Cost Accountant - Manufacturing Industry

Cost Accountant

About the role:

- Lead material and activity-based costing versus standard costs, variance analysis, overheads allocation methodology calculation and follow-ups with financial reports on our operations.

- Business partnering with functions like Procurement, operations team.

- Setting up cost centre budget in accordance with activities with reports follow-ups and variance analysis

- Managing financial follow-ups on our commercial agreements with partners

- Project Finance controlling over several periods.

- Lead quarterly and yearly budget and cashflow forecast with department / cost centre managers.

- Lead management reporting with actuals and variance analysis with insights to the operations.

- The candidate has to develop processes and modelling on costing

- Monitoring inventory and working capital investment

- Leading corporate governance of supply chain functions, including financial audit reviews especially on inventory financial accounting (Valuation, provision, obsolete et) and Fixed assets register with other finance colleagues.

Requirements:

To excel in this role, you'll need to be/have:

- Member of ICMAI Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of India

- Experience from Agriculture, manufacturing background and being in a scale up company experience

- Deep experience in cost controlling, preferably with experience in driving projects management

- Experience with calculating costing manually with google doc/Microsoft excel and able to digitalise the process as you progress.

- Strong analytical, curious, and structured mindset with a drive for simplification.

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

- Fluency in English, both orally and in writing.

- Knowledge of visualization tools like Power BI, advantageous.

- A growth mindset with a focus on solutions and a willingness to work in a dynamic international environment.

- More than 10 years of experience in a similar role