Role Overview

In this critical role, you will manage end-to-end cost accounting for product lines, identify cost improvement opportunities, support bid pricing, and drive analytical insights to enhance financial and operational performance. You will work closely with cross-functional teams including production, engineering, and sales.

Key Responsibilities:

Product Costing & Profitability Analysis

Lead detailed product and project-level costing, including direct and indirect cost elements.
Perform margin analysis across products and contracts, identifying cost levers for improvement.
Reconcile budgeted vs actual costs and drive root-cause variance analysis.

Operational Efficiency & Constraint Analysis

Collaborate with operations teams to assess production bottlenecks and resource constraints impacting cost or output.
Recommend process or sourcing changes to reduce idle time and improve throughput.

Pricing Support for Bids & Proposals

Support sales during bid evaluations, ensuring pricing is aligned with cost structure and target margins.
Run sensitivity analysis for large deals and product customizations.

Cost Reporting, Budgeting & Forecasting

Lead preparation of cost and margin dashboards and support budget planning.
Contribute to performance forecasting using cost and efficiency metrics.

Inventory Valuation & Compliance

Ensure accurate inventory and WIP valuation in line with internal policies and cost standards.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the role:

Accuracy of product costing and margin projections
Reduction in cost variances and operational inefficiencies
Win-rate improvement in price-sensitive bids
Improvement in cost-to-output ratios
Timely delivery of reports to internal stakeholder

NOTE: Interested candidates can share their resumes to [HIDDEN TEXT] preferable from Manufacturing industry

Requirements

Must-Have Skills

6–9 years of experience in cost accounting in manufacturing or engineering-heavy industries. Exposure to project-based or contract manufacturing costing preferable
Strong command of standard costing, inventory accounting and variance analysis
Familiarity with ERP systems
Understanding of Theory of Constraints (TOC) or throughput thinking

Hands-on experience supporting pricing or bid processes
Strong analytical and cross-functional communication skills

Qualifications:

CMA or equivalent (CA Inter with costing specialization also acceptable)
Additional coursework or certification in operations finance (preferred)

Cost Accountant

Cost Management Accountant - Manufacturing