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Cost Controller

Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric

Accounting & Finance
Egypt
Posted on Feb 8, 2024
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Who are we and what we stand for?

Our purpose and mission are what guides us and represents our promise to all our stakeholders – customers, partners, employees, influencers, shareholders, and communities.

Schneider’s purpose is to create Impact by empowering all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. At Schneider, we call this Life Is On.

Our mission is to be the trusted partner in Sustainability and Efficiency.

Our renewed purpose highlights our commitment to create lasting impact while maintaining our promise to make the most of our energy and resources bridging progress and sustainability for all.

Our updated mission continues to reinforce our value of strong partnerships, where trust is needed above all.

Your Mission

Maintain and develop the company’s cost system and assist management in financial aspects regarding the decision-making process. Perform follow-up and controls over logistics and operating cycles to ensure safeguarding stocks and WIP and maintain proper cost allocations.

Your Role – Magic happens when you bring great people together!

  • Trace all direct variable costs related to customer orders, and equipment families to the least production unit to have an accurate margin at each level.
  • Compare realized margins against booked margins for each order family and/or product for analyzing deviations and to ensure that all the relevant cost is allocated to the order.
  • Conduct periodic inventory physical counts to safeguard company assets. Attending scrap committees to ensure proper handling of inventory items to be scrapped.
  • Provide management with periodical information and reports about the profitability of each activity, and any other relevant information.
  • Highlight the deviations in the purchase prices of the stock references to assist in monitoring costs and hence the company's profitability.
  • Assist together with the logistics dept. and the Project Management dept. in solving the daily problems that arise daily within the normal business cycle.
  • Perform cost analysis for invoicing forecasts to assess areas of risk.
  • Preparation of logistics costs for the product plant and the distribution center every month as well as handling its forecast.

Qualifications

About You

  • Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting
  • Experience in SAP is a must
  • At least 2 years of experience required
  • Excellent command of English
  • Professional user of Microsoft Office (Excel and PowerPoint)
  • Experience in Power BI is a plus
  • Experience in a Factory is preferable.

Primary Location

: Egypt

Schedule

: Full-time

Unposting Date

: Ongoing