About the Role of a Cost Accountant

Deliver accurate product costing, inventory valuation, manufacturing cost analysis, and profitability insights, partnering with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Industrial Controlling, and Finance to drive operational efficiency, ensure a timely and compliant costing close, and support strategic decision-making across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

- Product Costing & Standard Cost Updates: Perform standard costing, actual costing, and product cost calculations, including the annual standard cost update and standard cost updates for PIDs on request.
- Manufacturing Cost & Variance Analysis: Analyze manufacturing costs and identify cost drivers affecting profitability, and monitor and report material, labor, overhead, and production variances.
- Inventory Valuation & Cost Allocation: Support monthly costing runs, inventory valuation, and inventory reconciliations, and ensure accurate cost allocation and absorption methodologies.
- Costing Close & Reporting: Execute monthly, quarterly, and annual closing activities for costing and inventory, and prepare cost reports, manufacturing KPI dashboards, and management analysis.
- Audit, Compliance & Controls: Ensure compliance with Group accounting policies and internal controls, and support internal and external audits related to costing and inventory processes.




- Collaboration & Team Development: Work with global stakeholders across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, including operational teams, to resolve costing matters, and support the training of young team members.

Key Skills & Educational Requirements

- Product Costing

- Standard & Actual Costing

- Inventory Valuation

- Manufacturing Cost & Variance Analysis

- Cost Allocation & Absorption

- Month-End Close

- Financial Reporting

- Record-to-Report

- General Ledger

- ERP Systems

- Internal Controls

- Audit & Compliance

- MS Excel

- Stakeholder Management

Qualification: CMA / CA / CA Inter qualification.

Location & Work Timing

- Location: Kharadi, Pune, Maharashtra.

- Work Model: Hybrid (3 days office, 2 days remote).

- Timing: Shift-based, aligned to Europe, Asia, and Americas time zones.

Role: Finance & Accounting - Other, Industry Type: Auto Components, Department: Finance & Accounting, Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent Role Category: Finance & Accounting - Other Education UG: B.Com in Any Specialization PG: CA in Any Specialization, MBA/PGDM in Finance read more

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