_{02nd July, 2025}

Cost Analyst – Associate #1030850
Job Description:
The Cost Analyst will work with an organization to SLA cost comparisons, cost
consolidations, leadership reviews, requisition and needed follow up for purchase orders to ensure the procurement of needed goods and services for US departments are in place on time and accurately. 
 
Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Ensure local site management has the appropriate billing rates, holiday, vendor pay periods to appropriately submit their requirements.
• Purchase order management.
• Tracking requisitions through purchase order placement.
• Monitoring usage until the invoicing period is complete.
• Creating/Issuing delta requisitions to increase or decrease committed
• Purchase order funds depending on the security business needs.
• Vendor invoice payment approval and tracking.
• Tracking Vendor invoice errors
• KPI failure tracking.
• Ensure all appropriate approvals and necessary back up are in place prior to payment authorization.
• Month, Quarter & Year End Close activities as needed to support Corporate Finance.
• Prepare assessment summaries for distribution to the sites for planned security costs for next calendar year.

 
Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Years of experience: 0-2 years of relevant experience in cost analysis, budgeting, or financial planning.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, formulas).
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP).
• Familiarity with cost accounting principles (standard costing, variance analysis).
• Knowledge of financial modeling and forecasting tools.

 
Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in finance, Business Management, Business Administration, Public Administration or similar field from an accredited institution.
• Experience working for a financial institution or large manufacturing company.
• Experience working for an automotive manufacturer.
• Proficiency in SAP and the company project writing system.

 
Additional Info: At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra.  We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years!
FastTek Global is financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused.
We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:
 

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

 
Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.
FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!
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