, distribute, and review for margin irregularities
• Monitor the Engineering Change Requests (ECR) and respond to all necessary ECR's immediately, including providing cost impact to the ECN if necessary
• Provide cost where applicable for Sales Change and respond to all applicable Sales Change Requests (SCRs) immediately, reviewing the applicable Production Work Orders (PWO) to ensure the correct cost detail is provided
• Attend daily and/or weekly staff & order read meetings, communicating DMR issues, discrepancy issues from audits, inventory preparation, plant material issues, etc.
• Modify any BOMs as required by authorized ECRs immediately, communicating necessary changes with the plant buyer and plant management to ensure inventory is relieved properly
• Provide cost detail for any necessary options or projects as required
• Audit one ceiling per week for foam seal usage, calculating the cost per LF and reporting results to the appropriate personnel
• Attend required plant meetings (e.g., employee meetings, quality team meetings, etc.)
• Audit at least two models per month – prototypes and/or re‑audits
• Cost any necessary options that may be required for a prototype BOM, sometimes due to urgency of developing pricing information or for purchasing setup
• Review ECRs for start dates
• If changes to the cost of base units or options are needed after they come offline but before month‑end closing, the home can be re‑yarded to record the true or revised cost
• Key damaged materials reported (DMR) by the plant into the system, investigating any unusual reported quantities and forwarding to the plant buyer
• Review changes made to the base BOM during the month, justifying any changes with a cost impact of +/- $10.00 per change
• At month end, review the ECR file to ensure ECRs approved for the plant are incorporated into the Bills of Material and options when applicable
• Prepare facility for physical inventory
• Direct involvement in conducting physical inventory
• Review and reconcile physical inventory
• Count work‑in‑process material, write official report
• Other duties as assigned

• Four‑year degree in a business‑related field
• Three to five years of experience in costing in a manufacturing environment (preferred)
• Must have excellent mathematical skills
• Great attention to detail, organizational and analytical skills
• Ability to work…