Manufacturing Cost Analyst - Drive Cost Savings

CelLink; Georgetown (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CelLink is seeking a Cost Analyst in Georgetown, TX to own and optimize manufacturing cost accounting, including materials, labor, overhead, and inventory. You’ll maintain BOMs and standard costs, analyze variances, and drive cost-reduction initiatives across departments.

You will support month-end close, budgeting, forecasting, and provide clear financial insights for non-financial stakeholders. The role requires strong Excel skills, ERP/MRP experience, and a detail-oriented, collaborative

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of cost accounting, financial analysis, or operational finance experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of inventory accounting, standard costing, manufacturing variances, and GAAP.
• Experience with BOMs, routings, WIP, labor, material usage, yield, scrap, and manufacturing overhead.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems supporting manufacturing, inventory, and product costing.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical/problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to move comfortably between financial data and what’s happening on the manufacturing floor.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with both finance and technical teams.
• A high level of detail, ownership, and curiosity: you don’t just report the numbers; you want to understand why they look the way they do.

Responsibilities

• Own and support manufacturing cost accounting, including materials, labor, overhead, inventory, and product costing.
• Maintain accurate BOMs, routings, and standard costs in partnership with Operations and Engineering.
• Analyze manufacturing variances, including material usage, purchase price, labor efficiency, yield, scrap, and overhead, and identify the drivers behind them.
• Track and improve yield, scrap, WIP, and inventory accuracy through reconciliations, audits, and cycle counts.
• Support month-end close, budgeting, and forecasting, providing manufacturing cost assumptions, reports, and analysis.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to identify and implement cost-reduction and efficiency opportunities across materials, labor, and overhead.
• Provide financial insight into manufacturing performance and translate complex data into clear, actionable information for non-financial stakeholders.
• Support GAAP, internal controls, audits, ad hoc analysis, and special projects related to cost and inventory management.
• Perform other related duties as necessary or assigned.

Skills

Cost accounting

Financial analysis

Operational finance

Advanced Excel

GAAP

Education

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

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

CelLink is seeking a Cost Analyst in Georgetown, TX to own and optimize manufacturing cost accounting, including materials, labor, overhead, and inventory. You’ll maintain BOMs and standard costs, analyze variances, and drive cost-reduction initiatives across departments.

You will support month-end close, budgeting, forecasting, and provide clear financial insights for non-financial stakeholders. The role requires strong Excel skills, ERP/MRP experience, and a detail-oriented, collaborative