Cost Control Manager

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Cost Control Manager to lead and standardise the costing framework across our manufacturing operations. The role will ensure accurate cost and margin analysis and provide reliable insights for pricing, budgeting and profitability decisions.

Key responsibilities

• Own and standardise costing policies, methodologies, allocation bases and reporting formats for factory operations.
• Review and approve product, model‑wise, batch, process and landed‑cost calculations prepared by the factory costing team.
• Analyse actual vs. standard cost variances, investigate material, labour, overhead and efficiency deviations.
• Monitor product‑wise, model‑wise and channel‑wise gross margins and profitability.
• Coordinate with Group FP&A on budgets, forecasts, pricing and profitability analysis.
• Develop costing dashboards and management reports for the Group Financial Controller.

Required profile

• Professional qualification such as ACMA, CA finalist, ACCA or equivalent.
• 6+ years of experience in costing, management accounting, FP&A or financial analysis, preferably in manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of product costing, standard/actual costing, landed costing, variance analysis and inventory valuation.

Required skills

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with ERP systems; Odoo experience is an advantage.
• Financial reporting and dashboard creation.