Controller / Costing Manager – Manufacturing Finance

About the role

Reporting to the Finance Director, you will act as the bridge between financial performance and manufacturing operations in Singapore. You will turn complex financial and operational data into actionable insights that drive decision‑making, improve cost efficiency and enhance forecast accuracy.

Key responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, quarterly outlooks, monthly forecasting, variance analysis and trend reporting for manufacturing operations.
• Partner with Finance Shared Services on month‑end close activities, including journals, accruals, reconciliations and reporting.
• Manage OPEX, cost‑centre spend, transfer‑pricing allocations and CAPEX forecasting, highlighting trends and recommending corrective actions.
• Provide finance business partnership to manufacturing stakeholders, delivering insights on labour hours, absorption, utilisation, productivity and cost efficiency.
• Analyse cost drivers, manufacturing variances, facility expenses and operational performance to support continuous improvement.
• Track and report CAPEX investments, conduct business‑case reviews, ROI analysis and post‑investment performance assessments.
• Prepare accurate management reports and leverage SAP, Power BI, Anaplan and other tools to improve modelling, automation and forecast accuracy.
• Support audits, compliance, process improvements, AI adoption, system implementations and ad‑hoc global finance projects.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline.
• At least 8 years of experience in FP&A, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.

Required skills

• SAP
• Advanced Excel
• Power BI
• Anaplan