What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Cost Analyst position at Doncasters Group?
At Doncasters, we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Cost Analyst to join our team in Groton, Connecticut.
The Cost Analyst will coordinate with Operations on inventory cycle counts and physical inventories, including audits and root cause analysis. In this role you will administer the annual standard cost update process, ensuring appropriate cost build-up and allocation across products.
Why join us?
Did you know that every time you take a flight, drive somewhere, or switch on a light, there’s a chance Doncaster’s played a part in making that happen?
As a leading international manufacturer of specialist superalloys and high-performance alloy components, we provide critical solutions to some of the world’s most demanding industries, including aerospace, Industrial Gas Turbines, automotive, medical, and other specialist sectors.
With a heritage spanning nearly 250 years, we’ve built a global reputation for technical excellence, innovation, and engineering that performs where it matters most. Today, we operate across 20 sites worldwide, employing almost 3,000 professionals. This includes engineers and production teams to HR, marketing, and other support functions, who are united by a shared sense of purpose.
At Doncaster’s, we believe in doing things the right way. That means acting with integrity, delivering with commitment, and working as one team to achieve more, together. Whether you're developing precision-engineered components, running world-class manufacturing operations, or supporting our people and processes, your role is part of something much bigger.
Join us and contribute to a legacy built on performance, precision, and the values that drive us forward - excellence, commitment, teamwork, and integrity.
What we can offer you:
- An interesting and varied field to work in
- An environment where you can learn and grow through constant development opportunities
- PTO
- Competitive 401K
- Competitive medical insurance
Interested?
If you have any of the below skills, we would love to talk to you about your next career move:
- Three to five years of progressive experience in cost accounting within a manufacturing setting
- Strong understanding of financial and managerial accounting principles, including applicable accounting standards
- Solid analytical, communication, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally and communicate effectively with both operational and financial stakeholders
- Epicor ERP, Hyperion and SAGE experience a plus
The Role:
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and month-end close processes with accurate cost-related data
- Part cost analysis – provide data to engineering for BoMs
- Assist in month-end close – journal entries and account reconciliations
- Responsible for daily, weekly and monthly reporting
- Collaborate with operations to maintain and refine cost drivers and costing assumptions
- Oversee the development, maintenance, and analysis of standard cost structures and gross margin performances
- Serve as a trusted advisor on managerial accounting matters, including cost comparisons and operational efficiency initiatives
- Partner with manufacturing teams to support purchasing, inventory management, and materials control activities
- Collaborate with manufacturing, supply chain, and procurement teams to review material, labor, overhead, vendor costs, and raw material trends
- Monitor key cost drivers and identify opportunities for cost reduction and process improvement
- Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership through clear, actionable reports or presentations
- Assists in developing, implementing, managing and continually measuring processes, ensuring the accuracy of job costing standards, including annual and ad-hoc cost roll exercises as required
- Support production team with ad-hoc inquiries, requests and reporting
Equal opportunities
Doncasters is committed to achieving workforce diversity and we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, national origin, race, age, sex, gender identity, disability- physical or hidden, sexual orientation, veteran status, religious belief, or any other characteristics protected by law. We provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We encourage all applicants to reach out if they require any support or accommodations to enable them to thrive throughout our recruitment process. Please contact careers@doncasters.com.