Costing Specialist

Costing Specialist

As a Costing Specialist, this is your challenge: Nestlé Nunspeet is a successful operating unit of the Nestlé Group, the world's leading food, beverage, nutrition, and wellness company. Our factory in the Netherlands is producing the most advanced infant formula for both the Nutrition division and the Nestlé Health Science. Our products with global brands are exported to multiple countries all over the world.

By joining the finance team in our Nunspeet factory, you will take ownership and play a key role in all activities affecting the Product Costing - Master Data, Budgeting, Book Closing, Financial Accounting, Continuous Improvement. Ensuring accuracy of financial books as per accounting standards as applicable locally in the country as well as Nestlé internal policies.

If you have excellent analytical skills, a passion for finance, and you like working in a dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders in the factory and outside the factory with other markets, head offices, and shared Costing Center of Competence, this is the right opportunity for you!

Costing Specialist at Nestlé Nederland

This position reports to the Factory Controller. You will be part of the Finance & Control department, a highly international and diverse team consisting of six enthusiastic finance professionals, specializing in different finance areas.

Your key role is to support Data Management and Accounting in the SAP environment. Ensure Activity-Based Costing, driving relevant analysis and reporting, ensuring adherence to Nestlé Costing Standards, and dealing with Statutory Auditors (EY).

As a Costing Specialist, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Trusted partner to stakeholders within and outside the Finance Team;
• Maintain Master Data (Costing and Accounting);
• Master Data workflow; Perform Product Cost Calculations, Release of Costs;
• Coordinate with Procurement for prices forecast;
• Annual Budget (ACE) of factory - Update and Validate Master Data;
• Period End Close: Expense Bookings, accruals, and variances based on Nestlé Accounting Standards;
• Monthly Reporting;
• Coordinate and be a key contact for internal and external audits (Ernst & Young);
• Adhoc queries and issue resolutions.

The vacancy offers more than just a challenge:

• A part-time contract for 20 hours a week;
• With at least 2 days working from the office and the possibility to work from home;
• Excellent terms of employment with elements such as a 13th month, 13 vacation days a year, corporate fitness initiatives, and many other extras;
• Large variety of training and development programs;
• Career opportunities within Nestlé locations;
• An excellent working environment, high team orientation, high brand and company pride, and motivated and ambitious colleagues.

What we are looking for?

• Highly motivated individual who can take initiative, proactively cooperate, convince others, and aspires to be developed as a Finance Professional;
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or similar;
• 0-2 years of experience in a similar function in the food industry, however, we are open to dynamic persons with no experience as well;
• Aptitude with financial systems;
• Strong communication skills, eye for details, curiosity to learn and understand working in a complex environment;
• Flexible and pragmatic approach to challenges;
• Good command of both the Dutch and English language.

Any questions? Our recruiters would be glad to answer any pending questions. Feel free to send your questions to careers@nl.nestle.com

Applying for the job Costing Specialist?

Great! If your profile matches the description as described above, we would gladly receive your CV and motivation.

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