Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain accurate standard costing for finished products, semi-finished products, and raw materials. Calculate and analyze product costs including:Raw materials Packaging materials Direct labor Manufacturing overhead Utilities Production losses and yield Review Bills of Materials and production recipes in coordination with R&D, Production, Supply Chain, and Finance. Analyze actual manufacturing costs against standard costs. Investigate and report:Material price variance Material usage variance Yield variance Labor variance Manufacturing overhead variance Monitor production waste, losses, rework, and abnormal consumption. Review inventory valuation for raw materials, packaging materials, WIP, and finished goods. Monitor slow-moving, obsolete, and non-moving inventory. Participate in physical inventory counts and investigate inventory discrepancies. Prepare product profitability and contribution-margin analysis. Support management in pricing decisions and new-product feasibility studies. Work closely with R&D on costing new recipes and product-development projects. Evaluate cost-saving initiatives and validate their actual financial impact. Prepare monthly cost-control reports and management dashboards. Support annual budgeting and forecasting of manufacturing costs. Establish appropriate costing controls, procedures, and approval processes. Identify cost leakage and recommend corrective actions. Provide management with clear analysis to improve margins and operational efficiency. Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related field. Minimum 5 years of relevant cost-control/cost-accounting experience. Strong experience within food & beverage manufacturing is required. Strong understanding of manufacturing costing and inventory accounting. Experience with BOMs, recipes, production yields, wastage, and standard costing. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills. Experience with ERP systems is required; SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Odoo, or similar systems is an advantage. Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify the operational reason behind cost variances. Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with Finance, Production, R&D, Procurement, Warehouse, and Supply Chain. Preferred: CMA or equivalent professional certification.#Hiring #Cost Control #Cost Accounting #Finance Jobs #Food Manufacturing #FMCG #Manufacturing Jobs #AFFIFoods