Job description
Join Bestpak Packaging Solutions as an Accountant and become a trusted partner to our manufacturing finance team. In this role, you will analyze production master data, prepare standard cost estimates, and generate COGS and inventory reports to empower informed decision-making across operations. You will ensure the accuracy of cost accounting records, maintain cost pools, and support month-end closes with precise variance analysis. Our ideal candidate combines financial rigor with practical manufacturing insight, delivering reliable data that helps optimize pricing, budgeting, and profitability.
This position places you at the heart of our cost discipline—collaborating with production, procurement, and supply chain teams to maintain robust cost controls, continuously improve standard costing methods, and ensure strict adherence to internal controls and Philippine accounting standards. You will contribute to the annual budgeting process, run periodic cost analyses, and support audits with well-documented methodologies. If you thrive in a dynamic manufacturing environment and want to shape cost strategies that drive performance, this is the role for you.
Be part of a growing team that values accuracy, accountability, and cross-functional teamwork. We offer opportunities for professional development, a collaborative work culture, and a competitive compensation package.
Responsibility
- Analyze production master data to ensure data integrity for cost calculations and reporting.
- Prepare standard cost estimates for products and materials, updating as needed for new SKUs and process changes.
- Compute and report COGS (cost of goods sold) and maintain accurate inventory valuation and reserves.
- Generate monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc inventory reports and management dashboards for operations and leadership.
- Support month-end close, variance analysis, and cross-functional financial reviews with production, procurement, and supply chain teams.
- Maintain robust internal controls around cost accounting processes and ensure compliance with Philippine Financial Reporting Standards.
- Collaborate on budgeting, forecasting, and cost reduction initiatives to improve profitability.
- Assist with audit requests and maintain documentation of standard costing methodologies.
Qualification
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field. CPA is a plus.
- 2-5 years of cost accounting or manufacturing accounting experience.
- Strong knowledge of standard costing, variance analysis, and cost control principles.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, or QuickBooks) for cost accounting.
- Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.