Senior Financial Analyst, Costing

The Senior Financial Analyst, Costing plays a critical role in providing financial support and guidance to the Supply Chain organization, the primary responsibility will be ensuring the overall accuracy and integrity of cost-related financial information. The ideal candidate is highly self-motivated and can work well both independently and within a team. They are a self-starter that is eager to work on and learn various aspects of Finance, including business partnering, financial closing, Inventory and Fixed assets management, and Cost releases.

What you will do:

• Month-End & Variances: Conduct weekly reviews of cost variances, prepare Month-End (ME) PPV Reports, and execute Bulk Reclassifications aligned with CBS.

• Inventory & SLOBs: Manage overall inventory and safety stock, mitigate SLOB risks by reviewing CM files, and oversee the end-to-end material disposal process.

• Fixed & Idle Assets: Maintain the asset register, manage Idle Asset Ageing, and execute Capitalization Requests in strict alignment with engineering.

• Asset Operations: Conduct Monthly Work in Progress (MWIP) reviews, support cross-site physical counts, and collaborate on asset tagging and write-offs.

• Compliance & Data: Ensure compliance with SOX Controls, process Master Data Update requests, and rectify external reporting errors on CM material lists.

• Costing Updates: Drive quarterly CoMan Standard Cost Updates, ensure active SKUs are costed, manage Promo/No Promo tracking, and provide Estimated Costing support.

• Spend Analysis: Review the Spend File to provide MYR/COS spend calculations based on volumes and verify correct credit applications.

• Reconciliations: Reconcile Accrual Accounts, track Long Term Receivables, and conduct General Ledger preparation and reviews using internal tools.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or a related field of study

• Minimum of five years of finance experience, preferably within a multinational or manufacturing/CPG environment focusing on cost accounting.

• Must be able to demonstrate a solid understanding and actual application of internal control structures, systems and processes

• Must possess advanced to expert-level experience with Microsoft Excel and experience with Google Suite, particularly Sheets, Slides and Docs

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience working with SAP financial systems

• Strong understanding of SAP O2I, R2R and P2P work stream

• SAP and Business Warehouse skills

• CPA (Certified Public Accountant), MBA (Masters of Business Administration), CMA (Certified Management Accountant)

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making abilities

• Demonstrated communication skills including interpersonal, oral, written and presentation abilities