Cost Analyst

Truity Partners; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Truity Partners in Milwaukee seeks a Cost Analyst with 3+ years of cost or manufacturing accounting experience. You will maintain and update costing records, standard costs, BOMs and routings, analyze cost variances, and support month‑end close while collaborating with estimating, engineering and operations to refine costing assumptions based on actual performance.

This onsite role offers opportunities for career development, a collaborative team, and competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of cost accounting or manufacturing accounting experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Strong communication skills and detail-oriented mindset.
• Ability to analyze problems and deliver incremental improvements.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update costing records, standard costs, BOMs, routings, and overhead rates.
• Perform monthly inventory reconciliations and support cost reporting.
• Analyze job-level cost variances and document root causes.
• Collaborate with estimating, engineering, and operations to refine costing assumptions.
• Support month-end close activities including journal entries and reconciliations.
• Provide cost analysis and process improvement for quoting, margins and ERP upgrades.

Skills

Cost accounting

Manufacturing accounting

Data analysis

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CMA or CPA preferred

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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:

RESPONSIBILITIES

• 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:

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• 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.