Cost Analyst (Financial planning & analysis)

SIG Combibloc Group (Rayong)

Rayong, Thailand

SIG is a leading provider of sustainable, innovative, and flexible packaging solutions. We work in partnership with our customers to bring food products to consumers around the world in a safe, sustainable, and affordable way. We are the only system supplier covering carton, pouch, and bag-in-box. Our versatile technology and product innovation capacity enable us to provide our customers with solutions across categories and channels, addressing consumer and market needs with flexibility and speed.

About this position

Cost Analyst is basically similar to Plant Controlling function, with add-ons of some management tasks. Cost Analyst is responsible for performing month-end closing reports, including planning and coordinating of plant budget and business planning activities in alignment with corporate policies and practices.

Responsibilities

• Be a finance business partner of the sleeves production plant and its supply chain operations, by leading on below
• Manage tasks, prepare reporting for month-end closing
• Support the financial planning and forecasting activities i.e. annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, 5-year outlook
• Own costing model, create and provide standard product cost [Excel based]
• Maintain standard cost, BOM and routing in SAP Maintain new material prices in SAP and coordinate with SCM and Global Master data team related to cost’s master data maintaining in SAP
• Monitor and perform inventory re-valuation and provision
• Yearly physical stock count
• Financial review the request of non-filler CAPEX, coordinate with Plant Manager for approval and coordinate with Fixed Asset Accountant for fixed assert number
• Monitor and control non-filler CAPEX spending of sleeves production plant
• Ensure SOX compliance and coordinate with external auditor for any inquiry
• Coordinate with related global teams directly without supervision. Work with plant management team and leaders as below
• Provide department cost centers report. Highlight the abnormal spending and discuss for improvement
• Prepare X-Matrix KPI reporting
• Provides proactive / unsolicited consultation, interpretation and education of cost efficiency measures or complex financial matters
• Perform deep-dive analysis on the abnormal result or variance and upon request. Then communicates explanations with recommended actions
• Drive cost saving, seek for opportunity
• Prepare presentation and management deck. Lead the review with Plant Manager and plant management team when require
• Assist and share the responsibilities of Plant Controller of Rayong Plant on below
• Assist Plant Manager to prepare yearly plant’s strategy, direction, KPI target setting
• Financial review the request of non-filler CAPEX which require to submit as the package with CAPEX tool form. Coordinate with Global P&PE and Global Controlling teams for management approval
• Monitor and control non-filler CAPEX spending of whole APS cluster, not limit to sleeves production plant
• Estimate product cost of new developed product request by Global Marketing or Global R&D teams

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Engineering, Master / MBA preferred
• 10+ years Finance experience, including >5 years in Controlling or FP&A functions
• Fluently in English writing and communicating
• Experience in using Excel, Powerpoint, SAP (FICO module), COGNOS, TM1, or similar reporting tools