Analyst II - Food North America - Product Costing

Cargill is committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. Sitting at the heart of the supply chain, we partner with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living.

Our 155,000 team members innovate with purpose, providing customers with life's essentials so businesses can grow, communities prosper, and consumers live well. With over 160 years of experience as a family company, we look ahead while remaining true to our values. We put people first. We reach higher. We do the right thing-today and for generations to come.

JOB SUMMARY

The Analyst II - Food North America - Product Costing performs moderately complex cost accounting activities to inform business decision making. This job implements the costing process of a moderately complex costing business, including monitoring and identifying deviations, guiding multiple areas to implement solutions and answering business requests. With limited supervision, this job analyses and reports on the costs associated with the production of goods or services within the organization to identify insights and enable the optimization of cost efficiency. This job also supports partnerships with cross functional teams to ensure accurate cost allocation and implements cost saving opportunities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• COST VARIANCE ANALYSIS: Analyses and reconciles cost variances, including comparing actual costs to budgeted costs and analysing any variance to gain insights into the efficiency and effectiveness of cost management practices, find opportunities for improvement, implement additional controls and corrective actions, and inform decisions to control costs.
• DOCUMENTATION: Prepares and maintains accurate cost accounting records to ensure historical costs are available for future analysis.
• COLLABORATION: Collaborates with cross functional teams to support moderately complex cost control initiatives including pricing strategy development, profitability analysis and cost optimization projects.
• DECISION SUPPORT: Provides financial analysis and insights to support strategic decision making, including pricing, product profitability and make or buy decisions.
• COST ANALYSIS & REPORTING: Provides moderately complex analysis, in partnership with other teams, to prepare reports for internal partners, including analysis of direct and indirect costs to produce goods and services, inventory valuation, cost of goods and services sold, and variance analysis.
• BUDGETING & FORECASTING: Implements the budgeting and forecasting process, providing input on cost assumptions, projections and budget inputs.

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MINIMUM & TYPICAL YEARS OF WORK EXPERIENCE

• Minimum requirement of 2 years of relevant work experience. Typically reflects 3 years or more of relevant experience.
• Experience within an activity-based costing environment.
• Experience working with related ERP/SAP and planning tools.
• Fluency in English (supporting product costing for North American production plants in USA and Canada).

Preferred qualifications

• Experience working with in financial analysis for operations stakeholders in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with PowerBI/Data Visualizations.

At Cargill, everyone matters and everyone counts. Cargill is committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive and diverse work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. As such and in alignment with our Guiding Principles, Cargill's long-standing equal employment opportunity policy prohibits discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant based on race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, marital status, family status, citizenship status, veteran status, military status, union affiliation, or any other status protected by law. Cargill also complies with all applicable national and local laws and regulations pertaining to non-discrimination and employment.

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Client-provided location(s): Guápiles, Costa Rica, Alajuela, Costa Rica

Job ID: Cargill_FGB-332393

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-08-26T22:21:57