Cost Controller

R75726 - SAR Cost Controller & Analyst

Hyderabad, India

Drive the Numbers that Drive the Business: SAR Cost Controller & Analyst

Job Summary

The SAR Cost Controller & Analyst provides hands-on financial controlling and business partnering support to SAR-supported functions. The role focuses on cost control, analysis, and execution of core finance processes, ensuring accurate reporting, effective planning, and strong cost discipline. The position actively supports decision-making and drives continuous improvement in financial processes.

Responsibilities

Financial Business Partnering & Analysis

• Act as a hands-on Finance Business Partner to Function Leads.
• Analyze cost drivers at cost center and department level and explain results clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
• Provide practical financial advice on costs, consulting spend, FTEs, Capex, and projects.
• Identify cost risks and optimization opportunities and propose corrective actions.
• Support Outlook, Target, and Budget cycles, including variance analysis and financial commentary.
• Prepare proactive financial analyses to support management decision-making.

Process & Cost Control

• Execute and control month-end close activities (accruals, reclassifications, allocations, FTE postings).
• Review actuals vs. Target/Outlook, investigate variances, and communicate key drivers.
• Manage cost center and FTE planning during planning cycles.
• Support Capex controlling, business cases, and capitalization activities where required.
• Monitor data quality, identify issues and trends, and ensure timely corrections.
• Support audits, projects, and M&A/divestment activities as needed.
• Track project budgets, monitor spend, and ensure financial compliance.
• Contribute to process improvements and simplification initiatives.

Digitalization & Process Improvement

• Support digitalization and automation of controlling and reporting activities.
• Identify and implement simple process improvements to increase efficiency and data quality.
• Promote standardization and best practices across SAR finance processes.
• AI-affine: leverage AI-enabled tools and analytics (where available) to enhance insights, detect anomalies, and improve controlling efficiency.
• Actively support change initiatives, adopting new tools and ways of working.

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