Senior Cost Analyst

Why Marzetti?

At The Marzetti Company, we empower our people and nourish their potential.  Find community, be appreciated, experience growth and make an impact as part of our team!

We offer competitive benefits including:

• Health and life insurance plans
• Retirement savings benefits
• Paid parental leave and paid time off
• Tuition assistance
• Well-being incentives and on-site health care screenings
• Mental health benefits

A full list of benefits can be found here https://careers.marzetticompany.com/benefits

Role Overview

The Senior Cost Analyst serves as a key Finance Business Partner to plant Value Streams and Operations leadership, providing financial analysis, cost management, forecasting, and decision support to drive improved business performance. This role maintains a visible presence on the production floor to develop a strong understanding of operations, identify cost improvement opportunities, and increase financial awareness across the Value Streams.

The position owns key plant costing processes, including Material Usage Variance (MUV), Bill of Materials (BOM), and Activity-Based Costing (ABC), while supporting forecasting, annual planning, month-end close, and continuous improvement initiatives. This role also provides developmental experience for potential future progression into a Plant Controller position within The Marzetti Company network.

Responsibilities → What You'll Do

• Serve as the primary Finance Business Partner to assigned Value Streams, including regular production floor engagement, spend reviews, forecasting, financial analysis, and decision support.

• Partner with Value Stream leaders to identify and drive cost improvement opportunities from ideation through implementation and savings tracking.

• Improve financial awareness within the Value Streams by communicating financial results, variances, cost drivers, risks, and opportunities to operational leaders.

• Lead the plant Material Usage Variance (MUV) process, partnering cross-functionally to identify and stratify losses, determine root causes, develop corrective actions, and track results.

• Own site Bill of Materials (BOM) and Activity-Based Costing (ABC) processes for new and existing items, including standards, scrap rates, and Value Stream/work center activities. Establish regular reviews to ensure costing accuracy.

• Prepare and support financial forecasts and assist with development of the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), including Value Stream spending.

• Support month-end close activities, including financial analysis, journal entries, reconciliations, and variance explanations.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Corporate Accounting, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Operational Excellence, and other teams to support business initiatives and continuous improvement efforts.

• Maintain a visible Finance leadership presence throughout the facility and provide financial support for additional plant initiatives and projects as needed.

• Develop broader plant Finance and leadership capabilities in preparation for potential future Plant Controller opportunities within The Marzetti Company network.

• Other duties as requested by management

How you'll do it

The successful candidate will put our values into practice every day:

Hunger​.  I come ready, pay attention, and refuse to settle for getting by when getting better is possible.​

Respect​.  I know my people by name, show up for them as humans, and never make anyone feel small.​

Courage​.  I say the hard thing, own my mistakes, and carry my team’s voice forward.​

Humility​.  I ask before I assume, learn from those around me, and lead with curiosity over ego.​

Qualifications → What You'll Bring

The Senior Cost Analyst serves as a key Finance Business Partner to plant Value Streams and Operations leadership, providing financial analysis, cost management, forecasting, and decision support to drive improved business performance. This role maintains a visible presence on the production floor to develop a strong understanding of operations, identify cost improvement opportunities, and increase financial awareness across the Value Streams.  The position owns key plant costing processes, including Material Usage Variance (MUV), Bill of Materials (BOM), and Activity-Based Costing (ABC), while supporting forecasting, annual planning, month-end close, and continuous improvement initiatives. This role also provides developmental experience for potential future progression into a Plant Controller position within The Marzetti Company network. 
Who we are

The Marzetti Company manufactures and sells specialty food products. Our retail brands include Marzetti, New York Bakery, Sister Schubert’s and Bachan’s, in addition to exclusive license agreements with Olive Garden, Chick-fil-A, Buffalo Wild Wings and Texas Roadhouse. Our foodservice business supplies sauces, dressings, breads, and pasta to many of the top restaurant chains in the United States.

At Marzetti, our mission is to Make Every Meal Better. We are a spirited blend of tradition and innovation—real people crafting real flavor. We’re not just a team; we’re a promise—a commitment to craft, care, and create a legacy.

Working Conditions

Works in a normal office environment where the employee is regularly required to speak, see, hear, sit, stand, talk, type, walk and bend while moving about the facility. The noise level in the office is quiet.Travel to outside locations may be required.