Business Partner - Costing

Job description

About the role The Business Partner - Costing acts as a trusted financial advisor to business leaders, bridging the gap between finance and operations. The role focuses on driving cost efficiency, providing forward-looking financial insights, and challenging business assumptions to optimize resource allocation and deliver sustainable cost performance. What you'll do 1. Business Partnering & Stakeholder Management: · Partner with business stakeholders to provide cost insights and drive efficiency initiatives. · Challenge business leaders on cost drivers and budget assumptions constructively. · Build strong cross-functional relationships to become a trusted advisor on cost matters 2. Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting: · Develop cost models to support scenario analysis and sensitivity testing. · Lead the annual budgeting and quarterly reforecasting process for assigned business areas. · Ensure timely and accurate delivery of budget submissions with robust assumptions. 3. Cost Reporting & Performance Management · Prepare monthly cost reports with clear, concise variance analysis (actual vs. budget vs. forecast). · Investigate cost performance issues and identify key drivers and one-off items. · Develop dashboards and KPIs to improve cost transparency (e.g., Power BI, Excel). 4. Cost Optimization & Efficiency · Identify and drive cost reduction opportunities to improve operating leverage. · Partner with procurement teams on supplier cost analysis and contract renewals 5. Continuous Improvement · Drive automation and standardization of cost reporting (e.g., transition to cloud-based platforms). · Champion the use of self-service analytics and dashboard tools. Qualifications Education & Certification: · Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field. · CPA, ACCA, CMA, or CIMA qualifications are a strong plus. Experience: · 5+ years of experience in FP&A, cost controlling, or business partnering roles in manufacturing. · Proven track record in cost optimization and efficiency initiatives. · Strong analytical and financial modeling capability. Technical Skills: · FP&A Expertise: Deep expertise in budgeting, rolling forecasting, long-range planning, scenarios modeling, and management reporting. · Costing & Manufacturing Finance: Strong command of standard costing variance analysis, BOM costing, and product cost modeling. Experience with cost reduction programs and capacity planning. · Data analytics & Tools: Advanced Excel modeling. Proficiency in Power BI, Tableau or similar visualization tools. Experience with SQL or Python for data extraction is a plus. Core Competencies (Behavioral): · Commercial Acumen : Understands business drivers and links cost decisions to value creation. · Influencing & Challenge: Confidently challenges business leaders with data-driven insights. · Attention to Detail: Ensures accuracy in reporting and modelling; "right first time" mindset. · Stakeholder Management: Builds credibility and trust with senior stakeholders. · Problem Solving : Deep-dives into complex data to identify root causes and solutions. · Proactive & Curious: Seeks opportunities for improvement without being prompted. · Integrity & Ethics : Uncompromising professional integrity. Set the tone for compliance, internal controls, and ethical decision-making across the organization. About EnerVenue, Inc. Named one of the world’s Top Greentech Companies by TIME in 2024 and 2025, EnerVenue builds simple, safer, and flexible energy storage solutions for the clean energy revolution. Based on technology proven over decades under the most extreme conditions, EnerVenue offers a differentiated stationary storage solution that improves upon today’s alternatives. Commercialized from research completed at Stanford University and backed by well-funded investors, EnerVenue is redefining the stationary storage market.