Inventory Cost & Variance Analyst

Muebles Italiano; Philippines; On-site; PHP 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Muebles Italiano in the Philippines is seeking a Cost and Inventory Analyst to monitor inventory movements, analyze product costs, and maintain accurate records across Accounting, Warehouse, Purchasing, and Sales.

You will perform counts, reconciliations, cost variance analysis, and prepare regular inventory and costing reports, while working to improve controls and ensure policy compliance. Strong Excel/Google Sheets and ERP experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or Industrial Engineering.
• Experience in inventory control, pricing, or inventory analysis is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of inventory reconciliation and costing principles.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel / Google Sheets, formulas, PivotTables, and data analysis.
• Experience with ERP or inventory management systems is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze inventory levels, movements, transfers, adjustments, and variances.
• Maintain accurate inventory records and reconcile physical inventory against system records.
• Perform inventory reconciliation and investigate discrepancies, shortages, overages, and unusual transactions.
• Compute, review, and maintain accurate product costing, including landed costs.
• Analyze cost variances and factors affecting product costs and profitability.
• Assist in conducting physical inventory counts, cycle counts, and audits.
• Review inventory transactions and ensure proper documentation and system encoding.
• Monitor slow-moving, aging, obsolete, and excess inventory and prepare reports.
• Coordinate with Warehouse, Accounting, Purchasing, Sales and other departments on inventory and costing concerns.
• Prepare regular inventory, costing, variance, and management reports.
• Assist in improving inventory controls and procedures to minimize errors and losses.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and established accounting and inventory procedures.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by Management.

Skills

Inventory control

Pricing

Inventory analysis

Costing

Excel/Sheets

ERP software

Communication

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business Administration/Industrial Engineering

Tools

ERP software

Job description

Muebles Italiano in the Philippines is seeking a Cost and Inventory Analyst to monitor inventory movements, analyze product costs, and maintain accurate records across Accounting, Warehouse, Purchasing, and Sales.

You will perform counts, reconciliations, cost variance analysis, and prepare regular inventory and costing reports, while working to improve controls and ensure policy compliance. Strong Excel/Google Sheets and ERP experience are required.