Cost Analyst
- Take ownership of product costing and work closely with FP&A.
- Analyse and maintain full bills of costings for materials and SKUs.
- Identify opportunities to improve costing accuracy and processes.
- Accounting
- Accountant - Cost
- Perth
- Contract or Temp
Are you a commercially minded Cost Analyst looking for an opportunity to take ownership of product costing and work closely with FP&A?
We are currently seeking a Cost Analyst to join a collaborative finance team, working closely with the FP&A Manager to ensure accurate and robust costing across the business.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong analytical skills who enjoys working with detailed financial data, understanding cost drivers and improving costing processes. You will play a key role in revamping the existing costing project, ensuring accurate and up-to-date costings across materials and individual SKUs.
The Role
- Working closely with the FP&A Manager to support costing and commercial analysis across the business
- Creating, analysing and maintaining full bills of costings for individual materials and SKUs
- Reviewing existing product costings to ensure they are accurate, complete and up to date
- Taking ownership of the costing project, including reviewing and revamping current costing processes
- Analysing material, production and operational costs to understand key cost drivers
- Ensuring the correct costs are allocated to individual products and SKUs
- Investigating costing variances and identifying discrepancies or areas requiring review
- Supporting inventory costing, stock valuations and reconciliations
- Supporting budgeting and forecasting processes alongside the FP&A Manager
- Preparing financial and management reports to support business decision-making
- Identifying opportunities to improve costing accuracy, processes and reporting
About You
We are looking for a Cost Analyst who has:
- Previous experience in cost accounting, cost analysis, management accounting, FP&A or a similar analytical finance role
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify trends, discrepancies and cost drivers
- Strong Excel skills and confidence working with large and complex data sets
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- The ability to work collaboratively with finance, operations and other stakeholders
- The confidence to challenge existing processes and identify opportunities for improvement
What's on Offer?
- Work closely with an experienced FP&A Manager
- Take ownership of a key costing project and help revamp existing processes
- Broad exposure across costing, FP&A, budgeting, forecasting and commercial analysis
- Opportunity to have a genuine impact on costing accuracy and business performance
- Varied role with autonomy and ownership
- Opportunity to further develop your commercial finance career
If you're a commercially focused finance professional with strong analytical skills and a passion for getting the numbers right, apply now or contact me for a confidential discussion.
Lauren Daniels - Consultant
Ldaniels@fourquarters.com.au
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