Strategic Cost Analyst

Are you a strategic finance professional seeking a new challenge? Do you have experience in cost management and analysis, inventory control, budgeting, and financial modeling?

This is an exciting opportunity to join our high-performing finance team as a Finance Business Partner. In this role, you will be responsible for providing financial support to the business, including cost management, inventory control, and budgeting.

• Cost Management and Analysis:
  • Develop and maintain standard costs of products and services, review production accounting results and production variances, and report variances in accordance with company policies and procedures;
  • Analyse actual manufacturing/service costs and prepare periodic reports comparing standard costs to actual production/service costs;
  • Provide analysis on cost of product quality and assess warranty provisions;
  • Support new product introduction by providing product/project costing analysis and estimates;
  • Identify causes and opportunities for cost savings; and
  • Assist with various ad-hoc analysis requests from the Operations team.
• Inventory Control:
  • Ensure inventory records are complete and accurate;
  • Monitor cycle count programs outcomes (and conduct physical inventories where required) and review stock take results and adjustments;
  • Maintain the cost accounting and inventory modules and the relevant cost and inventory controls in the ERP system.
• Budget and Monthly Management Reporting:
  • Complete month-end tasks including preparation of all inventory, warranty, and service-related GL reconciliations;
  • Presentation to various working groups including supply chain and procurement;
  • Work closely with the FP&A team in cost control activities and monitoring of actual performance against budget/forecast;
  • Assist with half-year and year-end reporting requirements and other ad-hoc reporting requests;
  • Support external audit and review process.
• Cost Systems, Data, and Process Management:
  • Maintain the cost accounting and inventory modules and the relevant cost and inventory controls in the ERP system;
  • Maintain the integrity of standard costs and price list master data, and product line data in the ERP system;
  • Maintain the standard cost accounting policy and ensure its continuing relevance and currency to the growing requirements of the business.
  Requirements and Qualifications:

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• A degree in accounting or a related field;
• At least 2-5 years' experience in a finance business partner, cost accountant, management accountant, commercial analyst, or similar commercial finance role;
• Knowledge of cost accounting with strong analytical, variance reporting, and cost modelling skills;
• Strong commercial finance acumen with a proven track record of actively driving commercial agendas across the business;
• Proven ability to work under pressure and manage conflicting priorities;
• Superior stakeholder management, including advanced influencing and negotiation skills;
• High energy levels and a 'hands-on', can-do attitude;
• Pro-active and customer-focused mindset.

We value our growth-focused, innovative, and disruptive flair. Our ideal candidate will be able to drive change in the context of culture and win the immediate credibility, trust, and confidence of the Finance Manager, CFO, the finance team, and the executive management team.

The right person will be a confident, resilient finance partner, able to handle complex and challenging situations with diplomacy; exude a passion for excellence and continuous improvement that is inspiring and contagious; proactive, driven, results-oriented, and reliable; demonstrate an outcome orientation, capable of both 'hands-on' and broader oversight roles in a complex and demanding environment.