Key Responsibilities Costing Cost Control
- Prepare and analyze product costing, standard costing, and variance analysis.
- Monitor manufacturing and operational costs to identify cost-saving opportunities.
- Review BOMs, overhead allocation, and cost structures.
- Support monthly cost closing activities and cost reconciliation.
Financial Planning Analysis
- Prepare annual budgets, forecasts, and rolling plans.
- Analyze actual performance against budget and forecast.
- Provide financial insights and recommendations to management.
- Monitor key financial KPIs and business performance.
MIS Reporting
- Prepare monthly MIS reports for management review.
- Generate profitability analysis by product, customer, and business segment.
- Support preparation of presentations for review meetings.
- Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
Inventory Working Capital Management
- Monitor inventory valuation and reconciliation.
- Analyze inventory ageing, slow-moving, and obsolete stock.
- Support working capital optimization initiatives.
Compliance Audit
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards, company policies, and internal controls.
- Coordinate with internal and external auditors.
- Support statutory, tax, and cost audit requirements.
- Maintain documentation related to costing and financial controls.
Business Partnering
- Work closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Sales teams.
- Provide financial guidance for business decisions and improvement projects.
- Support investment proposals and ROI analysis.
Qualifications
- CMA (Qualified / Inter CMA)
- Bachelor's Degree in Commerce, Finance, or related field.
- Knowledge of SAP/ERP systems preferred.
- Robust proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint.
Experience
- 3 to 8 years of experience in Costing, Financial Controlling, FPA, or Manufacturing Finance.
- Experience in the automotive/manufacturing industry preferred.