Location: Chennai

Profiles Summary
This role is responsible for leading Plant Operations including product costing, manufacturing finance, inventory valuation, cost optimization, capital expenditure analysis and profitability management. The role partners closely with Operations, Procurement, Supply Chain, R&D;, Commercial, and Leadership teams to provide financial insights that improve manufacturing efficiency, pricing decisions, and business profitability

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Job Requirements

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ICMA / CMA / CA with 8 - 12 years of work experience in manufacturing sec
torExperience in Animal Nutrition, Feed, Food Ingredients, Chemicals, Agrochemicals, Pharmaceuticals, or FMCG manufacturing is prefer
redWork Workplace: Factory & Business Off
iceTravel to factory (Gummidipoondi) (Monthly 15 to 20 da

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Job Resposibilit

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Establish a disciplined, quarterly cost roll process that keeps standard costs aligned with actuals, thereby minimizing purchase price and inventory varia
nces.Preparing monthly Operations Business Unit management reporting pack ensuring accuracy,



completeness and compliance with Kemin Accounting requirements. Assist in forecasting future costs and financial perform
ance.Monthly reconciliation of Sales and COGS with General Ledger balances, identifying and resolving discrepancies to ensure accurate margin repo
rtingReview of monthly variances between standard and actual cost and allocation of variances among Business Units as per Kemin Poli
cies.Proactively identify cost optimization opportunities and enhance margin productivity including KPIs like Cost per Kg, DIO, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE),
etc.Partner with all stakeholders to support business decisions, such as pricing strategies and profitability anal
ysis.Preparation of monthly inventory listings, including reconciliation with the general ledger, ageing analysis along with determining inventory provisions in accordance with Kemin accounting policies including ensuring accurate inventory valua

📌 Senior Manager – Costing (Chennai)
🏢 Kemin Industries South Asia Limitedeive
📍 Chennai