Cost Analyst – Mid-level

LIBBS FARMACÊUTICA LTDA

Cost Analyst ensuring accurate allocation of production costs for a Brazilian pharmaceutical leader. Focusing on financial impact analysis and process improvement in accounting.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeRemote • 🇧🇷 BrazilMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensure that direct and indirect production costs are properly allocated to inventory by monitoring production postings and developing reports and KPIs that help the responsible areas implement corrective and/or mitigating actions for errors.
Identify and investigate variances between planned and actual costs, justify the differences, and suggest corrective measures when necessary.
Determine provisions related to inventory in accordance with accounting standards and company policies.
Support the physical inventory process and record any adjustments identified.
Ensure compliance with the accounting close schedule through processes and metrics that help the company’s various departments understand the impact of their activities on the close process and the deadlines to be met.
Support the decision-making process of other departments by clarifying the financial impacts of presented scenarios and providing appropriate financial information.
Reconcile accounting balances, identifying and correcting discrepancies or accounting errors.
Analyze account variances and provide explanations for identified trends.
Propose and implement improvements and automations in processes relevant to the area, seeking higher quality and efficiency.
Contribute to internal and external audit processes by providing the requested information and documentation.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics, Engineering, Business Administration, or related fields;
Knowledge of SAP, especially CO and FI modules;
Experience in Cost Accounting;
Good accounting fundamentals;
Experience with monthly financial close;
Experience with process improvements and automation in the area.
Experience with process improvements and automation in the area;
Analytical profile with end-to-end process vision;
Strong interaction skills with partner departments;
Ability to identify and analyze deviations;
High level of technical autonomy in conducting the area’s activities.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Meal voucher;
Food allowance;
Libbs medications – 100% coverage;
Pharmacy partnership – Vidalink;
PPR – Company Profit-Sharing Program (Participation in Profits and Results);
Parking, commuting voucher, or chartered shuttle (applicable for shift work and subject to availability of routes serving areas within a straight-line radius of up to 40 km from the facility);
USE Program: subsidy for purchasing equipment to be used for work, which may also be used for personal purposes;
Flexible benefits (TotalPass, life insurance, private pension, health insurance, dental insurance, and meal allowance).

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Hard Skills & Tools

Cost AccountingFinancial CloseAccounting StandardsVariance AnalysisProcess ImprovementsAutomationKPI DevelopmentInventory ManagementReconciliationAccounting Fundamentals

Soft Skills

Analytical SkillsInterpersonal SkillsCommunication SkillsProblem-SolvingCollaborationAttention to DetailTechnical AutonomyDecision-MakingAdaptabilityCritical Thinking

Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree in AccountingBachelor’s Degree in EconomicsBachelor’s Degree in EngineeringBachelor’s Degree in Business Administration