Job Description

Cost Analyst

At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where, Health for all, Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice.

When you show proactivity and ambition, we’ll harness it through a variety of opportunities and challenges in the diverse areas of our business – all with a strong and meaningful purpose. Where do you want to go? What do you want to do? How do you want to make a difference? The choice is yours, and we’ll help you get there. Be better together. Be Bayer.

Main purpose: Lead the analytical steering of COGM performance across Cono Sur by driving forecasting, cost analysis, and decision support, providing clear visibility on key drivers, variances, risks, andopportunities to strengthen financial discipline, support business decisions, and improve profitability and productivity across the Seeds Cono Sur division.

Your misison will be to:

Financial Planning & Performance Management

• Lead the financial planning process for COGM in the Seeds Cono Sur division, including budgeting, forecasting, and consolidation of assumptions and results.
• Own the monthly forecasting cycle for assigned cost and expense areas, preparing and presenting forecasts, key business drivers, and variance analyses to finance and operational stakeholders.
• Monitor and interpret the evolution of key cost drivers and expense trends lines, ensuring a consolidated regional view and proactive identification of risks and opportunities.
• Analyze month-end cost variances, align commentary with stakeholders, and support action plans to improve performance and accountability.
• Partner with the COGM Squad and Squad Coach to monitor efficiency, productivity, and operational performance metrics.
  
  Cost Analysis & Business Partnering
• Act as a strategic finance business partner to Product Supply and operational stakeholders by translating complex financial data into clear insights and recommendations that support decision-making.
• Support profitability and cash flow improvement through business cases, including make-or-buy analyses, cost bridges, and sensitivity analyses.
• Challenge assumptions, assess trade-offs, and identify financial risks and opportunities related to cost, productivity, and resource allocation.
• Use data-driven analysis to influence resource allocation decisions across departments and improve financial and strategic decision-making.
  
  Data Quality, Systems & Continuous Improvement
• Ensure data accuracy and value flow integrity across financial systems and reports.
• Collaborate closely with Accounting on complex topics affecting actuals, estimates, and planning assumptions.
• Drive continuous improvement in reporting, data quality, transparency, and process efficiency.

Unlock your potential:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Accounting, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Controlling or FP&A for Product Supply.
• Strong knowledge of controlling principles, cost accounting practices, and financial analysis especially in Supply Chain.
• Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, cost bridges, scenario modeling, and complex cost analysis in Product Supply or manufacturing environments.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate data into clear insights and recommendations.
• Ability to communicate effectively with finance and operational stakeholders and present results in a clear, concise manner.
• Experience with ERP and planning systems such as SAP, Anaplan, or similar tools.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Advanced level of English
• High attention to detail, proactivity, and autonomy to lead ad hoc analyses and process improvement initiatives.
• Experience in site controlling, production planning, supply chain finance, or product costing.
• Experience in agribusiness, manufacturing, or industrial cost environments.

YOUR APPLICATION

This is your opportunity to tackle the world’s biggest challenges with us: Maintaining our health, feeding growing populations and slowing the rate of climate change. You have a voice, ideas and perspectives and we want to hear them. Because our success begins with you. Be part of something big. Be Bayer.

Bayer welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, physical characteristics, social origin, disability, union membership, religion, family status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and avoiding discrimination.

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Período de aplicación
26/6/2026 al 10/7/2026 Código de referencia: 874753
División: Crop Science Ubicación: Argentina : Buenos Aires : Rojas
Área funcional: Control financiero
Tipo de empleo: Permanente Tiempo de trabajo
lunes a viernes full time