We are currently seeking a talented “Cost Planning & Analysis Manager” to join our dynamic “Finance” team. Based in “HQ, Istanbul” this role will contribute to transformative projects under the Consumer Group.
If you want to be part of a diverse and vibrant community where your ideas can shape the future of the FMCG industry and your contributions can create a lasting global impact, then Hayat is waiting for you!
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Management, Economics or Engineering from reputable university
- Min 12 years of experience in production companies (preferably in FMCG) in the areas of Cost Controlling, Month end Actual costing, SC business partnering, category finance BP or similar roles
- Effectively using MS Office programs ( excel and powerpoint)
- BPC, Power BI and SAP knowledge are assets
- Fluency in English both written and spoken,
- High analytical skills and performed experience in converting big data into business insight
- Ability to work with tight deadlines and complex data
- Good communication, influencing skills to drive a result in multi-cultural global organisation
Job Description & Responsibilities
- Lead month end cost closure process with subsidiaries; while ensuring all cost accounting processes are carried out in accordance with the local gaap requirements and company accounting policies.
- Actual mark – up calculation and analysis for intercompany trade transactions
- Define and monitor key controls in production processes for accurate month end closure and SKU profitabilities in countries,
- Ensuring the end-to-end management of the budget cost process for the subsidiaries of Hayat Consumer Group ,
- Performing forecast cost cycles and preparing monthly production cost forecast of sourcing units (countries) to support business decisions,
- Review, analyze and explain deviations of cost of goods manufactured and sold in actuals vs forecasts,
- Provide ad hoc reports to senior management for country specific and/or global cost deep dive studies or scenerio templates
- Study category / product/ production line feasibility studies for new market entries, or category expansions
- Business partnering of R&D, Marketing, Procurement or Region functions in the areas of SKU profitability and R&D feasibility scenerios to support decision making
- Design and execute standardisation in end to end costing process across the globe in parallel with SAP transformation project
- Have monthly meetings with country costing teams for explanations of montly profitabilities and deviations.
- Prepare annual trainings and manuals to improve the capabilities in countries in costing area