Product Costing Analyst

Cargill

4.1

(42)

Costa Rica

Why you should apply for a job to Cargill:

  • 4.1/5 in overall job satisfaction
  • 4.5/5 in supportive management
  • 71% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 71% would recommend this company to other women
  • 79% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Cargill partners with Milk Stork; a service that provides no-fuss, refrigerated, express shipping or easy toting of breast milk
  • All employees have access to Bright Horizons for child, pets, and eldercare resources. Including free Sittercity memberships & discounts
  • Our 401(k) offers immediate eligibility & matching contributions of 100% on the first 3% you contribute, then 50% on the next 2%
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    Position summary

    ons recorded reflect actual activity. As the domain specialist for product costing, you will analyze price and usage variances and advise the operations teams on possible methods to sustain or improve the manufacturing process.

    Key Accountabilities

    • Lead yearly product costing planning initiatives which includes production volumes and spending, calculating and analyzing activity rates and allocations.

    • Align stakeholders on the design and development of costing solutions and the fit with other processes using knowledge of complex costing and pricing models and their impact on design, profitability and controlling profitability analysis reporting.

    • Review and approve new and revised bills of materials and receipts and to ensure they properly reflect the true cost of production and align with the business's product costing policies and strategies.

    • Analyze product costing trends at the cost component level and identify and report on trends including fixed versus variable costs and oversee the execution of monthly product cost estimates.

    • Routinely monitor purchase price variances and process order variances and proactively identify, research, and facilitate correction of pricing or activity errors and oversee the execution of monthly product costing estimates.

    • Reconcile period end material ledger valuation to ensure end balances for quantities and pricing are aligned with the product costing process and identify and report non distributed or non allocated product costs, analyzing root causes of issues and facilitate resolution to prevent reoccurrence.

    • Provide domain expertise for product costing and participate in the drafting of policies and procedures that impact the material ledger or product costing and assist in building and validating processes that support adherence.

    • Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.

    • Other duties as assigned.

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    Qualifications

    MINIMUM

    • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or related field or equivalent experience.

    • Intermediate to advanced English skills, Ability to communicate fluently with global teams. (To be evaluated)

    • 5+ years of experience in SAP product costing (CO-PC) or similar ERP systems.

    • Proven experience with SAP modules related to manufacturing (e.g., SAP CO-PC, PP, or MM)

    • Experience with both standard and actual costing processes and configurations.

    • Strong understanding of cost structures, production orders, and operational efficiency reporting

    Preferred

    • Experience within an activity-based costing environment.
    • Working knowledge of production flows and processes including supply chain.
    • Advanced use of Power BI for building dashboards, financial and operational KPIs.

    Why you should apply for a job to Cargill:

  • 4.1/5 in overall job satisfaction
  • 4.5/5 in supportive management
  • 71% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 71% would recommend this company to other women
  • 79% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Cargill partners with Milk Stork; a service that provides no-fuss, refrigerated, express shipping or easy toting of breast milk
  • All employees have access to Bright Horizons for child, pets, and eldercare resources. Including free Sittercity memberships & discounts
  • Our 401(k) offers immediate eligibility & matching contributions of 100% on the first 3% you contribute, then 50% on the next 2%