Associate Cost Controller

General Responsibilities: (8 to 12 yrs)

• Strengthen Global cost controlling at granular level and ensure accurate/ timely cost reporting

• Conduct moderately complex cost analytics and provide insights on cost drivers leading to financial variance

• Track and determine financial status by analyzing actual results against previous periods and forecast

• Actively participate in the monthly and quarterly management reporting to senior management

• Proactively assess and implement continuous improvements in controlling and reporting procedures

• Identify cost saving and cost avoidance opportunities on global spend Drive cost controlling standards across the globe and perform periodic quality checks on cost recognition to maintain high data quality

• Recommend and implement necessary business / process controls and ensure compliance to internal and external requirements are met

• Role requires the application of professional expertise to achieve results

• Candidate is expected to apply subject matter knowledge to solve common business issues Specific Responsibilities Process Related

• Review of costs related to 2M / Gemini related to capacity- quality/accuracy of postings

• Cost Driver and Allocation review

• Ensure all adequate controls are in place

• Monitor KPI on a regular basis

• Handle ad-hoc queries from operations, network team, VSA partner (reg. cost treatment, contingencies, validation, allocations, etc.)

• Follow up on any process/IT issues with the IT team

• Follow up on any allocation related issues with the network team

• Responsible for Master data quality

• Review the material/GL mapping and approver mapping on a regular basis

• Proforma and Actual settlement – including one off events

• Review of settlement amounts with Stakeholders

• Able to link Accounting and Business and Interpret

• Have a clear understanding in Cost Variance, Productivity Analysis, Margin Impact Quarterly Tasks • Provide required inputs to Finance Business Partnering team for RoFo Job Description Side 2 of 2 Classification: Internal Primary Stakeholders

• 2M / Gemini team in CPH

• Network team in CPH

• Business Finance team

• VSA Partner Core Competencies

• Result driven and with strong logical and analytical capacity

• Have clear understanding of P&L

• Experience in FP & A domain

• BI will be added advantage

• Solution mindset

• Team spirit and excellent communication skills

• Ability to engage, guide, influence and challenge multiple stakeholders across departments and levels of the organization

• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills

• Effective Team Player

• Cross-cultural understanding

• Candidate is expected to understand the overall nature of the business and the interdependencies between different functions