Cost Analysts

Edwards Label is seeking a detail-oriented Cost Analyst / Cost Reporting Specialist to support manufacturing operations, collecting and reporting cost data related to materials, labor, and production activity.

Requirements

• Collect, organize, and maintain cost data related to labor, materials, scrap, overhead, and production activity
• Assist with preparing daily, weekly, and monthly cost reports and summaries for management
• Track actual job costs compared to estimated costs and help identify and flag variances
• Maintain and update spreadsheets, dashboards, and cost tracking tools
• Support monitoring of key performance metrics such as labor usage, material consumption, scrap, and production efficiency
• Work closely with production, estimating, order engineering, and accounting teams to ensure data accuracy and consistency
• Support pricing, quoting, and budgeting processes by organizing and providing cost data
• Assist with tracking material pricing changes, supplier cost fluctuations, and component usage
• Review cost-related data from production and other departments to confirm accuracy
• Support month end cost activities by organizing, validating, and reconciling cost data
• Assist in identifying trends, discrepancies, and areas for review within cost and production data
• Support margin and profitability reporting by gathering and organizing data
• Assist with basic variance analysis and help identify potential causes of cost differences
• Support process improvement efforts by providing cost-related data and observations

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid holidays and vacation