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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in Plant Cost Analysis, Product Costing, and Inventory Valuation, with a strong focus on financial controls and compliance. Proven ability to drive process improvements, support system enhancements, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Plant Cost AnalysisProduct CostingInventory ValuationSAPManufacturing Finance
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Hard Skills
Costing MethodologiesVariance ReportingFinancial ReportingCosting CalculationsProcess Documentation
Soft Skills
Analytical SkillsProblem-SolvingCommunicationStakeholder ManagementCollaboration
Tools & Technologies
Material LedgerFinancial Systems
Industry Keywords
Manufacturing FinanceGlobal ProcessesFinancial ControlsContinuous ImprovementOperational Efficiency
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Serve as the functional expert for Plant Cost Analysis processes, inventory valuation, and product costing
- Provide expertise in costing methodologies, manufacturing finance, Material Ledger, standard costing, actual costing, and variance reporting
- Support workshops, business process design, user story development, testing, and solution validation
- Advise stakeholders on costing, inventory accounting, manufacturing performance reporting, and financial controls
- Resolve complex costing and inventory-related issues
- Evaluate and implement global PCA best practices
- Drive process simplification, standardization, automation, digitalization, costing accuracy, reporting quality, operational efficiency, and financial control
- Partner with technology teams on system enhancements and analytical capabilities
- Collaborate with GBS, Operations Finance, Supply Chain Finance, Controllership, Consolidations, and Business Finance teams
- Support resolution of issues affecting inventory valuation, costing, month-end close, and reporting
- Provide training, process documentation, knowledge-sharing, and guidance
- Champion PCA transformation, system implementation, integration, and finance transformation initiatives
- Communicate progress, milestones, risks, opportunities, and achievements to leadership and stakeholders
- Act as backup or proxy for the PCA Global Process Expert where required
- Own designated deliverables, project activities, and governance decisions
- Maintain and enforce global PCA standards and process documentation
- Validate costing calculations, inventory valuation methodologies, reports, and project deliverables
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards, internal controls, and company policies
- Support root cause analysis and corrective actions for costing, inventory, and manufacturing finance issues
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Information Systems, or related field
- Minimum 3 years of experience in Plant Controlling, Cost Analysis, Manufacturing Finance, or Product Costing
- Experience supporting global processes, reporting, and system improvements
- Strong understanding of Plant Cost Analysis, Product Costing, Inventory Valuation, and Manufacturing Finance
- Knowledge of SAP and financial reporting systems
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to lead initiatives, influence without authority, and execute through others
- Strong collaboration, time management, and continuous improvement mindset
Benefits
Comp & perks- Inclusive workplace that values diversity across ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, veteran status, religion, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, and disability