Job Description

Overview:
To lead the cost planning, forecasting, and reporting processes for a specific plant or location, ensuring financial accuracy, timely submissions, and actionable insights. This includes executing the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), monthly and quarterly forecasts, and close activities, while analyzing cost variances and challenging assumptions to improve forecast reliability. The role collaborates closely with local procurement, supply chain, and plant finance teams to review rate variances, recommend changes to standard costs, and ensure corrections are made before costs impact the P&L. It also supports the development and validation of annual cost standards, contributes to year-end cost roll activities, and champions the finance agenda by providing training and guidance to operational teams.

Responsibilities:
Responsibility for executing the Plant/Location's AOP, monthly & deepdive quarterly Forecasts , performing analytics and challenging assumptions before reviewing the submission with the local COGs Finance Manager and highlighting key variances Responsibility for the execution of periodic and month end close processes for Plant/Location's, ensuring that results are delivered RFT and on time. Review of monthly rate variances for Plant/Location's ensuring that all variances are understood and corrections are made in advance of costs hitting the P&L - close collaboration required with local procurement and supply chain. Identify where trends are not consistent with AOP/latest forecast Recommend changes to standard costs where an investigation warrant - clear understanding of impacts on financials must be understood (underlying knowledge of COGs must be excellent) Collaborate closely with Plant Cogs person to ensure planning and reporting process is accurate and timely. Understand on a periodic basis what variances are being booked. Champion the finance agenda with local Procurement and Supply Chain teams, ensuring training is provided when required Prepare AOP standards on an annual basis, validating changes in indices year on year and recommending changes to standards where appropriate. Support Year end Cost Roll validating & providing data as required

Qualifications:
Experience in analysing and distilling large amounts of data into meaningful and presentable content to support decision making Strong financial skills, excellent communications and problem solving Excellent working knowledge of COGs process 3+ years of experience in finance, planning and/or accounting MBA / CA / CMA preferred Experience in financial systems & programs (BOBJ, Essbase, PowerBI, Excel, SAP) Able to work independently and takes initiative Detail-oriented; organized in approach in document maintenance Consistently shows urgency, courtesy and patience Exceptional communication skills. Proficiency in English language * Stakeholder management across different geographies