Senior Cost Analyst - Manufacturing Margin & Inventory

Rangen LLC; Moon Township (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Top-tier benefits

Job summary

Rangen, LLC Inc. seeks a Senior Cost Analyst to own end-to-end product costing, margin analysis, and inventory control across multiple manufacturing sites.

This role partners with Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance leadership to ensure cost visibility and drive margin improvements, with significant on-site engagement. The successful candidate will model costs for new products, support pricing decisions, and lead monthly close activities related to manufacturing costs and COGS, while traveling

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (MBA or CPA/CMA a plus).
• 7–10 years of progressive cost accounting or cost analysis experience in manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of product costing, variance analysis, and inventory accounting.
• Experience working directly with manufacturing operations and plant leadership.
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with ERP systems and manufacturing cost modules required.
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 50% to manufacturing locations.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and validate product costs, including material, labor, and overhead components.
• Analyze cost variances (material usage, labor efficiency, overhead absorption) and provide actionable insights to operations and finance leadership.
• Support new product introductions, reformulations, and process changes with accurate cost modeling.
• Partner with Operations to identify cost reduction opportunities and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Perform detailed margin analysis by product, customer, and manufacturing site.
• Identify drivers of margin erosion and communicate findings clearly to stakeholders.
• Support pricing decisions, profitability reviews, and strategic initiatives with fact-based financial analysis.
• Prepare and present cost and margin insights to senior leadership as needed.
• Oversee inventory valuation, including raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods.
• Monitor inventory levels, turns, obsolescence, and reserves; recommend corrective actions where needed.
• Partner with Supply Chain and Operations to improve inventory accuracy, cycle counting, and physical inventory processes.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and accounting standards related to inventory and cost accounting.
• Travel regularly to manufacturing facilities to understand production processes, validate cost drivers, and support operational teams.
• Collaborate with plant leadership to improve cost transparency and financial accountability.
• Support monthly close activities related to manufacturing costs, inventory, and cost of goods sold.

Skills

Cost accounting

Cost analysis

Advanced Excel

ERP experience

Plant operations collaboration

Analytical thinking

Education

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

MBA or CPA/CMA a plus

Tools

ERP systems

Manufacturing cost modules

Cost modeling

Job description

Rangen, LLC Inc. seeks a Senior Cost Analyst to own end-to-end product costing, margin analysis, and inventory control across multiple manufacturing sites.

This role partners with Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance leadership to ensure cost visibility and drive margin improvements, with significant on-site engagement. The successful candidate will model costs for new products, support pricing decisions, and lead monthly close activities related to manufacturing costs and COGS, while traveling