STE13475866 Controller/Manager, Costing

The Company

Join a global leader in the high-tech manufacturing industry, renowned for innovation, operational excellence, and a commitment to advancing cutting-edge technologies. With a strong international footprint, the organization offers opportunities to work alongside world-class teams as a Controller/Manager, Costing.

The Role

Reporting to the Finance Director, you will serve as a critical link between financial performance and manufacturing operations in Singapore. You will transform complex financial and operational data into actionable insights that drive decision-making, improve cost efficiency, and enhance forecast accuracy.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, quarterly outlooks, monthly forecasting, variance analysis, and trend reporting for manufacturing operations.

• Partner with Finance Shared Services on month-end close activities, including journals, accruals, reconciliations, and reporting.

• Manage OPEX, cost centre spend, transfer pricing allocations, and CAPEX forecasting, highlighting trends and recommending corrective actions.

• Act as a finance business partner to manufacturing stakeholders, providing insights on labour hours, absorption, utilisation, productivity, and cost efficiency.

• Deliver analysis on cost drivers, manufacturing variances, facility expenses, and operational performance to support continuous improvement.

• Track and report CAPEX investments, including business case reviews, ROI analysis, and post-investment performance assessments.

• Prepare accurate management reports and leverage SAP, Power BI, Anaplan, and other tools to improve modelling, automation, and forecast accuracy.

• Support audits, compliance, process improvements, AI adoption, system implementations, and ad-hoc global finance projects.

Your Profile

As the successful candidate, you will possess the following relevant skills sets and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.

• At least 8 years of experience in FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting within a manufacturing environment.

• Experience with SAP and strong proficiency in Excel. Ideal to have exposure with Power BI, Anaplan, financial modelling, scenario planning, and forecasting tools.

• Experience in driving finance transformation, process improvements, automation, or systems implementations will be preferred but not a must.

Apply Today

Please send your resume, in WORD format only and quote reference number STE13475866, by clicking the apply button. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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