Accountant Associate, Cost R4

As the largest pureplay adhesives company in the world, H.B. Fuller’s (NYSE : FUL) innovative, functional coatings, adhesives and sealants enhance the quality, safety and performance of products people use every day. Founded in 1887, with 2023 revenue of $3.5 billion, our mission to Connect What Matters is brought to life by more than 7,000 global team members who collaborate with customers across more than 30 market segments in over 140 countries to develop highly specified solutions that enable customers to bring world-changing innovations to their end markets.

PRIMARY DUTIES

1. Monthly task

Prepare stock reconciliation between GL ledger and Inventory sub ledger and investigate on the variance and discrepancy to minimize variance

Check abnormal variance like purchase and production variance

Prepare and journalize all inventory and cost related entries by month end.

2. Costing management

Cost maintenance owner in system, Ensure accurate and timely cost set up in the system.

Liaise closely with buyers and sourcing team to update review moving average cost perform cost roll up to finished good cost for monthly cost update.

Ensure timely distribution of updated standard cost information and transfer price to relevant departments.

Prepare adhoc product costing and pricing analysis as required by commercial team.

Perform the yearly update of Activity Based costing framework for analysis purposes.

Monitor overall month end closing and ensure each department completed their section

Co‐ordinate quarterly and annual inventory counting and ensure inventory variance are properly approve and reflected accurately in the system.

3. Projects or Ad hoc tasks

Review the SOX internal audit documentation of job assigned and conduct SOX self‐testing for quarterly reporting purposes.

Take ownership and responsibility of projects and activities in order to optimize current processes and systems.

Any ad hoc projects and / or other assignment as requested by management.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor degree in finance / accounting.

At least 2‐3 years’ experience in Costing and business / financial analysis experience, preferably with a multi‐national organization

Good Excel. Power Point skills;

Good English both written and spoken

Familiar with relevant computer programs like SAP experience will be an added advantage.

Initiative, self‐starter, result‐oriented

Business Partnering and influencing skills; a track record of creating value added financial analysis for tangible results;

Willing to challenge status quo to continuously make improvement