+ Maintain the standard cost system including the updating of rates and throughputs + Collect and analyze operational cost data + Provide timely, relevant variance analysis on material labor, and overhead costs + Detailed tracking of physical inventory and ownership of key elements of both cycle counting and routine physical inventory count process + Prepare margin analysis and variance reports (product, customer, product group) and provide insight to business partners regarding product line and customer profitability + Business partnership with Operations and other functions in understanding and driving improvements in production costs and inventory + Analysis 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 profile + Initiate and support profitability projects related to existing and new business + Prepare budgets and forecasts for product costs and inventory and provide variance analysis to those budgets + Assist with product pricing process + Maintain KPI’s to track progress to established operating targets + Update Bill of Materials in ERP + Support and validate results for all productivity projects + Assist with sales forecast and SIOP planning + Standard cost absorption testing + Capital asset tracking and summarization + Perform account reconciliations + Active role in Account payable processes + Other analytical support as assigned