The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring and analysing our Company’s costs of production, inventory, and other operational expenses.
Your expertise will contribute to optimizing our cost management processes, identifying cost-saving opportunities, and providing valuable financial insights to support strategic decision-making.
RESPONSIBILITIES
● Standard cost updates and variance analysis
● Manufacturing Costs, Overheads & Absorption and Purchase Price Variance analysis
● Assisting in month-end closing and margin analysis/COGS analysis
● Analysing trends and financial performance across business units
● Cost rollup and quarterly forecasting and raw material cost review
● Develop actual/estimate product cost to support business pricing and product profitability.
● Construct data accumulation systems and manage cost information to maximize profitability for our company.
● Accountable for annual plan activities on product costing, inventory reconciliations and valuations.
● Identify and recommend cost-effective solutions.
● Generate periodic reports to the Management Team, detailing the analyses and comparison of factors affecting prices and profitability of products.
● Accounting for inventory costs, able to analyse intercompany profit elimination reporting and allocation claims.
● Account for inventory obsolescence and write-offs by working closely with the Supply Chain and other stakeholders.
● Ensure process integrity within Manufacturing, Intercompany, and Inventory while working with cross-functional peers to resolve process issues.
● Maintain relationships with Business Partners and Accounting peers to address information reporting needs.
Perform other duties as assigned.
To be successful in this role, you must have:
● Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Accounting or Finance
● An accreditation such as certified public accountant (CPA) or certified management accountant (CMA) will be an added advantage
● Experience (Min. 5 years) in Cost Accounting role within the FMCG industry in Malaysia. Particularly in a manufacturing set up with a regional set up.
● Problem-solving, critical thinking, and investigative skills
● Good understanding of manufacturing and cost accounting processes
● Willingness to travel to Indonesia or to be based in Indonesia
● Language proficiency in Bahasa is a plus
