Manufacturing Cost Accountant: Drive Accurate Costing & Inventory

Recruit Express Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruit Express Pte Ltd is seeking a hands-on Cost Accountant to support product costing, inventory controls and month-end activities within a Singapore manufacturing environment. You will work closely with manufacturing and warehouse teams to ensure accurate costing, investigate variances and support key cost management initiatives.

The role emphasises cost accounting activities, variance analysis and collaboration with cross-functional teams to drive cost efficiency and reporting accuracy.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in cost accounting, manufacturing finance or management accounting.
• Strong understanding of product costing, inventory accounting and manufacturing cost processes.
• Experience analysing manufacturing variances such as work order and purchase price variances.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
• Comfortable working with cross-functional teams, including manufacturing and warehouse operations.

Responsibilities

• Support cost accounting activities for Singapore manufacturing operations.
• Perform cost rolls for new product launches and product transfers.
• Participate in the annual cost roll exercise and ensure costing information is accurate and up to date.
• Review, investigate and correct work order variances.
• Analyse and resolve purchase price variances.
• Support scrap review, analysis and reclassification activities.
• Assist with costing and inventory activities during month-end closing.
• Prepare Excess & Obsolete (E&O) inventory analysis and reporting.
• Partner with warehouse teams to support the Cycle Count Programme.
• Participate in and witness cycle counts, including reviewing and approving cycle count documentation.
• Perform ad hoc financial and cost analysis to support business needs and improvement projects.

Skills

Cost accounting

Manufacturing finance

Product costing

Inventory accounting

Variance analysis

Cross-functional teamwork

Tools

Excel

Job description

Recruit Express Pte Ltd is seeking a hands-on Cost Accountant to support product costing, inventory controls and month-end activities within a Singapore manufacturing environment. You will work closely with manufacturing and warehouse teams to ensure accurate costing, investigate variances and support key cost management initiatives.

The role emphasises cost accounting activities, variance analysis and collaboration with cross-functional teams to drive cost efficiency and reporting accuracy.