SUMMARY OF ROLE
As a Costing Analyst, you will report to the Finance Manager. You will be managing the Controlling department which comprises Controlling (CO) activities with Cost Centre Management; Product Costing; R&D Controlling and Reporting.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- In charge of R&D matters such as capitalization, projects, labor rate calculations, presentation, tax, and audit queries.
- Support on the Business Units actual, forecast and budgeting reporting.
- Monthly preparation and analysis of the actual operating expenses against forecast and budget.
- Preparation of manufacturing surveys and EDB related matters such as grants and surveys.
- Monthly preparation and analysis of warranty and field service reports for provision.
- Support cost allocation on cost of sales and SG&A.
- Follow and enhance internal controls to ensure financial security.
- Participate in the execution of changes to procedures, policies, and systems to facilitate expansion, compliance, and scaling of the business.
- An effective team player and communicator, need to understand the operations and engage proactively amongst the cross functional stakeholders and cultivate close working relationships; able to communicate with different parties both internally & externally.
- Assist in projects in standard costing and ad-hoc assignments.
RELATED EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Minimum requirements
- Degree in Finance/Accountancy, ACCA or CPA with at least 2 to 3 years of costing & FPA experience, preferably in MNC or manufacturing environment.
- Strong proficiency in SAP ECC/Hana system especially in CO module and Microsoft advance excel, pivot table, power pivot and with BI is an added advantage.
- Have a can do mindset to enhance on process improvement constantly.
- Strong attention to details and good interpersonal and communication skills to communicate with all levels in the organization and stakeholders in both verbal and written English.
- Effective leadership skills to coach subordinates.
- Ability to work independently, work with tight deadline and operate in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
