Cost Accounting Officer

Jollibee Group; Calamba; Hybrid; PHP 446,000 - 580,000; Full time

Job summary

Jollibee Group's Zenith Foods Corporation in the Philippines is hiring a Cost Accounting Officer to lead cost accounting, variance analysis, and budgeting for production lines. The role emphasizes standard costing, data gathering, and cross-functional collaboration to assess financial impact.

The successful candidate has 3+ years in cost accounting within food manufacturing, strong communication and leadership skills, and is comfortable with a hybrid setup in Canlubang, Laguna.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Finance or equivalent.
• At least three years in product cost accounting or cost management.
• At least three years in production or inventory planning in food manufacturing.
• CPA or CIA license preferred.
• Strong written and oral communication and leadership.
• Able to work with minimal supervision and think creatively.

Responsibilities

• Review variance on major P&L and balance sheet accounts.
• Update standard cost and transfer price tables in the system.
• Gather and maintain manpower cost and operations data.
• Participate in cross-functional supply chain projects and assess financial impact.
• Analyze data using financial tools and prepare reports.
• Maintain historical budget data and identify one-time vs recurring transactions.
• Track internal orders for capital expenditures and perform inventories.

Skills

Cost accounting

Variance analysis

Financial reporting

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy or Finance

Tools

Financial analysis tools

Job description

Job Description:

The Cost Accounting Officeris responsible for reviewing financial and balance sheet accounts, conducting variance analysis, standard costing, transfer pricing, budgeting, and forecasting.

• Reviews significant variance on major profit & loss and balance sheet accounts.
• Updates system set-up of standard cost and transfer price table.
• Gathers and maintains actual data on manpower costs and operations provision.
• Participatesin cross-functional projects within the supply chain and provides insights on financial impact.
• Gathers, validates, and processes data using financial analysis tools.
• Gathers, organizes, and maintains historical data related to budget preparation and identifies one-time off and recurring transactions.
• Gathers and maintains current and historical financial data needed in the preparation of financial reports.
• Track the internal order of the capital expenditure and conduct an inventory count.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• A graduate of Bachelors Degree in Accountancy, Finance, or equivalent courses.
• With at least three(3) years of work experience in product cost accounting or cost management.
• With at least three (3) years of work experience in production or inventory planning operations in a food manufacturing industry.
• Preferably, a licensed Certified Public Accountant or Certified Internal Auditor
• Possess good communication skills, both oral and written, as well as leadership skills.
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision, attentive to details, and able to think outside the box
• Must be willing to work on a hybrid setup inCanlubang, Laguna.

Zenith Foods Corporation, is hiring entity, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jollibee Foods Corporation.