Develop, maintain, and review standard costing models for raw materials, labour, and manufacturing overheads.
Calculate and update standard costs for finished goods and components, ensuring alignment with production processes and pricing strategies.
Analyse cost variances (material, labour, overhead, usage, and yield) and investigate root causes.
Prepare detailed variance reports and provide recommendations to management for cost control and operational improvement.
Monitor and reconcile Work in Progress (WIP) balances, ensuring accurate valuation and timely reporting.
Track production orders through the manufacturing cycle, identifying bottlenecks, delays, and abnormal losses affecting WIP.
Review, maintain, and validate Bills of Materials (BOMs) to ensure accuracy of material usage, quantities, and routing information.
Collaborate with production, engineering, and procurement teams to update BOMs for new products, process changes, and cost reduction initiatives.
Perform inventory valuation and stock reconciliations, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and company policies.
Support month-end close by preparing cost journals, reconciliations, accruals, and manufacturing cost reports.
Prepare management reports on production costs, inventory movements, WIP, BOM variances, and profitability analysis.
Assist in budgeting and forecasting by providing cost assumptions, standard cost updates, and production cost projections.