Business Analyst - Costing & Margin Optimization

East & West Factories: Business Analyst – Costing & Margin Optimization (Dammam | Onsite)

We are seeking a skilled Business Analyst to support our Operations and Business Analysis team by improving visibility, accuracy, and control over work-order financial performance. In this role, you will help build end-to-end costing and margin tracking processes—from quotation to final closing—ensuring optimized margins, accurate consumption reporting, and strong financial insight for decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and document mechanisms to track work-order costs, margins, consumption, and spending
• Build dashboards, KPIs, and standardized reporting tools
• Analyze variances between quoted and actual costs to identify risks, trends, and opportunities
• Conduct root-cause analysis on margin erosion and consumption deviations
• Collaborate with Finance, Operations, Sales, and Project teams to improve accuracy and efficiency
• Enhance ERP/project costing modules and support BI tool implementations

Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or similar
• 3–5 years experience as a Business Analyst, Cost Analyst, or Financial Analyst (manufacturing or project-based environment preferred)
• Strong data analysis skills and advanced Excel proficiency
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, etc.)
• Solid understanding of costing, variance analysis, and margin management

Preferred

• Experience in electrical system manufacturing or custom production
• Certifications such as CBAP , PMI-PBA , or process improvement (Lean/Six Sigma)
• SQL or BI experience

Key Strengths

Analytical, process-oriented, detail-driven, proactive, collaborative, and able to communicate complex financial insights clearly.

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Position Start Date: January/February 2026