Cost Control Manager

DWP Group; Lahore; On-site; PKR 2,000,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

DWP Group seeks an experienced Cost Control Manager to lead and standardize the overall costing framework for factory operations. You will own costing policies, review variances, and collaborate with FP&A to inform pricing, budgeting, and profitability decisions.

The role requires strong expertise in product and landed costing, BOM concepts, and inventory valuation, with ERP experience (Odoo) and advanced Excel skills. Lahore-based position with global impact.

Qualifications

• ACMA, CA Finalist, ACCA or equivalent professional qualification.
• 6+ years of costing, management accounting, FP&A, or financial analysis experience.
• Strong expertise in product costing, standard/actual costing, landed costing, and variance analysis.
• Experience with ERP systems; Odoo experience is a plus.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial reporting/dashboarding.

Responsibilities

• Own and standardize the costing framework, policies, and reporting formats for factory operations.
• Review product, model-wise, batch, process, and landed-cost calculations prepared by the factory costing team.
• Analyze actual vs. standard/estimated costs and investigate significant variances.
• Monitor gross margins and profitability by product/model/channel.
• Coordinate with Group FP&A on budgets, forecasts, pricing, and profitability analysis.
• Prepare costing dashboards and management reports for the Group Financial Controller.

Skills

MS Excel

Financial analysis

Variance analysis

Education

ACMA/CA Finalist/ACCA or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems (Odoo)

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Cost Control Manager to lead and standardize the overall costing framework. The role will oversee product, process, batch, and landed-costing activities, ensure accurate cost and margin analysis, strengthen costing controls, and provide reliable insights for pricing, budgeting, profitability, and management decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and standardize the overall costing framework, policies, methodologies, allocation bases, and reporting formats for factory operations.
• Review and approve product, model-wise, batch, process, and landed-cost calculations prepared by the factory costing team.
• Review actual vs. standard/estimated cost variances and investigate significant deviations in material, labor, overhead, consumption, wastage, and production efficiency.
• Monitor product-wise, model-wise, and channel-wise gross margins and profitability.
• Review factory MIS covering material consumption, production efficiency, inventory movement, and cost trends.
• Ensure costing of raw materials, parts, WIP, and finished goods is properly reconciled with financial records.
• Coordinate with Group FP&A on budgets, forecasts, pricing, projections, and profitability analysis.
• Review inventory valuation, slow-moving and obsolete stock, and NRV-related matters.
• Develop costing dashboards and management reports for the Group Financial Controller.
• Review and approve costing master data, BOM assumptions, cost centers, and allocation logic.
• Coordinate with the ERP/Odoo project team to ensure approved costing methodologies and controls are accurately incorporated into the system.
• Ensure appropriate costing controls and segregation between factory-level preparation and Head Office review.
• Conduct periodic factory visits to review costing procedures, controls, and compliance.
• Identify cost optimization opportunities and challenge abnormal costs, variances, and costing assumptions.

Qualifications

• ACMA, CA Finalist, ACCA or equivalent professional qualification.
• 6+ years of relevant experience in costing, management accounting, FP&A, or financial analysis, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong experience in product costing, standard/actual costing, landed costing, variance analysis, inventory valuation, and profitability analysis.
• Good understanding of BOMs, production processes, overhead allocation, cost centers, and manufacturing MIS.
• Experience working with ERP systems; Odoo experience will be an advantage.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial reporting/dashboarding.