Job Description
Job Description:
We are seeking a skilled Cost Accountant to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing monthly transaction inputs, closing process orders, and maintaining plant ledgers. Additionally, they will analyze data, translate it into meaningful information, and provide management and financial statement users with relevant, comparable, and accurate data for decision making.
Responsibilities:
• Provide monthly transaction inputs to close process orders.
• Responsible for the monthly closing of plant ledgers.
• Building and validating total product cost by SKU, developing cost standards, participating in the standards cost revaluation process, and effectively linking this information to the outlook and PO processes.
• Works with various accounting and reporting systems, such as SAP, BI, and Business Warehouse, to accomplish tasks and must be able to manipulate and organize data for effective presentation.
• Analyzes data and translates it into meaningful information. Provides management and financial statement users with relevant, comparable, and accurate data for decision making.
• Provides support to Operations, including cost analysis, inventory control, product unit cost reporting, identification and tracking of cost savings initiatives, and financial reporting for special projects.
• Responding to questions on Operations spending, product cost, period expense, and proper cost/capital investment project accounting.
• Participates on projects and team initiatives that improve the manufacturing cost accounting practices and procedures.
• Adheres to internal control policies and procedures.
Qualifications and Skills:
The ideal candidate should possess the following qualifications and skills:
• Semi or Fully Qualified CMA.
• Bachelor's Degree - preferred in Accounting / Auditing / Finance / Economics / Business.
• Domestic accounting education (bachelor) with well-known Finance & Economics college.
• 3~5 years cost accounting or general ledger accounting experience in manufacturing environment, preferred in foreign invested companies.
• Good language skill in English, both speaking and writing.
• Knowledgeable of Costing, Variance Analysis, and Management Reporting, Budgeting.
• Expertise in SAP and Excel preferred.
• Regular communication, collaboration, and engagement with all members of the plant and peers.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to take pressure.
• Must be able to operate within a team environment.
• Should be comfortable to work in 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM IST shift and evening shift during month end closing for 3-4 days.
• Should be comfortable to work in Hybrid work environment (3 days from office, 2 days remote).
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Manufacturing Cost Accountant Specialist position is now open for candidates interested in the Human Resource (HR) Jobs sector. This role in Bangalore offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Human Resource (HR) Jobs is a plus.
