Financial Cost Analyst
Current• Developed a comprehensive cost model in collaboration with the CFO and controller, capturing costs across 3 production locations.• Implementing and monitoring core KPI’s for cultivation, harvest, and processing stages to improve operational efficiency by 10%.• Creating and maintaining detailed cost assumptions for labor hours, material usage, and operational timelines to support strategic planning and reduce budget variances.• Ensuring precise labor cost allocation by integrating accurate labor rate inputs from the payroll department.• Coordinating with procurement to obtain current material costs, reducing material cost overruns by reflecting market conditions. • Conducting thorough reviews of the trail balance, inventory overhead, labor burden rates, and quarterly depreciation to provide accurate and timely financial insights.• Preparing and presenting detailed financial reports to senior management offering actionable insights to support strategic decisions and increase profitability by 7%.• Identifying and driving cost reduction initiatives and process improvements, enhancing financial performance and operational efficiency.