Cost Analyst

Sappi North America; Massachusetts; Presencial; USD 60.000 - 75.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

ForestSource is seeking an experienced Cost Analyst to support accurate production costing for the mill. You will gather, compile, and communicate costing information to aid timely decision-making and maintain cost integrity across internal orders and GL postings.

The role focuses on material consumption allocations in SAP, weekly/monthly cost reports, and rolling forecasts, with involvement in budgets and variance analysis to support management decisions.

Formación

• Requires a BCom Accounting or equivalent degree.
• 0–2 years' experience in a manufacturing environment is a plus.
• Proficiency in MS Office; SAP experience is advantageous.

Responsabilidades

• Internal orders: creation, maintenance, settlement & monitoring.
• Record and allocate material consumption to production orders in SAP.
• Compile and send weekly/monthly process cost reports.
• Monitor and verify cost allocations and rectify GL postings.
• Ensure all mill costs are fully accounted for, including contracts.
• Perform stock verifications and mill fibre/utility postings.
• Track trends in historical raw material consumption for the mill.
• Assist with production costing, forecasting (fixed and variable).
• Prepare weekly maintenance cost reports and rolling forecasts.
• Balance production data in Light hammer; prepare operational graphs.
• Compile production statistics (Production, OEE).
• Report fixed and variable cost variances to cost centre holders.
• Prepare GL recons and support cost department tasks as needed.
• Assist CSR in budgets (BOMs, fixed/variable costs, uploads).
• Support management accountant with ad-hoc exercises.

Conocimientos

Cost analysis

Forecasting

Budgeting

Reporting

Data analysis

Educación

BCom Accounting

Herramientas

SAP

MS Office

Descripción del empleo

We are hiring! We're on the lookout for an experienced Cost Analyst to effectively contribute in maintaining an accurate production costing function within the Mill and provide sound decision-making by gathering, compiling and communicating costing information at the right time in the correct format. As a Cost Analyst, you will be responsible for:

• Internal orders (Creation, maintenance, settlement & monitoring).
• Recording and allocation of material consumption to production orders in SAP for the mill.
• Compiling and sending out a weekly/monthly process cost report.
• Monitoring and verifying of cost allocations.
• Rectifying incorrect general ledger postings.
• Ensuring all mill costs are fully accounted for (incl. contracts).
• Stock verifications and counts when required.
• Mill's fibre balance and utilities posting.
• Monitoring trends historical raw material consumptions for the mill.
• Production Costing.
• Fixed and variable forecasting.
• Weekly maintenance cost report.
• Assisting with the weekly rolling forecast.
• Ensuring production data on Light hammer is balanced.
• Preparing operational graphs for the plant.
• Compiling Production Statistics (Production, OEE).
• Reporting on fixed and variable cost variances to cost centre holders.
• Preparation of GL recons.
• Ensuring the tasks within the costing department given by supervisors are adhered to.
• Customer Service Request - CSR Assisting in preparation of Budgets (Boms, fixed and variable costs, internal orders, raw material uploads).
• Assisting in ad-hoc exercises requested by the Management Accountant & support to the operation.

What are we looking for?

• BCom Accounting Degree or equivalent
• A minimum of (0 – 2) years’ continuous experience within a manufacturing environment will be advantageous.
• Must be computer literate (MS Office) SAP Experience, an added advantage