Maintain the standard cost system including the updating of rates and throughputsCollect and analyze operational cost dataProvide timely, relevant variance analysis on material labor, and overhead costsDetailed tracking of physical inventory and ownership of key elements of both cycle counting and routine physical inventory count processPrepare margin analysis and variance reports (product, customer, product group) and provide insight to business partners regarding product line and customer profitabilityBusiness partnership with Operations and other functions in understanding and driving improvements in production costs and inventoryAnalysis to support business decision in the area of sales and gross margin including analysis and reporting on volume and mix impacts on the business’ cost profileInitiate and support profitability projects related to existing and new businessPrepare budgets and forecasts for product costs and inventory and provide variance analysis to those budgetsAssist with product pricing processMaintain KPI’s to track progress to established operating targetsUpdate Bill of Materials in ERPSupport and validate results for all productivity projectsAssist with sales forecast and SIOP planningStandard cost absorption testingCapital asset tracking and summarizationPerform account reconciliationsActive role in Account payable processesOther analytical support as assigned