Cost Analyst

Overview

As a Cost Analyst, you support standard cost planning and cost control within Pall’s Finance Operations. You’ll work with plant teams on BOM and routing changes, monitor WIP, and drive accuracy of financial outputs. You will report variances to plant cost center owners and prepare regular performance reports, contributing to cross-functional cost management across global operations. This role participates in Danaher’s continuous improvement culture, turning financial data into actionable insights that support scalable, high-impact life sciences solutions.

Responsibilities

• Standard cost planning as part of the annual AOP and new part number creation
• Collaboration with plant teams to understand BOM and routing changes
• Manage PDO, PS and Sales Order processes, review WIP, and settle completed production orders
• Audit log and financial output review for completeness and accuracy
• Complete One Stream forms including inter-company profit, Headcount and Balance sheets; monitor AUC
• Cost center spend review vs AOP and report variances to plant cost center owners
• Prepare daily/weekly plant flash reports showing actual vs forecast and key metrics
• Monitor and report on financial performance and indicators

Key requirements

• Intermediate Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups)
• Strong analytical abilities
• High attention to detail
• Great interpersonal skills across cultural/regional boundaries

• analytical mindset
• cross-functional collaboration
• attention to detail
• Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs)
• Cost accounting
• One Stream

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