Senior Cost Accounting Analyst

Nestle

Cost Accounting Analyst at Nestlé responsible for factory financial operations and reporting. Collaborating with teams to drive financial strategy and improvements in packaging site.

Posted 6/2/2026full-timeBohemia • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $100,000 - $115,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as a Business partner for the factory management of a packaging site, providing support on all financial matters and participating in the Local Leadership Team
Ensure proper execution of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closings and prepare standard and non-standard journal entries in accordance with Nestlé Accounting Standards
Independently handle yearly cost planning (Annual Cost Estimate), monthly reporting, variance analysis and forecasting (Year End Estimate) for the site as well as planning and calculating production costs, transfer price revisions, and maintaining master data
Provide analytics to evaluate variances to standard. Provide explanations to the key drivers along with recommendations to improve costs. Communicate cost risks and opportunities to leadership
Proactively manage emerging risks and opportunities in cooperation with factory management
Prepare cost studies and profitability analyses for investment decisions and special evaluations (e.g., benchmarks)
Adhere to factory costing processes with Nestlé Costing Standards
Drive process optimization towards more digitalization and simplification, supporting the factory in TPM, NCE, and Lean Manufacturing initiatives
Regular presence on the production floor is expected to build operational understanding and partner effectively with factory teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors Degree in Finance, Business, Accounting or comparable
Minimum of 3+ years of experience in Cost Accounting, Finance and/or experience in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, Macros, financial modeling)
Proficient with Windows, Outlook, Microsoft Office Suite; Word, Power Point, Power BI or other data visualization tools
SAP experience strongly preferred
Fluent English (written and verbal)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthcare coverage
401k with company match
Performance-based incentives
Broad range of other benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

Cost AccountingFinancial AnalysisVariance AnalysisForecastingCost PlanningJournal EntriesFinancial ModelingProcess OptimizationDigitalizationLean Manufacturing

Soft Skills

CommunicationAnalytical ThinkingProblem SolvingCollaborationLeadership

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree in FinanceBachelor's Degree in BusinessBachelor's Degree in Accounting