Cost & Analysis Accountant

General description Position: Cost & Analysis Accountant Area of responsibility: Kongsberg Wuxi Superior: Finance Manager Locations: Wuxi, China Subordinates: NA Main objectives Full-process costing analyst This is an advanced cost controlling & business analysis role, focusing on standard cost maintenance, actual cost accounting, full-scale variance analysis, annual budget preparation, monthly rolling cost forecasting and product gross margin analysis. The role supports pricing strategy, production cost control, cost-down project review and management business review, serving as the core position for factory financial control, budget management and profit analysis. Main responsibility . Support monthly standard vs actual cost variance analysis, including material price & quantity variance, labor efficiency variance, manufacturing overhead variance, scrap variance and WIP variance. Identify root causes of cost overrun & abnormal loss, issue analysis reports and drive operational improvement. Support annual production cost budget, MOH budget and labor cost budget preparation. Conduct monthly rolling cost forecast, product unit cost forecast and gross margin forecast based on sales-production plan, material price and capacity utilization, to support pricing decision, capacity planning and annual business target setting.Production document review, cost ledger maintenance and month-end closing support. Support analyze gross margin by product, customer and work order dimension. Track profitability fluctuation, loss-making reasons and process loss abnormality. Deliver monthly cost business analysis report and cost-down performance review, support management on cost optimization strategy Support quarterly & annual audit, tax inspection and multi-factory financial consolidation. Prepare cost ledger, budget data and variance working papers to ensure full compliance and data traceability. 4. Important contacts Direct report to Finance Manager 5. Requirements (idealistic) College degree or above in Finance/Accounting/Auditing; junior / intermediate accounting certificate preferred. Over 3 years manufacturing cost accounting experience, fully experienced in standard cost system, BOM calculation, rate allocation and variance analysis. Proven experience in annual cost budgeting, monthly rolling cost forecasting and gross margin calculation. Proficient in ERP system (SAP preferred), skilled in Excel data modeling, PivotTable and advanced functions. Familiar with manufacturing production flow, work order management, scrap & rework logic and capacity allocation. Strong logical thinking and data sensitivity, capable of identifying cost abnormality and delivering professional analysis. Experience in multi-factory environment is highly preferred.