Strategic Cost Controller

Supply Chain Finance Business Partner Role Overview:

This is a high-impact position where you will partner directly with manufacturing teams to drive operational excellence, cost control, budgeting, forecasting, and support strategic financial initiatives.

• Plant Accounting: Maintain accurate cost accounting records and information to determine and record costs by product, department, cost centre, profit centre, etc. Calculate annual Direct Manufacturing Costs.
• Ensure accuracy for labour, material, and variable overhead costs for computing costs of new and existing products and for revising existing product prices; ensure cost calculations are in line with policy.
• Factory Reporting: Publish weekly plant production and variance reports; prepare accounting journals to present correctly monthly factory performance; analyse cost information and prepare the factory reporting pack with variations from expected costs monthly; present variance analysis on material, labour, and overhead usage on specified cycles; ensure provisions for obsolete/slow-moving stock and inter-company profit eliminations; attend Plant S&OP and Weekly Leadership Team Meetings as required; support the Plant in reducing Blocked Stock and Inventory; support WAVE saving calculations and approvals.
• Business Analysis: Provide accurate and timely advice and financial analysis including reviews of trends and variances from budget and prior year actual; perform quarterly SOX testing as required; costing approvals for Plant as required.
• Business Plan: Prepare the annual Budget for the plant in accordance with budget objectives; participate in the review and implementation process; prepare Executive Business Unit review slides and present to the wider team.
• External Products Finance – including but not limited to the following: Supply Chain Journals (backup for Commercial as required); External Products DMC Management; coordinate External Products Portfolio budgets.
• Other Responsibilities: Financial Business Partnership – provide financial advice and support to key business leaders to manage operations and performance; Operational Performance & Analysis – identify gaps between forecasts and targets, and actuals to targets; contribute to strategy development; Financial Planning & Analysis – own budgeting, forecasting and annual planning for the business unit; Financial Management Reporting – manage and support explanation and analysis of quality, timely and accurate routine, cyclic and ad-hoc financial management reports; Financial Modelling and Feasibility Assessments – support funding options, commercial strategies, project costing and business case preparation; Stakeholder relationship Management – establish collaborative relationships to meet business needs and coach business strategy.

• Accounting Degree or CA/CPA Qualified
• Costing experience in a manufacturing environment is essential
• Thorough understanding of cost accounting methods and procedures
• High attention to detail and strong written and verbal communication
• Strong reporting and presentation skills
• Experience in SAP software system (Financial) is a must; use of PPM, WAVE HFM/Onestream, and Power BI would be a bonus
• Proactive and personable

• Be part of a diverse and inclusive global team
• Work with innovative, industry-leading products and solutions
• Access to ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities
• Collaborate with talented professionals in a supportive and dynamic environment
• Make a real impact in a company that values integrity, determination, innovation, and collaboration

This role requires the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive results.