Cost & Business Analyst

FY Sdn Bhd; Chemor; On-site; MYR 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing company in Malaysia is seeking an analytical professional to join their team. The role involves key responsibilities such as analyzing production costs, supporting pricing and budgeting decisions, and maintaining management dashboards. Candidates should have a degree in relevant fields and at least two years of experience. Strong analytical and detail-oriented skills are essential. This position offers hands-on exposure to manufacturing operations and clear development opportunities into senior analyst roles.

Benefits

Hands-on exposure to real manufacturing operations

Clear development opportunities for strong performers

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a relevant role.
• ERP / manufacturing / costing experience is a strong advantage.
• Strong analytical thinking and follow-through ability.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and analyse production costs and margins.
• Support pricing, budgeting, forecasting, and decision-making.
• Monitor inventory movements and assist in stock reconciliation.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Curiosity and questioning data

Communication

Education

Degree or Professional Qualifications in relevant fields

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

We are looking for someone who enjoys analysing numbers, questioning data, and understanding how a business truly operates — from production floor to management dashboards.

This role goes beyond basic costing or reporting. You will work across operations, finance, and sales, translating complex data into insights that support pricing, profitability, and strategic decisions.

If you are the type who looks at numbers and thinks “this doesn’t quite make sense” — and then wants to find out why — you will fit in well here.

What You Will Do

Costing & Business Analysis

Prepare, maintain and continuously improve product and process costing (materials, labour, overheads)

Analyse production costs, margins, and variances

Assess cost impact of process changes, yield issues, wastage and losses, and new products and SKUs

Support pricing, budgeting, forecasting and management decision‑making

Conduct scenario analysis to evaluate cost and margin implications

Sales, Commercial & Profitability Analysis

• Track and explain margin movements caused by pricing changes, promotions, discounts, freight, or cost fluctuations
• Support commercial teams with Profitability analysis, Pricing simulations, new product and customer evaluations, and evaluate the effectiveness and financial impact of promotions, rebates, and commercial terms
• Review data from production, inventory, logistics, purchasing, maintenance and finance; identify anomalies, inconsistencies or unusual trends; cross‑check data across systems instead of accepting figures at face value; request additional data, validate assumptions and follow through until conclusions are confirmed; act as a data sanity check, ensuring consistency between ERP data, operational records and management reports

Design and maintain management dashboards covering cost, margin, yield, inventory and sales KPIs

Conduct analysis using Power BI or similar BI tools, including trend and variance analysis, root‑cause analysis and translating raw data into clear, actionable insights for management; support ad‑hoc analysis for decision‑making and strategic initiatives

Inventory & Operations Support

Monitor inventory movements, material usage and stock ageing; assist in stock reconciliation, cycle counts, and physical stock takes; work with operations teams to validate yields, losses, and wastage figures; help identify operational inefficiencies and cost leakage

Templates, System & Process Improvement

• Build and maintain intermediate to advanced Excel models, including lookups, logical formulas and scenario and sensitivity analysis
• Improve how data is collected, structured, and reported across departments
• Support ERP and BI adoption by reducing reliance on manual spreadsheets
• Document costing methodologies, assumptions, and data logic for clarity and consistency
• Help establish standard KPIs, reporting standards, and analytics best practices

Who Should Apply

We care more about how you think than how many systems you have used.

You May Be a Good Fit If You:

• Enjoy working with numbers and spotting patterns
• Are curious and naturally question data that looks “off”
• Are comfortable working independently and figuring things out
• Are disciplined, logical, and detail‑oriented
• Can explain complex findings in clear, business‑friendly language
• Think in cause‑and‑effect, not just reports
• Want to understand how operations, costs, and decisions connect

Requirements

• Degree or Professional Qualifications in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Analytics, Business, Engineering, Data Science, Computer Science or related fields
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a relevant role (Exceptional fresh graduates with strong analytical capabilities may still be considered)
• ERP / manufacturing / costing experience is a strong advantage
• Strong analytical thinking and follow‑through ability

Why Join Us

• Hands‑on exposure to real manufacturing and commercial operations
• Learn costing, analytics, and operational decision‑making on the job
• Work with multiple departments, not just behind a desk
• A role where thinking ability and insight matters more than job titles
• Clear development opportunities for strong performers into senior analyst or business intelligence roles

Interested?

Apply via JobStreet with your resume.

If you enjoy understanding how numbers reflect real‑world operations and want a role that grows with your analytical capability, we encourage you to apply — even if you don’t tick every box.