Sr. Cost Analyst

About the role

This position supports the J&J Surgical Vision operations located in Añasco, Puerto Rico reporting to the Site Controller, serving as the Finance Partner from a cost analysis and finance control standpoint providing accurate, timely, and relevant financial analysis. Participates in business planning and forecasting. Applies financial and general business expertise to provide analysis and leadership in cost accounting & financial reporting, including validation of projected and realized cost savings.

Job Function: Finance; Job Sub Function: Financial Planning & Analysis; Job Category: Professional; Location: Anasco, Puerto Rico, United States of America.

Responsibilities

• Lead standard cost setting and maintain product costs, labor standards, rates, routings, and manufacturing assumptions.
• Analyze cost per unit and key production variances against standard, budget, forecast, and prior year.
• Support financial close for inventory, production costs, manufacturing variances, and assigned accounts, including entries, reconciliations, and audit‑ready documentation.
• Develop cost, volume, absorption, freight, material‑price, and productivity assumptions for forecasts and business plans.
• Identify costing, master‑data, valuation, and control issues and drive timely resolution.
• Provide financial oversight for process‑improvement initiatives by validating project costs, recurring benefits, offsets, and realized savings against operational and financial evidence, while improving costing models, reporting, controls, and data quality.
• Partner across the site to provide actionable costing insights, strengthen cost visibility and financial efficiency, promptly communicate material risks and opportunities, and support ad hoc financial analysis.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant finance, cost accounting,