Senior Plant Cost & Performance Analyst

Pella Corporation; Gettysburg (Adams County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Pella Corporation seeks a Senior Cost Management Analyst at its Gettysburg, PA plant to partner with leadership on cost management, inventory controls, and decision support. The role focuses on improving visibility to plant performance, supporting budgeting and forecasting, and driving action through clear variance explanations.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance and 5+ years in manufacturing finance or FP&A, with strong Excel, Power BI, and ERP experience to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance and 5+ years of manufacturing finance experience.
• Experience partnering with operations and driving performance improvement is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with plant leadership to analyze manufacturing costs, performance drivers, and profitability; translate results into actions and recommendations.
• Develop, maintain, and publish dashboards for labor, overhead, yield/waste and other drivers to improve decision-making.
• Own inventory accuracy, reporting, and valuation; improve processes for timely, accurate transactions (receipts, issues, adjustments, production reporting).
• Coordinate year-end physical inventory and cycle counts; investigate variances and document root causes and controls.
• Support month-end/quarter-end close activities; prepare explanations for leadership reviews.
• Lead quarterly forecasting and annual budgeting for plant manufacturing costs including labor, overhead, waste/yield, and operating assumptions.
• Identify productivity and cost-reduction opportunities; track progress and report results to leadership.

Skills

Excel

Power BI

FP&A

Cost accounting

Data analysis

Variance analysis

Manufacturing finance

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Pella Corporation seeks a Senior Cost Management Analyst at its Gettysburg, PA plant to partner with leadership on cost management, inventory controls, and decision support. The role focuses on improving visibility to plant performance, supporting budgeting and forecasting, and driving action through clear variance explanations.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance and 5+ years in manufacturing finance or FP&A, with strong Excel, Power BI, and ERP experience to