Budget and Cost Control Officer

2 weeks ago


Makati City, National Capital Region, Philippines Pacific Synergy Food and Beverage Corp. Full time

Job description

Key Responsibilities

1. 
Product Costing & Standards

  • Maintain and update standard costs for all SKUs (materials, labor, overhead).
  • Validate Bill of Materials (BOM), recipes, yield assumptions, and conversion costs.
  • Review and audit supplier prices; ensure accurate cost roll-ups in ERP (Oracle NetSuite preferred).
  • Coordinate annual and periodic cost standard reviews.

2. 
Production Cost Monitoring

  • Reconcile production reports vs. actual usage (daily/weekly/monthly).
  • Verify raw material consumption, wastage, rework, yield variances, and downtime impact.
  • Monitor machine efficiency data and translate into cost impact.
  • Perform cost absorption analysis for direct and indirect manufacturing overhead.

3. 
Inventory & Material Control

  • Audit warehouse stock movements, returns, scrap, and adjustments.
  • Investigate discrepancies between physical counts and system balances.
  • Validate transfer orders, DRs, SIs, and inter-department material flows.

4. 
Budget Planning & Consolidation

  • Lead the annual budgeting cycle across all departments (Sales, Marketing, Admin, HR, Operations, Production).
  • Consolidate departmental budgets into a company-wide financial plan.
  • Review budget submissions for accuracy, logic, and alignment with business strategy.
  • Maintain rolling forecasts for revenue, OPEX, CAPEX, and cash requirements.

5. 
Budget Monitoring & Variance Control

  • Track actual spending vs. approved budgets monthly and quarterly.
  • Investigate variances and coordinate with department heads for explanations.
  • Flag overspending risks early and recommend corrective actions.
  • Develop reporting dashboards for budget and cost performance.

6. 
Variance Analysis & Reporting

  • Prepare detailed cost and budget variance reports (price, quantity, yield, overhead, spending).
  • Provide root-cause analysis and corrective action recommendations.
  • Highlight cost drivers affecting gross margin and profitability.
  • Support CFO in preparing monthly P&L insights related to COGS and OPEX.

7. 
Expense Governance & Approval

  • Enforce budget and cost policies; ensure requests follow internal controls.
  • Validate whether expenses are within budget before approval routing.
  • Analyze unbudgeted spending requests and advise on financial impact.
  • Ensure proper cost center tagging in coordination with Purchasing, Accounting, and Admin.

8. 
Forecasting & Scenario Analysis

  • Assist in cost forecasts, scenario modeling, and margin planning.
  • Build scenario models for "best case," "realistic," and "worst case" projections.
  • Provide cost benchmarks for pricing decisions and new product development (NPD).
  • Support CFO in cash flow forecasting, especially for large spending events.

9. 
Process & Internal Control Compliance

  • Ensure all costing and budgeting processes comply with internal controls and audit requirements.
  • Strengthen financial discipline in production, purchasing, and inventory areas.
  • Conduct periodic process audits to detect inefficiencies and leakages.
  • Implement improvements in workflows to increase accuracy, transparency, and audit readiness.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Finance, Economics, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
  • CPA
  • Proficient in ERP systems (Oracle NetSuite preferred).
  • Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
  • Strong analytical mindset with ability to challenge operational and financial data.
  • High integrity, attention to detail, and ability to work under pressure.
  • Strong communication skills for cross-department coordination and reporting.


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