Cost Accountant

Risewave Consulting, Inc.; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Risewave Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Cost Accountant with manufacturing cost accounting experience to join our client’s team in Malaysia.

The ideal candidate will have strong production cost accounting, cost analysis, variance analysis, and budgeting skills, and will collaborate closely with production departments to optimize cost control. Responsibilities include collecting and allocating factory costs, performing variance analyses, preparing monthly cost reports, and supporting annual

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance or related field.
• 3+ years of manufacturing cost accounting experience.
• Strong cost accounting, cost analysis, and budgeting skills.
• Mandarin communication with cross-department collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Accurately collect and allocate factory production costs across processes.
• Perform cost variance analysis and propose improvement plans.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly cost reports and support management decisions.
• Assist with annual cost budgeting and monitor department targets.

Skills

Cost accounting

Manufacturing cost

Cost analysis

Variance analysis

Budgeting

Production teams

Mandarin communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Job description

Our client specialize in data center infrastructure, providing prefabricated/modular data center solutions, key power and cooling products, and end-to-end project delivery services globally.

They are seeking a Cost Accountant that have manufacturing cost accounting experience, with strong experience in production cost accounting, cost analysis, variance analysis, budgeting, and working closely with production teams.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for factory production cost accounting, accurately collecting and allocating cost data across production processes, ensuring compliance with company policies and local financial regulations.
• Conduct regular cost variance analysis, identify cost issues in production, propose cost reduction/improvement plans, and follow up on implementation and results.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly cost reports and cost analysis reports, providing data support for management decisions on pricing, production planning and cost control.
• Assist with annual cost budgeting, break down cost control targets by department, monitor budget execution, identify risks and provide timely alerts.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or above in Accounting, Finance or related fields.
• Good Mandarin communication skills and able to work effectively with different departments.
• 3+ years of manufacturing cost accounting experience, with good understanding of manufacturing accounting and production processes.
• Familiar with local commercial and tax regulations, and able to independently handle cost accounting, cost analysis and budget management.
• Candidates with a locally recognized accounting qualification / professional certification are preferred