Job Title: Finance Manager Costing/Cost Accounting & Financial Reporting Location: Mumbai (HO) Reports To: Head Strategies & Transformation Department: Finance & Accounts Industry: Corporate Services / Construction & MEP Projects

Job Summary

We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented finance qualified with strong experience in cost accounting, project costing, budgeting, and financial reporting. The role is pivotal in supporting business growth, driving profitability analysis, enabling project-level financial visibility, and ensuring sound financial practices across our business.

Education

CMA / ICWA

Key Responsibilities

1.Costing & Cost Accounting:

- Maintain cost standards for products, solutions, and system integration projects.
- Track and Analyse project-wise and service-line-wise costs and variances.
- Implement job costing, activity-based costing (ABC), and cost control practices.
- Support Project Mangers to review subcontractor, vendor, material, and labor costs.
- Provide cost estimates and support in pricing strategies for bids/tenders.

2.Budgeting & Forecasting:
- Lead in preparing annual budgets and periodic forecasts, working with all business units to align targets.
- Prepare project profitability statements and cost analysis,
- Track actuals vs. budget and prepare variance analysis reports.

3.Financial Reporting & Analysis:
- Prepare and present monthly MIS, Project cost sheets basic, P&L; and financial health reports to leadership.
- Enable project-level profitability,



client-level reporting, and cost center analysis.
- Ensure timely and accurate accounting records and documentation.

4.Controls, Compliance & Process Improvement:
- Support in implementing internal controls, cost controls, and reporting accuracy processes.
- Support in audit preparedness and statutory compliance.
- Partner with cross-functional teams (Operations, Sales, Projects, Procurement) on financial data support

Qualifications & Skills:
- Experience:7+ years of experience in cost accounting, project costing, and financial reporting; preferably in system integration, EPC, infrastructure, MEP, or automation companies or manufacturing industry.
- Sound knowledge of Indian Accounting Standards (Ind-AS), and other statutory frameworks.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, ERP (SAP/Oracle/Tally Prime), and BI dashboards.
- Ability to manage multi-location projects, cost centers, and complex BoQs.
- Strong analytical skills with a proactive, business-partnering mindset.

Preferred Attributes:
- Experience in project-based or manufacturing organizations
- Exposure to bidding, tender financial modelling, or pricing support.
- Understanding of P&L-driven; project health metrics.

Career Growth:
- Opportunity to grow into senior leadership roles within Finance or Business Strategy as the organization scales across geographies and verticals

Please share your resume on [email protected]

Thanks

Seema Chauhan

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