Senior Costing Executive

Adecco; Selangor; On-site; MYR 89,000 - 123,000; Part time

Job summary

Jora Malaysia is seeking a Senior Costing Executive to support end-to-end costing and inventory activities in Malaysia plant operations. The role requires hands-on SAP costing, period-end close, and collaboration with production and engineering teams.

This 1-year contract offers a basic RM8,000–RM11,000 monthly salary, statutory contributions, leave, and medical insurance, with responsibilities spanning BOM, variance analysis, cost models, and internal controls.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting / Finance as a minimum education level.
• Work experience in food manufacturing for costing role is a must.
• English fluency, both written and spoken.
• SAP experience.
• Second language is desirable.
• Working knowledge in accounting is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Period-end costing activities to ensure period is closed as per agreed timetable in SAP.
• Update Entity and Group costing information and prepare recurring and ad hoc costing and inventory reports to facilitate the monthly review and analysis from Corporate and external auditors.
• Analyze cost impact and maintain standard costs of new items or revise on existing items in SAP.
• Assess and respond to queries in a timely and efficient manner relating to new and customized items.
• Prepare costing analysis for any change of material prices due to fluctuations in foreign exchange.
• Review work order on a daily basis and identify anomalies and errors.
• Monitor Bill of Materials (BOM) and routing and liaise with operations team.
• Assess and provide costing analysis for inventory closing.
• Support the production, engineering team or others for costing matters.
• Prepare all manufacturing related reports e.g. variance analysis and manufacturing expenses for actuals vs budget, etc.
• Prepare manufacturing expenses for budget and work with all budget owners.
• Prepare cost and margin analysis by products/models/customers.
• Net Structural Savings analytical.
• Ensure internal controls and SOP is adhered to and provide support to audit process so that the company is able to manage the balance of risk and control effectively (such as Fixed Asset control and policy).
• Support continuous improvement opportunities to increase the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the costing related processes.

Skills

English fluency

Accounting knowledge

Independent work style

Analytical mindset

Education

Degree in Accounting / Finance

Tools

SAP

Job description

Jora Malaysia will close on 9th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

Working Days: Monday to Friday; 9am to 6pm

Employment Type: 1-Year Contract

Salary Range: Basic range from RM8,000 to RM11,000 (Based on experience + skills) with statutory contribution + leave entitlement + medical insurance

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Position Summary

The Senior Costing Executive is responsible for the support of end-to-end costing and inventory activities in Malaysia plant operations.

Core Responsibilities

Responsible for period-end costing activities to ensure period is closed as per agreed timetable in SAP.

Update Entity and Group costing information and prepare recurring and ad hoc costing and inventory reports to facilitate the monthly review and analysis from Corporate and external auditors.

Analyze cost impact and maintain standard costs of new items or revise on existing items in SAP.

Assess and respond to queries in a timely and efficient manner relating to new and customized items.

Prepare costing analysis for any change of material prices due to fluctuations in foreign exchange.

Review work order on a daily basis and identify anomalies and errors. Work with production team to establish work order procedures in SAP.

Monitor Bill of Materials (BOM) and routing and liaise with operations team.

Assess and provide costing analysis for inventory closing.

Support the production, engineering team or others for costing matters.

Prepare all manufacturing related reports e.g. variance analysis and manufacturing expenses for actuals vs budget, etc.

Prepare manufacturing expenses for budget and work with all budget owners.

Prepare cost and margin analysis by products/models/customers.

Net Structural Savings analytical.

Ensure internal controls and SOP is adhered to and provide support to audit process so that the company is able to manage the balance of risk and control effectively (such as Fixed Asset control and policy).

Support continuous improvement opportunities to increase the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the costing related processes.

Analyse Intercompany and Inter regional pricing.

Support monthly inventory provision and slow-moving provision based on inventory accounting policies.

Prepare inventory and inventory provision report.

Involve in warehouse stock count process as a finance counterpart and review the stock count control and follow-up on count variances.

Prepare capital expenditure report for actuals versus budgets and ensure the fixed asset capitalization is adhered to accounting policies.

Manage plant accounting function and ensure accurate accounting record - Fixed Asset, COGS, Inventory, Intangible Asset, overhead prepayment, overhead accruals, and etc.

Qualified Candidates Will Have

Mandatory Requirements

Degree in Accounting / Finance as a minimum education level.

Work experience in food manufacturing for costing role is a must.

English fluency, both written and spoken.

SAP experience.

Working knowledge in accounting is desirable.

Second language is desirable.

Required Behaviors and Skills

Able to perform in dynamic multicultural environment with an adaptive attitude.

Work independently with minimum supervision from superior and proactively engage with operations teams to resolve issues and close any operation and accounting gap.

Able to understand the plant operations and provide an in-depth analysis on the product costing view.