Manufacturing Cost Analyst & BC Specialist

SPOC Energy; Trussville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SPOC Energy, a growth‑oriented manufacturer, seeks a Cost Analyst to own cost, inventory, and gross margin analytics within Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. You will partner with Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Sales, and Engineering to trace results to operational drivers and improve financial outcomes.

The role emphasizes end‑to‑end process understanding, journal entries support, and active business partnership to drive profitability and process improvements across the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required.
• Demonstrated understanding of cost accounting, inventory accounting, standard costing, manufacturing variances, and gross‑margin analysis.
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to move from large data sets to clear business conclusions.
• Demonstrated ability to understand end‑to‑end business processes, including how operational activity flows through an ERP system and ultimately affects inventory, cost of goods sold, gross margin.
• Manufacturing ERP experience strongly preferred, including practical knowledge of inventory, purchasing, sales, production, costing, and transaction‑level root‑cause analysis.
• CPA, CMA, or other professional certification is valued but not required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Finance & Accounting subject‑matter expert for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
• Develop end‑to‑end understanding of Quote-to-Cash/Order-to-Cash and Procure-to-Pay cycles.
• Understand manufacturing and inventory flows from raw material through cost of goods sold.
• Trace financial and margin results back through BC transactions to operational drivers.
• Support month‑end close activities related to inventory and COGS; assist with journal entries and reconciliations.
• Develop recurring KPI reporting and dashboards for inventory, cost, margin, and manufacturing.
• Operate as a proactive business partner across Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Purchasing and Engineering.

Skills

Analytical capability

Strong accounting foundation

End-to-end process understanding

Ownership mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

CPA, CMA or similar valued but not required

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Power BI

Excel

Job description

SPOC Energy, a growth‑oriented manufacturer, seeks a Cost Analyst to own cost, inventory, and gross margin analytics within Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. You will partner with Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Sales, and Engineering to trace results to operational drivers and improve financial outcomes.

The role emphasizes end‑to‑end process understanding, journal entries support, and active business partnership to drive profitability and process improvements across the