Descripción del empleo The Cost Analyst is responsible for steering profitability of specific manufacturing or service areas in the plant.
He/She acts as business partner making recommendations to drive optimal, strategic and accurate cost results.
Responsibilities: Actual vs Target cost comparison: analysis of the cost deviations in Material and Value Added cost.
Month end closing: prepare the financial statement every month and assure the accuracy of the result to present to the Management in the plant. Analyze and understand the root cause of the deviations, and if needed check any measures to be implemented to close the deviation.
Quarterly cost forecasting: based on current data and prognosis for the upcoming months of the year, the target is to show the most realistic picture of how the financial result will be for the end of the year.
Annual financial planning: translation of manufacturing and service KPI into costs (headcount, overtime, volume, production line utilization, operational expenditures and services, new investments, logistics, etc.).
Tracking of headcount (direct and indirect) and budgets to ensure that the financial target is being achieved and perform risk analysis on the operational level.
Measuring of external influences such as volume demand, exchange rate and economical effects.
Long term planning cost calculation and new acquisition projects quotation.
Continuous improvement projects: develop standardized and automated controlling process in order to reduce the effort time, increase the accuracy on the information and ensure the consolidation of the areas in the plant.
Requisitos Education: bachelor's degree or master's in finance, accounting, business management or industrial engineering.
Working experience: 1-3 years.
Language: fluent in English.
Competences: results oriented, strong analytical mindset, problem solving, organization and assertive communication.
Able to present information and respond to questions from management and non-finance audience.
Excellent IT skills: MS Office (Excel & Power BI), SAP (CO & FI modules) and SmartView (Essbase).