Manufacturing Costing & Inventory Analyst

NPA Coatings; Lansing (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Earned Bonus Structure (annual merit &

11 paid holidays a year

Health & retirement plans with 401(k)

Tuition reimbursement & recognition

Company events

Job summary

Nippon Paint Automotive Americas Inc. is seeking a Financial Analyst to support financial planning, cost analysis, inventory management, and reporting within a manufacturing environment.

You will analyze product costs, material, labor, and overhead expenses; monitor inventory costs; perform monthly cost and variance analysis; and provide insights to guide pricing, purchasing, and operations. You will partner with cross-functional teams to identify cost drivers, trends, and opportunities for

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, supply chain, or related field.
• At least three years of related financial analysis, cost accounting, inventory analysis, or manufacturing finance experience.
• Strong understanding of product costing, standard costing, variance analysis, inventory valuation, and manufacturing cost drivers preferred.
• Experience analyzing large data sets and developing financial reports, trend analysis, reconciliations, and actionable business insights.
• Knowledge of US GAAP and SOX concepts preferred.
• Previous experience with ERP systems required; SAP experience preferred.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required; experience with analytics or reporting tools preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and analyze material cost records, standard costs, and related costing data to support accurate financial reporting and business decisions.
• Perform periodic material cost updates and evaluate the financial impact of changes in raw material, labor, overhead, and supply costs.
• Perform monthly actual versus plan variance analysis for manufacturing expenses, production performance, inventory activity, and cost center results.
• Develop financial analytics, dashboards, and reports that summarize cost trends, inventory movements, expense performance, forecasted spending, and efficiency opportunities.
• Prepare periodic cost reconciliation reports, including analysis of changing labor, supply, freight, overhead, and inventory-related costs.
• Assist in budgeting and forecasting for manufacturing cost centers, including annual plan support, cost assumptions, and operational expense analysis.
• Analyze inventory valuation, inventory movements, obsolescence, discards, cycle count results, and physical inventory activity to support inventory accuracy and financial controls.
• Partner with Operations, Purchasing, and Finance to investigate cost variances, inventory discrepancies, and process improvement opportunities.
• Maintain fixed asset records and analyze depreciation, capital activity, and related expense impacts.
• Performs other related duties, as assigned.

Skills

Financial analysis

Cost accounting

Inventory analysis

Excel skills

ERP systems (SAP)

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance/business/supply chain

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Analytics/reporting tools

Job description

Nippon Paint Automotive Americas Inc. is seeking a Financial Analyst to support financial planning, cost analysis, inventory management, and reporting within a manufacturing environment.

You will analyze product costs, material, labor, and overhead expenses; monitor inventory costs; perform monthly cost and variance analysis; and provide insights to guide pricing, purchasing, and operations. You will partner with cross-functional teams to identify cost drivers, trends, and opportunities for