Cost Analyst at Q.B Food Trading Pte Ltd (A Johnsonville) (2021-09 – 2025-08)
Led end-to-end manufacturing cost analysis and financial performance optimization in food manufacturing environment.
- Led end-to-end manufacturing cost analysis across direct materials, labour, and overheads, improving cost transparency and margin control.
- Conducted detailed variance analysis against standard costs, identifying root causes and driving cost reduction initiatives with production and engineering teams.
- Established and maintained standard costing frameworks, including BOMs, labour rates, and overhead allocations.
- Supported production budgeting and cost forecasting, monitoring actual costs against budget and analysing variances to strengthen cost control.
- Developed Power BI dashboards to monitor cost trends, production efficiency, key variances, and inventory and purchasing turnover metrics for management reporting and decision support.
- Partnered with operations, supply chain, finance, and R&D to implement process improvements, cost-saving initiatives, and cost estimation for new product development.
- Reviewed cost commitments against approved budgets and cost structures, monitoring committed versus actual costs to identify potential overruns and variances.
- Prepared cost summaries, variance analysis reports, and Power BI dashboards to support management decision-making.
- Supported price and cost comparison by reviewing cost breakdowns, historical data, and standard cost references.
Costing Executive & Reporting at Q.B Food Trading Pte Ltd (A Johnsonville) (2014-04 – 2021-08)
Managed SAP costing operations, inventory controls, and manufacturing accounting processes.
- Owned SAP PP/PI production order processing, ensuring accurate production reporting, yield analysis, and labour efficiency tracking.
- Managed SAP MM inventory utilisation, batch controls, and stock movements, supporting inventory accuracy and audit compliance.
- Acted as key finance and costing user during SAP implementation, partnering with IT on requirements gathering, user acceptance testing (UAT), data validation, and process alignment.
- Executed month-end close activities, including WIP calculations, order settlements, and reconciliation of cost variances.
- Served as SME for SAP S/4HANA Master Data Governance (MDG), owning governance of material master, production process, and costing data, defining data standards, validating changes, and ensuring compliance to support accurate manufacturing costing and financial reporting.
Administrative Accounts Executive (A/R) at Administrative Accounts Company (2012-07 – 2014-03)
Managed end-to-end accounts receivable operations and cash flow management.
- Managed end-to-end accounts receivable operations, including invoicing, cash application (cash, cheque, GIRO), reconciliations, and aged receivables reporting.
- Monitored customer credit limits, payment terms, and outstanding balances, proactively following up on overdue accounts to support healthy cash flow.
- Investigated and resolved billing and payment discrepancies by liaising with sales, customer service, and customers, ensuring accurate and timely resolution.
- Prepared and reviewed A/R ageing reports, highlighting high-risk accounts and supporting management decisions on collections and credit control.
- Supported month-end closing by ensuring accurate A/R balances, timely reconciliations, and proper documentation in line with accounting standards.
Operation Administrator at Apex Link Pte Ltd (2010-09 – 2012-06)
Supported operational billing, invoicing, and financial documentation processes.
- Supported operational billing and invoicing using MYOB, ensuring accurate documentation and timely issuance to customers and vendors.
- Verified service job sheets against quotations and customer purchase orders to ensure billing accuracy and compliance with agreed terms.
- Processed customer payments, monitored collections, and followed up on overdue accounts in line with payment terms.
- Maintained organised documentation and supported vendor invoice matching and coding to ensure accurate financial records.
