Cost Controller

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Rate Update: Coordinate with Local Agencies and Service Procurement for rates to be

updated in ERP system by BSD in accordance with Folk Cost Categories.

- Proactively following up with agency offices to submit CARs at month end so as to

ensure operational costs are accrued in FMSC books.

- Monitoring prior month accruals so that actuals are posted against them by agency

offices well within provisioned amounts.

Cost Analysis & Reporting: Supporting in validating cost records, calculate unit costs,

and prepare weekly/monthly cost and performance reports. Perform variance analysis and

support ad-hoc reporting, audit reviews, and invoice verification.

Agency Coordination: Collaborate with agency Finance/Accounts departments to ensure

accurate cost mapping, reporting, and compliance with approvals and audits.

Data & Insights: Extract, clean, and analysis cost and operational data. Identify patterns

and provide actionable insights and forecasts for management.

Process Improvement: Recommend and support changes to minimize risk, improve

efficiency, and strengthen reporting accuracy.

Reporting & Visualization: Develop dashboards and reports to communicate KPIs and

financial performance to stakeholders.

Procurement Support: Support Procurement tenders through data extraction and cost

impact calculations.

Industry Knowledge: Apply knowledge of shipping and logistics to contextualize findings,

enhance cost control practices, and support commercial performance reporting.

Qualifications/ Expertise:

• Bachelors Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics.
• 3+ years in Cost controlling, data/business analysis; minimum 2 years in liner shipping/agency

roles.

• Strong financial and analytical background with BI/SQL/Microsoft Excel skills.
• Familiarity with visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.).
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.