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Cost Accountant
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Cost Accountant at pladis analyzing manufacturing conversion costs, purchase price variances, and inventory cost variances to support S&OP, CAPEX/OPEX monitoring, and working capital optimization in an international FMCG manufacturing environment.
About this role
Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.
As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.
To succeed at pladis you need to bepurpose-led,resilientandpositiveto succeed here because we expect pace andagility, we insist oncollaborationand demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact
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Key Responsibilities:
- Analyse Manufacturing Conversion Cost , Purchase Price Variance , and Inventory Cost Variance analysis.
- Analyse material, labor, overhead, and absorption variances.
- Support the S&OP process through cost, inventory, and financial analysis.
- Monitor and report CAPEX and OPEX performance against Budget, Forecast, and Prior Year.
- Track and optimize working capital metrics, including DIO, DPO and inventory aging.
- Maintain accurate standard costing, inventory valuation, and month-end cost accounting processes.
- Prepare ROI analyses and business cases for capital investment and cost-saving initiatives.
- Prepare management reports, dashboards, and KPI analysis using Power BI .
- Partner with Manufacturing, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Finance teams to drive cost efficiency and financial control.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting.
- 4-8 years of Cost Accounting or Supply Chain Finance experience.
- Strong knowledge of SAP or Oracle ERP systems, Power BI is essential .
- Experience in international manufacturing FMCG is must.
pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.
We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.
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