Plant Cost Analyst

Johns Manville Corp - Berkshire Hathaway; Winder (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and sick leave

Parental leave

Life Insurance

Disability coverage

Employee assistance program

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Johns Manville Corp - Berkshire Hathaway in Winder, GA seeks a Plant Cost Analyst to partner with plant leadership. You will provide cost visibility, analyze manufacturing costs, and drive productivity initiatives in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes BOM integrity, cost control, and strategic financial support. The ideal candidate has 4+ years in finance or cost accounting, strong Excel skills, and experience with SAP.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in finance, accounting, or financial analysis, including manufacturing cost accounting.
• Advanced Excel skills with forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and financial modeling.
• Experience with SAP or ERP systems and strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across organizational levels.

Responsibilities

• Partner with plant leadership to identify cost reduction and productivity opportunities.
• Provide financial insights to drive operational and capital investment decisions.
• Lead month-end and year-end close activities and report performance drivers.
• Support the plant's operating plan, forecasts, and long-term financial objectives.
• Analyze costs, production trends, material usage, and labor efficiency for improvements.
• Maintain BOMs, routings, and standard costs to ensure costing accuracy.
• Develop financial models and ad hoc analyses for leadership decisions.
• Ensure SOX compliance and adherence to accounting policies.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical thinking

Financial modeling

Communication skills

Cost accounting

Multi-tasking

Education

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

Tools

SAP

Job description

Plant Cost Analyst

Winder GA

R26_1889

Full time

Who We Are

Johns Manville is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium-quality insulation and commercial roofing, along with glass fibers and nonwovens for commercial, industrial and residential applications. Our products are used in a wide variety of industries including building products, aerospace, automotive and transportation, filtration, commercial interiors, waterproofing and wind energy.

A proud member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies, we serve customers in more than 80 countries around the globe. We are committed to delivering positive and powerful experiences, because we are successful only when our employees and customers thrive. We are passionate, we care about people, we perform at a superior level, and we protect others and our environments.

Pay Range

$80,000.00-$110,000.00 Annual

This is the base salary pay range that an applicant can expect to make upon hire. Pay within this range will vary based upon relevant experience, skills, and education among other factors. In addition, this position is eligible for an incentive bonus.

About the job

Due to continued growth at our Winder, GA manufacturing facility, we are adding a Plant Cost Analyst to our team. The Winder plant is a 24/7 fiberglass insulation manufacturing operation, and this role will serve as a key business partner to plant leadership by providing financial analysis, cost visibility, and insights that drive operational performance.

The ideal candidate is highly analytical, detail-oriented, and motivated to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Success in this role requires strong communication skills, the ability to translate financial data into actionable recommendations, and a desire to collaborate with operations leaders to improve productivity, reduce costs, and support strategic decision-making.

What You’ll Accomplish

• Partnering with plant leadership to identify, track, and deliver cost reduction and productivity improvement opportunities.
• Providing accurate and actionable financial insights that enable informed operational and capital investment decisions.
• Driving accountability for financial performance through meaningful reporting, analysis, and forecasting.
• Supporting the development and execution of the plant's annual operating plan, monthly forecasts, and long-term financial objectives.
• Analyzing manufacturing costs, production trends, material usage, labor efficiencies, and operating performance to uncover areas for improvement.
• Ensuring the accuracy and integrity of product costing through maintenance of bills of materials (BOMs), routings, and standard costs.
• Leading month-end and year-end close activities and effectively communicating results, performance drivers, risks, and opportunities to plant and division leadership.
• Evaluating capital projects and investments to ensure alignment with business objectives and expected financial returns.
• Developing financial models and ad hoc analyses that help leadership anticipate future performance and make strategic decisions.
• Streamlining and enhancing financial processes, reporting tools, and controls to improve efficiency and decision-making.
• Maintaining strong financial controls, supporting SOX compliance, and ensuring adherence to corporate accounting policies.

What Success Looks Like

• Become a trusted financial advisor to the operations and leadership team.
• Improve visibility into key manufacturing cost drivers and operational performance metrics.
• Deliver meaningful cost savings and productivity insights that positively impact plant results.
• Strengthen forecasting accuracy and improve financial planning processes.
• Ensure financial reporting, inventory valuation, and standard costing processes remain accurate and reliable.
• Help foster a culture of financial accountability across plant operations.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in finance, accounting, or financial analysis, including manufacturing cost accounting experience.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex financial and operational data and translate findings into business recommendations.
• Advanced Excel skills with experience in forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and financial modeling.
• Experience working with ERP systems such as SAP.
• Strong attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy and continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively influence and collaborate across all levels of an organization.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
• In office presence Monday-Friday

Preferred

• Experience partnering directly with manufacturing, operations, engineering, or plant leadership teams.
• Knowledge of inventory accounting, standard costing methodologies, and capital project analysis.

Benefits

• Health benefits include a choice of comprehensive medical plans, a dental plan, vision plan, wellness program and critical illness insurance.
• JM sponsors a 401(k) plan which includes a sizeable company match.
• JM offers paid vacation and also provides paid sick and parental leave for eligible employees.
• Additionally, Johns Manville provides basic life Insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an employee assistance program, and business travel accident coverage.
• Supplemental life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance are available as well.
• The company also offers a variety of tax saving accounts; health spending account, traditional flexible spending account, and a dependent care spending account.
• JM also offers a tuition reimbursement program for undergraduate and certain graduate programs.
• Johns Manville supports employee growth with vast educational opportunities and a company-wide mentoring program. This program pairs employees and leaders to grow skills, build stronger internal networks and strengthen the company’s succession planning process.
• Johns Manville also offers soft and hard skills training facilitated by internal and external presenters.
• Our talent management team prioritizes the holistic growth of our workforce.

Diversity & Inclusion

Johns Manville believes diversity and inclusion in our workplace is critical for the long-term success of our company. We are committed to retaining, developing and attracting a diverse workforce that fosters an inclusive work environment in which all employees are treated with dignity and respect. This is the right thing to do for our employees, our company and our communities.

Incumbent must be physically able to perform essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

About Us

Johns Manville is a proud member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies, serving customers in more than 80 countries, supplying innovative products to the construction, aerospace, automotive, filtration and energy industries. With a more than 160-year legacy, we understand that our story continues to grow only with the right people saying, thinking and doing the right things. Make your story our story.

Johns Manville believes diversity and inclusion in our workplace is critical for the long-term success of our company. We are committed to retaining, developing and attracting a diverse workforce that fosters an inclusive work environment in which all employees are treated with dignity and respect. This is the right thing to do for our employees, our company and our communities.

Compensation details:

80000-110000 Yearly Salary