Product Costing Analyst

Kansas Ag Connection; Wichita (KS); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cargill seeks a Product Costing Analyst in Wichita, KS (Hybrid) to perform cost accounting and support cost optimization across production.

You will analyze variances, maintain cost data, collaborate with cross-functional teams on pricing, profitability and make-or-buy decisions, and help prepare budgets and forecasts.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years cost accounting experience in manufacturing with SAP/ERP and Power BI familiarity.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of cost accounting experience in manufacturing.
• Experience with ERP/SAP and planning tools.
• Experience in an activity-based costing environment.

Responsibilities

• Cost variance analysis: reconcile actual vs budgeted costs to identify efficiency improvements.
• Documentation: maintain accurate cost accounting records for historical analysis.
• Collaboration: work with cross functional teams on cost control, pricing and profitability projects.
• Decision support: provide financial analysis for pricing, make-or-buy, and product profitability decisions.
• Cost analysis & reporting: produce reports on costs, inventory valuation, COGS, and variances.
• Budgeting & forecasting: participate in the budgeting process and provide cost inputs.

Skills

Cost accounting

ERP/SAP

PowerBI

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

### Job Details#### Job Title:Product Costing Analyst#### Location:,, ,#### Company:#### Industry Sector:#### Industry Type:#### Career Type:#### Job Type:Full Time#### Minimum Years Experience Required:N/A#### Salary:USD 75,000.00 - 110,000.00 per year$72,000.00-$85,000.00 YEAR### Get Job Alerts**Career Type:****Country:** USAI agree to receive alerts from and to the .Your alert was created successfully.x## General Alert Saved* The listings below are jobs matching the criteria you've selected for your General Alert on.Criteria selected was:* General alert saved for .* General alert notifications will be sent weekly on Monday.* Please note that you can only have one general alert active at any given time. Creating a new general alert will override an existing general alert.* Visit the to manage your alerts# Product Costing Analyst| Number of Years Experience: | Minimum Education Completed: | || Education Major / Discipline Category: | Most Recent / Current Occupation: | |Cargill is committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. Sitting at the heart of the supply chain, we partner with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living.Our 155,000 team members innovate with purpose, providing customers with life's essentials so businesses can grow, communities prosper, and consumers live well. With over 160 years of experience as a family company, we look ahead while remaining true to our values. We put people first. We reach higher. We do the right thing-today and for generations to come.**Job Purpose and Impact**The Product Costing Analyst performs moderately complex cost accounting activities to inform business decision making. This job implements the costing process of a moderately complex costing business, including monitoring and identifying deviations, guiding multiple areas to implement solutions and answering business requests. With limited supervision, this job analyses and reports on the costs associated with the production of goods or services within the organization to identify insights and enable the optimization of cost efficiency. This job also supports partnerships with cross functional teams to ensure accurate cost allocation and implements cost saving opportunities**Key Accountabilities*** COST VARIANCE ANALYSIS: Analyses and reconciles cost variances, including comparing actual costs to budgeted costs and analysing any variance to gain insights into the efficiency and effectiveness of cost management practices, find opportunities for improvement, implement additional controls and corrective actions, and inform decisions to control costs.* DOCUMENTATION: Prepares and maintains accurate cost accounting records to ensure historical costs are available for future analysis.* COLLABORATION: Collaborates with cross functional teams to support moderately complex cost control initiatives including pricing strategy development, profitability analysis and cost optimization projects.* DECISION SUPPORT: Provides financial analysis and insights to support strategic decision making, including pricing, product profitability and make or buy decisions.* COST ANALYSIS & REPORTING: Provides moderately complex analysis, in partnership with other teams, to prepare reports for internal partners, including analysis of direct and indirect costs to produce goods and services, inventory valuation, cost of goods and services sold, and variance analysis.* BUDGETING & FORECASTING: Implements the budgeting and forecasting process, providing input on cost assumptions, projections and budget inputs.**Qualifications*** Minimum requirement of 2 years of relevant work experience.* Experience within an activity-based costing environment.* Experience working with related ERP/SAP and planning tools.**Preferred qualifications*** Experience working with in financial analysis for operations stakeholders in a manufacturing environment.* Experience with PowerBI/Data Visualizations.**Position Information*** Location is Wichita, KS or Wayzata, MN (Hybrid). This role requires regular in-office collaboration.* Relocation assistance is not provided for this role.* The business will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.* Schedule is Monday to Friday typically from 8 AM to 5 PM.The expected salary for this position is $75,000 - $110,000. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location, certifications, education, and level of experience. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. This position is eligible for a discretionary incentive award. The incentive award amount is dependent upon company performance and your personal performance.At Cargill we put people first. As part of your overall rewards, we offer a comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked. Visit: https://www.cargill.com/page/my-health/mh-health-and-wellness to learn more (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions).Minnesota Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 48 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law (MN only)Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.At Cargill, we care about your safety and want your job search experience to be a positive one. Unfortunately, there are scams out there where individuals pretend to be Cargill recruiters to try to collect personal information or request payment. Please know that Cargill will **never** ask you for money during the hiring process, and in most cases, we only accept applications through our official careers site, with the exception of some roles in our production plants. If something doesn't feel right or you have questions, don't hesitate to contact us. 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