Cost Analyst - Hybrid

Description

Job Summary: Professional to execute and ensure correct application of absorption costing methodology, lead the monthly cost closing, structure and monitor project-based costs, and support budget and forecast preparation. Key Highlights: 1. Lead the monthly cost closing process and variance analysis. 2. Develop managerial reports and KPIs to support decision-making. 3. Proven experience in industrial costing and controllership. **Key Responsibilities** * Execute and ensure correct application of absorption costing methodology, including allocation of direct and indirect costs, definition of allocation bases, and reconciliation between accounting and managerial views. * Lead the monthly cost closing process, ensuring data integrity, accounting reconciliations, system validations, and variance analysis (budget vs. actual; actual vs. forecast). * Structure and monitor costs by projects and contracts, ensuring traceability by cost center, cost nature, and cost object, as well as margin and profitability analysis. * Support budget and forecast preparation and review in collaboration with FP\&A, providing technical assumptions, cost modeling, and financial driver analysis. * Develop, maintain, and enhance managerial reports, performance indicators (KPIs), and executive dashboards to support strategic decision-making. **Requirements** * Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or related fields. * Proven experience in industrial costing, controllership, and monthly financial closing. * Practical knowledge of absorption costing, indirect cost allocation, and accounting reconciliations. * Advanced Excel proficiency. * Experience with Business Intelligence tools, especially Power BI, Power Query, and automation. * Familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., TOTVS) and cost center, account, and cost object modeling is desirable. * Preferred: experience in project/contract costing and knowledge of data analysis programming languages (Python or R). Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's Degree