- The Cost Management Analyst is responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and managing institutional costs to ensure financial efficiency, compliance with regulatory requirements, and alignment with organizational policies.
- Act as the focal point for all cost-related matters within FN
- Responsible for the daily monitoring, tracking and periodic deliverables of the cost management section.
- Hold regular meetings with the Head of section and finance controlling manager to keep team informed about the progress on the cost management activities.
- Prepare annual financial cost management plan and model.
- Develop procedure for cost management function
- Contribute and coordinate to develop guidelines for cost planning and modelling.
- Develop seamless process from financial planning to annual cost budget and lead the preparation of Group consolidate budget / parent / subsidiary Cost Budget.
- Develop a holistic view of historical and forward-looking cost and inventories balances.
- Coordinate across budgeting, forecasting, and reporting activities and provide consistency review and quality check of the budget contain and reporting.
- Drive cross-functional alignment on cost objectives, assumptions, and performance expectations across FN stakeholders
- Provide financial planning, budgeting, and cost reporting to the Management Team (via the financial reporting and budget/forecasting sections) and other stakeholders.
- Support strategic decision-making through ADHOC cost analysis and report as required
- Interact with other departments / sections in obtaining the necessary inputs for the cost budget preparation.
- Provide monthly cost analysis against budget, gap to potential and prepare monthly cost reporting
- Provide and perform inventories trends analysis and monthly KPI's
- Conduct monthly cost and inventories review meetings with key internal stakeholders and managers to challenge variances and provide gap analysis.
- Drive and monitor cash preservation exercise
- Coordinate internal and external benchmark exercise to identify cost management opportunities and gap to potential.
- Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline.
- 3-5 years of relevant professional experience (Fertilizer industry is preferred).
- Minimum of 5 years' experience working with SAP S4/Hana software.
- Highly skilled in excel software and PowerPoint
- Good skills in the power BI tool
- Good communication and presentation skills
- Fluent in English Speaking, Reading & Writing.
- MS Office Application.