Analyst Product Costing I
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Experience: 1+ years
Field of Experience: 0-2 years of experience in financial analysis; knowledge and understanding of New Product Development Financial assessment in a retail or consumer product business.
Education: Bachelor/University Degree
Education Focus: Economics, Statistics, Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Market Research, Marketing or other business-related discipline. A post-graduate degree and/or previous experience in an analysis or financial reporting role in a retail, consumer packaged goods, or direct selling environment preferred.
Additional Skills & Abilities
- Strong PC skills with proficiency using MS Office applications, especially Excel, Access and PowerPoint, including the use of pivot tables, subtotals and similar advanced Excel functionality.
- Strong analytical and math skills to resolve complex tasks, along with a high focus on attention to detail to manage multiple financial inputs from both U.S. and International business partners.
- Experience using Tableau beneficial, but not required.
- Knowledge of JD Edwards beneficial, but not required.
- Communication and diplomacy skills to interact at all levels with non-financial areas within the Company, as well as markets where cultural differences exist.
- Knowledge and experience of the cosmetics industry preferred but not required.
- Must have or demonstrate the ability to quickly attain an understanding of Mary Kay’s international markets, Mary Kay’s manufacturing operations worldwide and other critical cultures. Solid knowledge of or the demonstrated ability to quickly learn the Mary Kay products, project processes and business fundamentals is required.
- Inquisitive, innovative, adaptable to change and possessing the aptitude to approach problems from various viewpoints.
- Ability to discern the reasonableness of inputs provided and loop back with functional business partners, as needed.
- Requires the ability to work with a sense of urgency on select ad hoc requests and projects, supporting speed to market.
- Requires the ability to develop a thorough understanding of the Company’s product offerings and internal data sources to effectively develop reports.
