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Lasko Products, a market leader in home environment products for over 100 years, is seeking a Corporate Cost Analyst to join our Finance team at our West Chester, PA headquarters. This role is ideal for an early-career professional (0–3 years of experience) with a strong accounting foundation and hands-on cost accounting or standard costing experience—particularly in a buy-model environment where products are sourced from external manufacturing partners. The Corporate Cost Analyst will play a key role in analyzing product costs, validating standard costs, and supporting financial decision-making across the business. This position offers exposure to Supply Chain, Operations, and Business Unit teams, and is a great opportunity for someone eager to expand their expertise while potentially pursuing an MBA or advanced degree. Key Responsibilities Support the development, maintenance, and analysis of standard costs for sourced and manufactured products. Evaluate material, labor, freight, duty, and overhead components to ensure accurate product costing. Assist in periodic cost roll-ups, cost updates, and BOM/recipe review processes. Partner with Supply Chain, Sourcing, Operations, and Business Units to understand cost drivers and validate cost changes. Analyze cost variances and identify trends or root causes affecting product margins. Support new product development costing, including scenario modeling and cost impact analysis. Lead inventory oversight and analysis of monthly balances and application of internal controls and reporting surrounding the topic of inventory. Provide insights and recommendations to leadership regarding cost changes, profitability, and operational efficiencies. Help refine costing processes, systems, and documentation to enhance accuracy and consistency. Skills & Attributes Strong analytical and financial modeling skills with high attention to detail. Solid understanding of cost accounting concepts, including standard costing and inventory valuation. Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Strong communication and collaboration skills to work cross-functionally with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Proactive, curious, and comfortable working with large data sets. Ability to maintain confidentiality and operate with high professionalism and integrity. Experience & Qualifications 0–3 years of experience in cost accounting, standard costing, or financial analysis. Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required; Finance degree with strong accounting coursework considered. Experience costing sourced products in a buy-model or imported goods environment strongly preferred. Manufacturing, consumer products, or supply chain-related experience is a plus. Pursuit of an MBA or advanced degree is desirable but not required. Proficiency in Excel; experience with ERP systems and BI/reporting tools preferred.   About Lasko Products Love Your Air ™ Lasko Products is the leading air solutions brand with a reputation for reliable products, peak performance, and perpetual innovation – our commitment to our customers for over a century. Founded in 1906 by Henry Lasko in Philadelphia, Lasko has evolved for over a century to become the global leader in air solution products. From our roots in small appliances, fans, and portable heaters, we’ve grown to become the leading home comfort company while maintaining our unwavering commitment to quality and value. Today, Lasko stands as a symbol of innovation, offering consumers around the world high-performance products; portable fans, heaters, air purifiers, humidifiers, and home ventilation solutions. Our well-known brands, Lasko, B-Air, BlueDri, Air King, and Guardian Technologies, serve both consumer and commercial markets across North America and internationally. As an American company for 120 years, we take pri