Cost Analyst – Mid-level

Role Overview

• Ensure that direct and indirect production costs are properly allocated to inventory by monitoring production records and developing reports and KPIs that help responsible areas implement corrective and/or mitigation actions.
• Identify and investigate variances between planned and actual costs, explaining differences and suggesting corrective measures when necessary.
• Calculate provisions related to inventory in accordance with accounting standards and company policies.
• Support the physical inventory process and record any adjustments identified.
• Ensure compliance with the accounting close schedule through processes and indicators that help the company’s various departments understand the impact of their activities on the close process and the deadlines to be met.
• Support other departments’ decision-making by clarifying the financial impacts of proposed scenarios and providing appropriate financial information.
• Reconcile accounting balances, identifying and correcting discrepancies or accounting errors.
• Analyze variances in accounts and provide explanations for identified trends.
• Propose and implement process improvements and automations relevant to the area to achieve higher quality and efficiency.
• Contribute to internal and external audit processes by providing requested information and documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics, Engineering, Business Administration or related fields.
• Knowledge of SAP, especially the CO and FI modules.
• Experience in Cost Accounting.
• Solid accounting knowledge.
• Experience with monthly accounting close.
• Experience with process improvement and automation in the area.

⭐ You will stand out if you have:

• Experience with process improvement and automation in the area.
• Analytical profile and end-to-end process view.
• Strong interaction and collaboration with partner areas.
• Ability to identify and analyze variances.
• High technical autonomy in performing the area’s activities.

Benefits

• Meal voucher (Vale Refeição).
• Food allowance (Vale Alimentação).
• Libbs medications – 100% coverage.
• Pharmacy program – Vidalink.
• PPR – Company Profit Sharing Program.
• Parking, transportation voucher or company shuttle (applicable for shift work and subject to availability of routes serving areas within a straight-line radius of up to 40 km from the facility).
• USE Program: subsidy to purchase the equipment to be used for work, which may also be used for personal purposes.
• Flexible benefits (TotalPass, life insurance, private pension, health insurance, dental insurance and meal allowance).