Cost Accounting (Oleochemical/Palm Oil Background)

About the role

The ERA Finance Analyst is responsible for executing and owning Energy Reporting & Accounting (ERA) activities within a managed services environment supporting energy, refinery, and hydrocarbon operations. This role ensures accurate inventory valuation, margin reporting, reconciliations, and financial controls execution in compliance with accounting standards and internal governance requirements. Depending on experience level, the Analyst may perform standard transactional activities or independently manage complex valuation, reconciliation, and audit-sensitive processes. The role operates within defined financial control frameworks and contributes directly to financial integrity, close stability, and audit readiness.

Key responsibilities

• Execute stock valuation activities including FIFO, NRV, CCS, COGS, GINI, and GRANI based on experience level

• Prepare and validate valuation schedules and supporting calculations

• Support margin segmentation and loss/gain analysis

• Ensure alignment between operational movements and financial valuation outcomes

• Perform reconciliation between physical inventory and book records

• Investigate and resolve discrepancies in coordination with operations and third-party depots

• Analyze inventory GL movements and key balance drivers

• Prepare and post journal entries in SAP in line with FCM and internal controls

• Apply contract and pricing logic to valuation and accounting outcomes

• Execute SOX, RDS, FCM, and internal control requirements and retain evidence for compliance with IFRS, OMP policies, and internal standards

About you

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree (S1) in Accounting or Finance

• 2–7 years of experience in Energy Accounting, Inventory Accounting, Hydrocarbon Accounting, or Financial Reporting

• Experience in shared services or managed services environments preferred

• Mandatory hands-on SAP Finance experience

• Strong understanding of inventory valuation methodologies, journal entries and GL accounting, balance sheet reconciliation, and month-end close processes

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability

• High ownership mindset and attention to detail

• Ability to work independently under tight reporting deadlines

• Fluent English communication (spoken and written) – Mandatory

• CPA / CA / ACCA or Indonesian Registered Accountant (Ak.) certification recommended