Division Cost Analyst

Founded in 1920, Eastman is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. With the purpose of enhancing the quality of life in a material way, Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while maintaining a commitment to safety and sustainability. The company’s innovation-driven growth model takes advantage of world-class technology platforms, deep customer engagement, and differentiated application development to grow its leading positions in attractive end markets such as transportation, building and construction, and consumables. As a globally inclusive company, Eastman employs approximately 13,000 people around the world and serves customers in more than 100 countries. The company had 2025 revenue of approximately $8.8 billion and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA. For more information, visit  www.eastman.com .

Note

Eastman will not accept applicants for this offered position who require visa sponsorship, including those whose status is F-1 visa OPT who subsequently would require ongoing visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

The Division Cost Analyst supports financial planning, cost accounting, reporting, and analysis for division operations. The role partners with site and division leaders, Finance, Maintenance, Engineering, Manufacturing, Contracting, Procurement, and other cost analysts to provide reliable cost information, support business decisions, and improve budgeting and cost-management processes.

Identify opportunities to improve budgeting, forecasting, cost accumulation, reporting, and other cost-management processes

Use SAP and software such as Power BI, Excel, and Access to retrieve, analyze, and report data

Follow applicable safety, environmental, security, and company policies; complete required training

Work alternative schedules as needed to meet business close, forecasting, and other deadlines. Coordinate the development of division budgets and annual plans, including Maintenance & Repair (M&R), Direct Spend, and other applicable operating costs. Analyze business needs, priorities, assumptions, and trade-offs to support planning.

Prepare and maintain monthly and annual forecasts. Coordinate turnaround forecasts with Turnaround Controls and incorporate relevant costs into division forecasts.

Monitor cost centers, materials, labor, accruals, and other relevant cost measures. Work with cost center owners to investigate gaps and develop mitigation or contingency plans.

Identify and communicate budget-to-actual and budget-to-forecast variances to division and site management. Coordinate with other sites to understand and report cost trends and variances.

Support monthly financial close activities, including cost reviews, accruals, work-order settlements, and cost center allocations

Help ensure costs are accurately recorded and classified, including capital-versus-expense treatment, and that division and maintenance information is reliable

Develop, maintain, and improve reporting tools and applications to provide timely, useful cost information and comparisons for division financial questions and decisions

Analyze cost and help maintain appropriate procedures and controls

Partner with Finance, and serve as a resource to site personnel on accounting processes, reporting

Support special projects, and other ad hoc analyses

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or a related field required; an advanced degree or relevant cost-accounting experience is preferred.

Must have previous cost accounting experience (3-5 years preferred)

Working knowledge of SAP cost accounting processes and transactions, and an understanding of how Maintenance and Direct Spend costs affect one another

Strong analytical skills and proficiency with relevant software, including Excel; experience with Power BI, Access, Word, or PowerPoint is beneficial

Ability to exercise sound judgment, work independently, manage deadlines, and communicate financial information clearly

Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with colleagues across sites and functions

Eastman is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a highly engaged workforce, where everyone can contribute to their fullest potential each day.