Designation:Cost Accountant Specialist

Location: 6th Floor, KRM Towers, Chetpet, Chennai

Employment Type: Permanent / Full time

Work Mode: Work From Office

Experience: 6–8 Years

Qualification: Qualified CMA

Working Days: 5 Days

Shift: Flexible for US Shift

Interview Mode: Virtual

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain
and update standard costs in accordance with established costing
processes.

• Analyze Purchase Price Variance (PPV), labour, usage and overhead variances.

• Support
inventory valuation, reconciliation and related accounting activities.

• Prepare
costing-related journal entries and financial reports.

• Partner
with Operations and Supply Chain teams on cost analysis and cost
optimization initiatives.

• Support
budgeting, forecasting and month-end financial close activities.

• Identify
opportunities for process improvement and reporting enhancements.

• Ensure
accuracy and integrity of cost accounting data and financial information.

• Support
internal controls and accounting policies related to costing and
inventory.

• Collaborate




with cross-functional and global finance stakeholders as required.

Mandatory Requirements

• Qualified CMA.

• 6–8
years of relevant experience in Cost Accounting and Manufacturing
Costing.

• Strong
experience in Standard Costing, Inventory Accounting and Variance
Analysis.

• Hands-on SAP experience is mandatory.

• Strong
analytical and financial reporting skills.

• Experience
in manufacturing finance and cost accounting processes.

Preferred Experience

• Experience
working with MNCs.

• Exposure
to GBS, GCC or Shared Services environments.

• Experience
working with Operations, Supply Chain and Finance stakeholders.

• Exposure
to cost optimization, budgeting and forecasting.

Technical Skills

Cost Accounting | Manufacturing Costing | Standard
Costing | Inventory Accounting | PPV Analysis | Labour & Usage Variance
Analysis | Overhead Variance | Inventory Valuation | Costing Journal Entries |
Financial Close |

📌 Cost Accountant Specialist (Chennai)
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