Cost Analyst

SWM International; Munising (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials, with a focus on Munising, MI. The Cost Analyst will support costing, forecasting, and financial analytics for the Munising site, partnering with Operations and Finance to drive cost improvements.

The role requires a finance or accounting background, solid Excel skills, and experience in manufacturing settings. The candidate will contribute to month-end close, cost reviews, and KPI reporting, ensuring SOX/NPI compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or a related business field.
• 2–5 years of accounting, finance, or business analytics experience.
• Experience with financial reports, forecasting, and data analysis.
• Microsoft Excel skills required.
• Manufacturing experience preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education, training, and experience accepted.

Responsibilities

• Provide costing and analytical support to the Munising operations.
• Support cost saving initiatives by partnering with Operations and tracking savings.
• Review and update standard costs and BOMs; develop standard asset rates.
• Support process initiatives to improve performance.
• Collaborate with accounting to ensure timely month-end closing.
• Assist with monthly closing by reviewing jobs, results, and journal entries.
• Develop working knowledge of Oracle ERP costing, accounting, and inventory systems.
• Ensure reporting aligns with NPI and SOX compliance requirements.
• Provide KPI and performance reporting for all areas of responsibility.
• Prepare monthly cost review packages; update Munising KPIs and drive action items.
• Provide financial planning and forecasting to meet business needs.
• Forecast Munising's Cost of Manufacturing.
• Provide analysis for Outside Converting activities and timely cost estimates.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Data analysis

Microsoft Excel

Manufacturing experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related business field

Tools

Oracle ERP

Job description

Job Description

Cost Analyst

Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that connect, protect, and purify our world.

Location: Munising, MI

Description:

We have an exciting opportunity to join our accounting and finance team, as Cost Analyst. In this role, you will provide costing and analytical support to the operations at our Munising site. Also, provide support to the Finance Manager and Business Analysts.

Responsibilities:

• Provide financial, business and process analytics to enable operations to achieve or exceed its business objectives.
• Support cost saving initiatives by working in partnership with Operations. Calculate and track savings against established targets. Actively participate in various cost savings projects.
• Review and update standard costs and BOM's on a continual basis. Including development of standard asset rates.
• Support related process initiatives to ensure improved performance.
• Work with accounting teams to ensure a timely and accurate month end closing.
• Support the monthly closing process by reviewing and closing jobs, reviewing results, and making required journal entries.
• Develop a thorough working knowledge of the Oracle ERP costing, accounting, and inventory systems.
• Ensure financial reporting responsibilities are done in a manner consistent with NPI and SOX compliance requirements.
• Provide effective and accurate KPI and performance reporting for all areas of responsibility.
• Construct and lead/report out on monthly cost review packages and update KPI's for Munising leadership group. Recommend improvements, coordinate follow-up actions, and resolve open matters.
• Provide financial planning and forecasting to meet business requirements.
• Provide forecasting Munising's Cost of Manufacturing.
• Provide analysis specific to any Outside Converting activities.
• Provide timely and accurate quoting for cost estimates.

Qualifications:

Required

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or another business-related field.
• 2-5 years of experience in accounting, finance or business analytics role required.
• Experience with financial reports, forecasting, and data analysis required.
• Requires Microsoft Excel skills.
• Manufacturing experience preferred.
• Or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Competencies:

• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate effectively across all levels of management.
• High level of discretion when dealing with sensitive information.
• Proven critical thinking skills - ability to understand the issues related to the decision-making process, ability to analyze situations fully and accurately and reach productive decisions.
• Highly motivated individual able to take direction from managers and developing skills to solve problems with little guidance.
• Must be able to collaborate within a matrixed organization (Sales, Marketing, Finance, Operations, IT, Supply Chain, Customer Service).
• Ability to prioritize deliverables with internal customers across the Segment and functions.
• Ability to prioritize work while working on multiple projects and ensuring timely delivery of projects to a high standard.
• Comfortable working to sometimes short deadlines and often with changing and competing priorities.
• Process driven with the desire for improvement and efficiency.

WHAT WE OFFER

Mativ benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, competitive in the marketplace, and affordable.

ABOUT MATIV

Mativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company connects, protects, and purifies the world every day through a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that solve our customers' most complex challenges. We manufacture on three continents and generate sales in nearly 100 countries through our family of business-to-business and consumer product brands. The company's two segments, Filtration & Advanced Materials and Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions, target premium applications across diversified and growing end-markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging and more. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers' products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.