What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Cost Analyst position at ZIM Integrated Shipping Services?
Main Purpose of the Role:
This position is responsible for shipping related cost analysis, auditing, forecasting, and financial planning for the Central America, Caribbean, and West Coast South America district. This role supports decision-making by ensuring financial integrity, analyzing regional pricing and costing structures, and providing insightful reporting to management.
Major Areas of Responsibility:
Deliver end-to-end cost analysis and financial insight to ensure alignment with district objectives, applying audit protocols and strategic financial methodologies across ~30 countries in the region.
Main Tasks:
Audit agent and vendor expenses, including shipping expenses and commissions.
Work with HQ on cost provision planning and controls.
Review and analyze pricing/cost deviations.
Lead forecasting cycles and quarterly pricing (ZIMAPS) version updates.
Support the BU/Trade with a prompt Missing-Cost update for pricing and reporting.
Support the annual budgeting process.
Calculate and track potential cost saving initiatives and analysis of charges reported Vs potential based on actual volume.
Build dynamic models to evaluate scenarios and decision support.
Partner with District units on cost initiatives.
Conduct profitability and anomalies analysis.
Drive automation of reports using advanced Excel and AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Gemini.)
Design dashboards and KPIs for finance monitoring.
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics (MBA or CPA preferred)
Spanish & English fluency – required
3 years of experience in finance analytics, preferably in Shipping or Logistics
Advanced Excel and modeling skills – required
Strong familiarity with SAP and BI tools (Power BI, Qlik, Tableau – advantage)
