Cost Analyst

Full Time
Harrisburg, PA
Posted
Job description

Who We Are | Our Culture

When you join Phoenix Contact, you join a team of visionaries who are creating a sustainable world based on our passion for technology and innovation. Our mission is to create solutions for electrification, networking, and automation to contribute to a world in which renewable energy is available for the benefit of everybody. We create solutions for the challenges of today.

We are a team of passionate and welcoming people with vastly diverse backgrounds, who value honesty, friendliness, and trusting partnerships. We work together to promote a culture of entrepreneurial freedom that allows us to control our own destiny. We thrive in an inclusive environment where we recognize that our people are our biggest asset.


Job Summary


The Cost Analyst is the subject matter expert for inventory and product costing, maintains the ERP costing system for the Company and ensures compliance within corporate guidelines. In addition, the position is responsible for production variance analysis working closely with production personnel to analyze and monitor costs and production hours.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provides guidance to personnel in other departments to mitigate production and cost variances
  • Maintains and improves BAAN (ERP) costing system for the D&M Company and the Services Company and ensures compliance with company guidelines
  • Performs analysis of cost records and ensures proper distribution of costs for various divisions of management and production
  • Provides guidance to personnel in other departments / companies to ensure accuracy of new part setup and costing
  • Works with centralized, global data on annual rates of overhead for materials, operations, subcontractors, and machines
  • Analyzes inventory reserve calculations

Must-Have Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Business
  • Consideration to sit for the CMA exam preferred, but not required
  • Ability to work with Finance tools
  • Ability to work with Windows based applications (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
  • Knowledge of ERP systems

We Value

  • High level of confidentiality
  • Attention to detail
  • Desire to engage in continuous learning
  • Ability to work within deadlines
  • Demonstrate initiative by understanding what actions need to be taken and completing the required tasks while seeking the perspective of others as required

Must Be Able To…

  • Speak and understand English to communicate verbally and in writing with employees and outside personnel regarding assigned job responsibilities
  • Sit for 4 hours at a time
  • Look at a computer screen for 4 hours at a time


What's in it for you?

Phoenix Contact offers a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k matching, and a generous time off package. There are also a wide variety of additional benefits available including 14 weeks fully paid maternity leave & 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave, life insurance, short & long-term disability, on-site gym access, health & wellbeing center, on-site café, walking trails, tuition assistance, and more!

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Notice to Staffing Agencies, Placement Services, and Professional Recruiters:

Phoenix Contact has an internal Staffing Department. Recruiters are hereby specifically directed NOT to contact Phoenix Contact employees directly in an attempt to present candidates. Phoenix Contact will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Phoenix Contact, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Phoenix Contact mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Phoenix Contact employees, or to Phoenix Contact's resume database will be considered Phoenix Contact property. Phoenix Contact will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Phoenix Contact will consider any candidate for whom a Recruiter has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Recruiter free of any charges or fees. Phoenix Contact will not pay a fee to any Recruiter that does not have a signed Phoenix Contact contract in place specific to the position for which the resume was submitted. Recruiting vendor agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by Phoenix Contact's Director of Organization Development and Talent Acquisition or his or her designee. No other Phoenix Contact employee is authorized to bind Phoenix Contact to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Recruiters. By submitting a candidate to Phoenix Contact, recruiters agree to be bound and comply with this policy.


Phoenix Contact is committed to the diversity of our employees. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.

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