Corporate Cost Analyst

Lasko Products, a market leader in home environment products for over 100 years, is seeking a Corporate Cost Analyst to join our Finance team at our West Chester, PA headquarters. This role is ideal for an early-career professional (0–3 years of experience) with a strong accounting foundation and hands-on cost accounting or standard costing experience—particularly in a buy-model environment where products are sourced from external manufacturing partners.

The Corporate Cost Analyst will play a key role in analyzing product costs, validating standard costs, and supporting financial decision-making across the business. This position offers exposure to Supply Chain, Operations, and Business Unit teams, and is a great opportunity for someone eager to expand their expertise while potentially pursuing an MBA or advanced degree.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development, maintenance, and analysis of standard costs for sourced and manufactured products.
• Evaluate material, labor, freight, duty, and overhead components to ensure accurate product costing.
• Assist in periodic cost roll-ups, cost updates, and BOM/recipe review processes.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Sourcing, Operations, and Business Units to understand cost drivers and validate cost changes.
• Analyze cost variances and identify trends or root causes affecting product margins.
• Support new product development costing, including scenario modeling and cost impact analysis.
• Lead inventory oversight and analysis of monthly balances and application of internal controls and reporting surrounding the topic of inventory.
• Provide insights and recommendations to leadership regarding cost changes, profitability, and operational efficiencies.
• Help refine costing processes, systems, and documentation to enhance accuracy and consistency.

Skills & Attributes

• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills with high attention to detail.
• Solid understanding of cost accounting concepts, including standard costing and inventory valuation.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work cross-functionally with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proactive, curious, and comfortable working with large data sets.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and operate with high professionalism and integrity.

Experience & Qualifications

• 0–3 years of experience in cost accounting, standard costing, or financial analysis.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required; Finance degree with strong accounting coursework considered.
• Experience costing sourced products in a buy-model or imported goods environment strongly preferred.
• Manufacturing, consumer products, or supply chain-related experience is a plus.
• Pursuit of an MBA or advanced degree is desirable but not required.
• Proficiency in Excel; experience with ERP systems and BI/reporting tools preferred.