Cost Assistant

Description

We are an excellent place to work according to Great Place to Work certification — a recognition earned by our fantastic team of people who are passionate about what they do. Join FCC — a team of curious individuals driven by knowledge. We currently have an opportunity for a Cost Assistant role. Apply\-here and join us. **Responsibilities and duties** * Monitor and support physical inventory activities; * Monitor audits and inventories, including sampling, and present results; * Support annual budget planning and periodic revisions; * Assist in industrial cost calculation, including absorption, variances, and standard cost; * Execute accounting allocations to cost centers according to defined criteria; * Support monthly accounting closing by preparing cost information for accounting; * Control and ensure proper closure of production orders; * Analyze and address production order deviations, including material consumption and reported labor hour variances; * Monitor variances between planned and actual performance per production order (OP) and analyze significant deviations; * Prepare materials analyzing productive idle time, losses, and waste; * Integrate and cross-reference data using Power BI, Excel, or other BI tools; * Assist in modernizing controls through automation and artificial intelligence applications. **Requirements and qualifications** * Currently pursuing or completed undergraduate degree in Accounting Sciences, Financial Management, or related fields; * Basic knowledge of Cost Accounting, General Accounting, and Financial Mathematics; * Intermediate Excel skills (Power Query, formulas, dashboards); * Knowledge of AI (e.g., ChatGPT, Python, Power Automate); * Power BI knowledge — data modeling and visualization. **Expected behavioral competencies:** * Strong analytical reasoning to investigate root causes of deviations and variances; * Organization and process focus to manage monthly deadlines and recurring controls; * Proactivity and investigative mindset to propose improvements and resolve inconsistencies; * Effective interpersonal communication, with clarity when interacting with production, accounting, and audit teams; * Curiosity and openness to innovation, with interest in technologies applied to finance; * Teamwork ability, collaboration, and alignment with departmental objectives. **Additional information** **Compensation** In addition to an **attractive fixed salary**, FCC offers a **PPR** (Profit Sharing Program), aligned with company performance. **Benefits** **FCC goes beyond the basics for you** * Company-provided **transportation**, **at no cost** to the employee, with predetermined routes or **commuter allowance** with up to 6% payroll deduction from base salary; * **Parking** and **bicycle storage**, located in a monitored area for the safety of your belongings; * On-site **cafeteria**, costing only R$3.57 per meal for employees; * We reward punctuality and perfect attendance with the **attendance bonus**, valued at R$130.00, credited directly to your **Raiô card**; * Opportunity to begin or continue your **undergraduate studies**? Yes, we support it! With **discounts** at **universities**; * To help you **grow** and further develop as a **professional**, we offer **training programs** and **courses** for our employees; * Within FCC, we have **employee groups** that promote meetings and activities focused on **culture**, **idea integration**, and diverse initiatives such as **diversity** and **inclusion**; * **SulAmérica private pension plan**, for those who wish to invest today to secure a more comfortable future. FCC provides **100% matching contribution** on the amount invested; * **Lounge areas** in departments, for more comfortable and relaxing breaks; * Planning a **home renovation**? We help! Offering up to **30% discount** on **Massa DunDun** products — because you deserve the best; * **New Value** discount platform. **We care for your life by caring for your health** * **ODONTOPREV dental plan**, at R$18.58 per person, to keep your smile shining brighter; * **UNIMED health plan** (hospital coverage) with co-payment; 100% of the primary insured’s monthly premium is covered by the company, extendable to legal dependents (children: 30% covered by the company; other dependents: full cost borne by the employee); * Mental health is as important as physical health — thus, we provide **online psychological counseling sessions** via **SESI**, at only R$17.00 per session; * **Prudential Brazil life insurance** coverage; * **Agafarma card**, for purchasing medications — automatically deducted from your payroll; * Weekly **on-site medical consultations**; * Monthly **on-site dental consultations**; * **Total Pass**, because caring for health and well-being is always part of the package. **From the FCC family, to yours** * As a **citizen company**, we understand the happiness and importance of welcoming a **new life**. Therefore, to allow more time with your child, we extend **maternity leave to 180 days** and **paternity leave to 20 days**. This special benefit also applies to adoption or judicial custody; * And to make your **return to work more serene**, we offer **childcare assistance** for employees with children up to 4 years old, valued at R$220.00, credited directly to payroll — provided there are no available slots in municipal daycare centers. We are a Materials Science company — part of your everyday life. In building your home, your car, furniture, electronics, personal hygiene products, household utensils, medical equipment, footwear, major engineering projects — urban and agro-industrial infrastructure — public transportation, and countless others. For over five decades, FCC has leveraged materials science to develop technologies that have helped numerous industries enhance their products. **\#OurFCCPurpose** WE ARE UNDAUNTED IN PURSUING THE NEW, TURNING IDEAS INTO MATERIALS THAT CHANGE THE WORLD. We are a team of **curious people**, driven by passion for knowledge. Our **inspirations** are not found in just one place, but in **every single place**. We **connect with those who**, like us, **wish to create, co-create, reinvent, and transform** the world into a more **conscious, human, and better** place.