Distribution Costing Specialist

Position Snapshot

Location: Nestle Distribution Centre

Division: Finance & Control

Position Type: Full-Time

At Nestlé, we believe in unlocking the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come. We are looking for a highly analytical and business-oriented Costing Specialist - Distribution (VDE/FDE) to join our Finance & Control team and support costing, budgeting, reporting, and financial analysis activities across the business.

A Day in the Life

As a Costing Specialist, you will

• Coordinate the distribution budgeting process with Supply Chain, Factory Costing teams, and relevant stakeholders to ensure timely budget submission.
• Manage period-end closing activities, ensuring accurate costing and accounting treatment in accordance with Nestlé financial policies and costing standards.
• Prepare and deliver timely costing reports, analytics, and insights to support business decision-making.
• Support business planning by providing cost estimates, cost allocations, assumptions analysis, and gap analysis against actual performance.
• Conduct financial simulations, product costing exercises, and ad-hoc evaluations to support strategic business initiatives.
• Drive knowledge sharing and collaboration across Finance, Factory Costing, Supply Chain, and other functions.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, costing guidelines, and audit requirements while proactively identifying and escalating business risks.

What Will Make You Successful

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field.
• Experience in Finance and Accounting, preferably in Costing, Supply Chain Finance, Manufacturing Finance, or Factory Finance.
• Strong understanding of costing methodologies, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and financial analysis.
• Experience working in an FMCG, manufacturing, or shared services environment is an advantage.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data into meaningful business insights.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proficiency in SAP and Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, matrix organization.