Costing Team Lead

Job category

Finance

Experience level

Intermediate

Relocation available

This role is not eligible for relocation

Job type

Professionals

Travel required

No travel is expected with this role

Job code

RQ112725

Entity:

Finance

Job Family Group:

Finance Group

Job Description:

The Costing Team Lead guides the team responsible for product costing and inventory accounting across Brazil and Mexico. This role plays a key part in ensuring accurate financial reporting, strong internal controls, consistent application of accounting policies, and ongoing process enhancement, while fostering service excellence and effective collaboration with stakeholders.

Job Summary

Costing & Inventory Accounting

Oversee product cost calculations, validations, and system updates.

Analyze and manage Product Purchase Variances (PPV).

Prepare statutory inventory reports and safeguard data accuracy.

Monitor inventory transactions and general ledger reconciliations.

Conduct Cardex reviews and generate inventory-related reports for supported markets.

Ensure timely and precise monthly, quarterly, and annual closing activities aligned with reporting standards.

Controls, Compliance & Continuous Improvement

Uphold the correct application of accounting policies and data integrity.

Lead the identification and resolution of root-cause issues.

Contribute to the design and enhancement of internal controls related to inventory accounting.

Promote process simplification, operational excellence, and compliance through KPIs and data-driven actions.

Create and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for new or optimized processes.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

Provide guidance, coaching, and development opportunities to the costing team.

Cultivate a collaborative, high-performance environment focused on continuous improvement.

Build strong relationships with cross-functional and cross-regional partners.

Encourage transparent communication and alignment with all stakeholders.

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.

Professional Background

Strong background in product costing and inventory management, ideally within large or multinational organizations.

Experience leading teams and working in a Global Business Services / Shared Services environment is highly valued.

Advanced proficiency in Excel and hands-on experience with SAP Hana.

Ability to work under tight deadlines, particularly during month-end close cycles.

Skills & Competencies

Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities with exceptional attention to detail.

Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder‑management skills.

Collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively across all organizational levels.

High sense of urgency and strong prioritization skills in a dynamic environment.

Advanced English proficiency (reading, writing, and conversation).

Portuguese at intermediate level.

Work Location & Shift Pattern

Santa Fe, CDMX

Schedule: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Hybrid model: 2 days remote, 3 days onsite

Why join us

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and ambitious environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits (https://exploreyourbenefits.com/landing.html) to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Travel Requirement

No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Accounting for financial instruments, Accounting for financial instruments, Accounting policy, Agility core practices, Agility tools, Analytical Thinking, Analytics, Business process control, Business process improvement, Commercial Acumen, Commercial assurance for external reporting, Communication, Creativity and Innovation, Credit Management, Curiosity, Customer centric thinking, Data Analysis, Data visualization and interpretation, Decision Making, Digital Automation, Digital Fluency, Financial Reporting, Influencing, Internal control and compliance, Long Term Planning {+ 4 more}

Legal Disclaimer:

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.

Legal Disclaimer:

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.

Our innovative Energize recognition points programme and spot awards translate exceptional performance into tangible rewards, to motivate our high performers.

Pay

bp offers competitive pay in line with industry standards, making us an employer of choice.

Discretionary bonus

We offer discretionary bonuses to reward strong company, business unit and individual performance, and recognition awards, including those related to long service to recognize commitment to the company.

Retirement & savings

We offer a range of discretionary retirement and savings plans to help provide you and your family with financial security.

Insurance benefits

To give you additional peace of mind, bp provides valuable insurance benefits in some countries. These are designed to provide financial assistance to employees and their families if employees become unwell or die in service.

Equity

Depending on your location and job level, there may be equity (stock and share) options you are eligible to join so you can be part of bp’s success.

Disclaimer

This is a high-level summary only of terms and current discretionary benefits applicable to certain roles. Some rewards, benefits and policies are at managers’ discretion and vary depending on where you work within the business. All terms subject to contract and all discretionary benefits subject to policy and eligibility.