Product Cost Analyst - Chemical Manufacturing Industry

A. Job Description :

Purpose and Key Objectives of the Job :

- Conducting financial analysis and providing forward looking management information aimed at improvement of the operational and financial effectiveness of the plant.

- Support the Site Controller to perform controlling, month end closing and reporting activities for the plant.

- Support the functional teams on day-to-day finance questions

- Play a crucial role in the transition of finance and plant controlling activities across key sub-processes with an ability to work in a complex business environment and liaison with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities :

Product Cost Analyst :

- Product costing - calculates and reports cost prices. Executes SAP monthly costing run. Advice on bills of materials (BOMs) changes.

- Monitoring the development of purchase price variances at our 60 global sites

- Analyzing PPVs and providing commentary for the monthly reporting

- Follow-up on recurring / unresolved PPVs

- Work in close cooperation with accounting team and shared service centers with respect to the registration of financial transactions in the accounting systems and clearing of open items. Responsible for financial registration of fixed assets at the site and adherence to Product cost reporting requirements.

- Prepare recurring and ad hoc reports and analyses for the Business Unit / functions.

- Contributes to the development and implementation of the strategy for the assigned business operations.

- Maintain and monitors site procedures with help of functional leads. Responsible for follow-up of the internal audits and external financial audits.

- Assures adequate internal control for the assigned business operations

- Identify, align, and execute additional activities within the center as necessary.

- Translate key insights from performance analysis into recommendations.

Job Requirements :

Able to work independently, analytic, and fact-based

- Chartered Accountant/Cost & Management Accountant/MBA (Finance) from a B-School with relevant experience

- 3 to 5 years' experience in financial analyst / project controlling functions

- Worked in chemical manufacturing industry with a global multi-national organization

- Proficient in Microsoft Office 365 applications including MS Excel, MS PowerPoint

- Knowledge of ERP system (SAP, Business Warehouse, PowerBi, SAP Analytical Cloud)

- Fluent in English both verbally and in writing

- Flexible, Feels comfortable in a demanding environment within an international context

- Have strong interpersonal skills, creates enthusiasm, be a driver of change, analytical and fact-based