Hybrid Assistant Manager, Cost Management

at Teleport

• Job title: Assistant Manager, Cost Management
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: SQL
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

About the role

• Assistant Manager, Cost Management responsible for maintaining financial discipline at Teleport. Managing cost performance and governance for freighter operations and third-party business.

Responsibilities

• **ABOUT US**
• Teleport’s on a mission to move things across Southeast Asia and beyond by giving access to affordable and reliable cross-border delivery for all big and small businesses, as fast as next-day.
• ****T**his role is about **#doingboringbetter** — applying discipline, precision, and smart thinking to create stability, efficiency, and long-term impact for the organisation.
• Ready to shape the stories behind a brand that moves faster, cheaper, and better? Keep reading!**Learn more about Teleport here: __https://www.teleport.it/ __
• ****Summary****The Assistant Manager, Cost Management plays a vital support role in maintaining financial discipline and operational profitability across the Freighter portfolio and Third-Party (3P) business segments.
• This role is responsible for executing day-to-day financial routines, maintaining visibility on cost performance, minimizing cost leakages, improving P&L predictability, and ensuring robust governance to support informed commercial decision-making.
• Key Responsibilities
• **Cost Management & Analysis**
• Execute the standardized processes for capturing and analyzing operational costs, including fuel, handling, navigation, leasing, chartering, and interline costs.
• Conduct regular variance analysis to identify cost leakages, inefficiencies, and opportunities for margin improvement.
• Maintaining full cost and P&L mapping for both Freighter operations and the Third-Party (3P) business.
• Evaluate cost structures and margin performance of 3P and Freighter operations to support commercial reviews.
• Coordinate with Sales, Network Planning, Revenue Management, and Operations to align pricing strategies with commercial objectives.
• Analyze market trends and internal data to identify cost-saving opportunities and risks.
• **Budgeting, Forecasting & Reporting**
• Assist in the preparation of Freighter and 3P forecasting to feed into the broader Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) processes.
• Maintain dashboards and templates for tracking costs and analyzing budget-to-actual variance.
• Ensure clear and consistent cost reporting is available for the Freighter and 3P business lines to drive accurate cost ingestion for cargo and solutions businesses.
• Provide data-driven insights to improve the visibility of route, capacity type, and partner profitability.
• **Governance & Financial Operation**s
• Manage the periodic invoice and cost review process, collaborating with Finance, Operations, and Commercial teams to ensure accuracy.
• Support Finance in ensuring accurate monthly accruals, revenue recognition, and cost allocation specific to freighter and 3P operations.
• Assist in the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for cost control and governance.
• Support the evaluation of commercial agreements to propose improvements in contract structures and commercial terms.
• Support process improvements, automation, and digital initiatives related to pricing and cost management.

Requirements

• **Qualifications & Experience**
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Aviation Management, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• Minimum 3–5 years of experience cost management, pricing, revenue management, financial analysis, or commercial finance, preferably within the airline, air cargo, or logistics industry.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and handling large datasets is essential.
• **Skills & Competencies**
• Strong analytical and numerical skills with attention to detail.
• Good commercial judgment and structured problem-solving ability.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, Google Sheet, SQL, and data analysis tools.
• Familiarity with airline cost structures (fuel, handling, landing fees, etc.) is highly advantageous.
• Ability to interpret financial data and translate it into actionable operational insights.
• **Personal Attributes**
• Commercially minded with a proactive and collaborative approach.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment typical of a startup/logistics company.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to evolving market and network dynamics.

Benefits

• Work-Life at #TeamTeleport
• Unlimited training -You will have access to a wide range of learning resources including Notion!
• Ditch the Suit & Tie - Be comfortable as you are, express your inner Fashionista… as long as it's not a birthday suit!
• Vacation and time away - Sometimes you need to recharge and come back energized! That’s why you will get 90% off flights to destinations within AirAsia's network, 10%-15% discounts on selected eateries at KLIA2.
• Growth opportunities - We embrace and take on opportunities to learn and grow at Teleport as we reimagine the way we do things. Yes, we meet the challenge head on as a team, and we celebrate together with you when you succeed and reap the rewards when the hard work pays off!