Cost Control Manager

Role Purpose:

To lead an end-to-end cost management, manufacturing finance and inventory control framework that turns operational data into actionable insight, drives sustainable productivity and margin improvement across the value chain, and gives the Finance Director and business leadership a single, reliable view of product cost, supply-chain performance, inventory exposure, G&A efficiency and return on capital.

Job Accountabilities:

• Establish and maintain a Finance-validated productivity and savings tracker, distinguishing realized P&L savings, cost avoidance and timing impacts, and independently validate benefits claimed by operational functions.
• Lead plant finance business partnering review monthly production, conversion, utilities, labor and overhead costs against budget, forecast and standard; analyze volume, usage, yield, efficiency and absorption variances and agree corrective actions with Plant and Supply Chain management.
• Own the standard-costing process: coordinate annual and periodic standard-cost updates with Supply Chain, Procurement and Accounting, review SKU cost by package and line, and ensure reliable COGS data for FP&A, Commercial Finance and SKU profitability analysis.
• Lead monitoring of G&A and controllable overheads: cost-center reviews, run-rate risks, challenge of discretionary spending, cost benchmarks, zero-based budgeting and annual cost-challenge exercises.
• Provide independent Finance challenge of Capex proposals (ROI, payback, NPV, scope and alternatives), monitor approved Capex against budget, run post-investment reviews and support the Finance Director in capital allocation.
• Lead the manufacturing, supply-chain and G&A components of the budget and rolling forecast and produce monthly cost-performance packs that translate operational KPIs into financial impact.
• Ensure controls over product costing, inventory valuation, manufacturing costs and Capex; align SAP records with operational data, support month-end, year-end close and audits, and escalate material exceptions to the Finance Director.
• Lead, coach and develop the Plant Controller, Manufacturing Finance and Inventory Control team.

Education & Experience:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Management Accounting or related discipline; CMA, ACCA or CPA
• Experience: +10 years of progressive Finance experience in FMCG, manufacturing, beverages or high-volume distribution; strong plant controlling, product costing, inventory and supply-chain finance; experience managing Finance professionals
• Proficiency in SAP S/4HANA FI/CO, CO-PC/Product Costing, MM and Material Ledger; Power BI; advanced Excel/data analytics; financial modelling and investment appraisal.
• Experience in FMCG or manufacturing environments is preferred.