Assocaiet Director

Job Description : Associate Director, Plant Controller -(Costing )-Malaysia Our Client is a Leading Pharma .Organization & is the Only Company in ASIA to have a Full-Fledged API Development R&D Centre in Malaysia & the first to be Vertically integrated with the ASEAN Region – from API Development to Finished Product Sales. Responsibilities Coordinate & Perform Costing Monthly Review & Analysis Determine Standard Costs & investigate Variances with Actual Costs Process/Review Costing Related Month end journals Leading SCR Preparation (Standard Cost Rate) in SAP on Yearly basis in liaison with Reporting Team (Inventory Valuation) Supporting Preparation of Budget & Strat Plan on yearly Basis Costing Lead for Budget & Strat Plan on Yearly Basis Operational Costing Management Detailed interaction with Production, Engineering, Planning Team, Technology Transfer, Quality Operations & Supply Chain & R&D for Setting up industry Competitive Standard Costing & Continuous Process improvement. Bridge Costing into all Manufacturing Related Reports (i.e.: Cost vs Margin Analysis by Product, Customers Models, Variance Analysis Identify Any Improvement Areas to ensure Continuous Efficiency & Unlocking Capacity, Including Assessing & Analysing the Direct Material Cost vs. Procurement Purchase Price via Purchase Budgeting Variance Processing. Monitoring Inventory Days & Optimising Working Capital Management Strategic Costing Management Develop New, Robust Costing & Effective Reporting Process Framework to Derive Strategic Costing & Drive Productivity within a Matrix Centric Structure. Analyse Cost Impact & Maintain Standard Cost for New & Existing items e.g., Proactive Analysis of variances & Communication of Issues & Opportunities to Operations Management. Help Management make important Decisions based on Costs & Benefits (e.g., investments, Capex feasibility Market Growth, Pricing Changes) Benchmarking & Detailed Study of Operational Equipment Efficiency & Setting improvement Targets, to Protect Product Profitability & increase Competitiveness Scrutinise Product Costing & Feasibility Studies throughout Product life Cycle Take Decision on Pricing & Tenders to Increase Capacity Utilization, Increase Absorption of fixed Costs & increase Gross Profit of Products. Supporting Monthly/Half Year/Yearly Stock takes Act Cross-Functionally & Use Financial & Business Acumen to Challenge Other Areas (Increasing focus on Profitability & Cost Improvement Projects) Update Management on industry Trends & industry Best Practices to ensure Competitiveness. Qualifications & Exp 10- 15 years of exp. in a Medium to large Size Pharma Company Professional Qualification or Equivalent (CA,CIMA/ACCA/CPA) Working Knowledge of SAP within an Integrated Manufacturing ERP Environment & have Specialised Knowledge in Pharma Costing

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