Manager, Cost Accounting

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Are you passionate about leveraging financial insights to drive operational efficiency and profitability? Join Nestlé as a Cost Accounting Manager and become a strategic partner to our business and functional units. In this high-impact role, you’ll lead cost analysis, champion process improvements, and help shape decisions that fuel our market leadership.

• Strategic Business Partner: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide actionable insights on COGS, cost of production, distribution costs, and transfer pricing. Influence key decisions that improve profitability and operational performance.
• Cost Leadership: Lead the quarterly calculation and analysis of ACE, DFs, FFOH, depreciation, and distribution costs. Ensure accuracy and timeliness in all market inputs and costing processes.
• Financial Stewardship: Oversee period-end closing, ensuring precise calculation of actual costs and compliance with Nestlé standards. Deliver clear, data-driven dashboards and monthly analysis (actuals vs. forecast and prior year).
• Decision Support: Provide ad hoc analysis for business units, support CapEx decisions, and deliver relevant inputs for transfer pricing and export studies. Build foreign currency exposure models for hedging strategies.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive and participate in cost optimization and benchmarking projects, both locally and above-market. Streamline E2E costing processes and champion best practices.
• Change Agent: Act as the single point of contact for above-market costing projects. Collaborate with CoCs, IT, and global teams on costing deployments and innovations.
• Talent Developer: Mentor and develop the costing team, fostering growth through project participation, workshops, and stakeholder engagement.
• Compliance & Training: Ensure all costing activities meet Nestlé and local standards. Lead costing-related training and promote a culture of compliance and continuous learning.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Accounting/Finance (Factory, Supply Chain, or Sales Controller roles preferred).
• Experience in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry preferred.
• Demonstrated success in efficiency and best practice projects.
• Proficiency in English; SAP and advanced Excel skills highly valued.
• Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills.
• Deep understanding of business processes, internal controls, and IT systems supporting E2E finance.
• Internals: Expertise in Nestlé Costing (CSM, CSD, TP) and Accounting Standards (NAS).
• Knowledge of local tax legislation and reporting guidelines.
• Experience benchmarking with other markets and driving value creation across the full business value chain.

The approximate pay range for this position is $85,000 to $120,000. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location.

Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at About Us | Nestlé Careers (nestlejobs.com)

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