Cost Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Provide financial operations support, delivering timely analysis and insights for decision-making.
• Lead the Hybrid Costing COE, driving best practices in cost analysis, financial reporting, and process standardization.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their objectives and develop financial insights to support short- and long-term goals.
• Utilize SAP Material Ledger for accurate cost accounting and optimize SAP systems for efficiency.
• Scale up financial insights through predictive and prescriptive analytics, using innovative methodologies and statistical techniques.
• Mentor and develop the finance team, fostering a high-performance and collaborative work environment.
• Ensure the accuracy of deliverables through an effective review mechanism.
• Manage stakeholder relationships and drive global projects to optimize financial processes.
• Implement business continuity plans, cross-training, and standardization to enhance process efficiency and resilience.
• Leverage data analytics tools such as PowerBI and Tableau to extract insights and present findings to senior management.

Decision Making Authority:

• Medium

Key Metrics Role is Accountable For:

• Team Efficiency, Development and Satisfaction
• Stakeholder Satisfaction & clarity of communication
• Data Driven Insights Metrics
• Strategic contribution to standardization, efficiency, cross functional collab
• Technology & Tools utilization (Internal and External)

Key Relationships:

• Global Operations Finance Leaders
• Plant Controllers and Cost Accountants
• IT and SAP Teams
• Corporate Finance Functions (e.g., Treasury, Controllership)
• Business Unit Leaders and Operations Managers

Qualification & Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• Qualified CMA (Certified Management Accountant) with a minimum of 12+ years of overall experience in a product-based manufacturing company, including a minimum of 5+ yrs of leadership experience managing a dynamic team of finance professionals in a Global Shared Service environment
• Proficiency in SAP systems, specifically Material Ledger Accounting and cost management in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience in managing teams, with a track record of fostering strong partnerships with global stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• SAP & BW knowledge
• Extensive experience in operations finance within a shared services model, supporting global manufacturing plants.
• Working knowledge of TABLEAU, PowerBI,

Experience

• Minimum 10 yrs of experience in Costing and analysis
• Team handling experience is mandatory

Education

• CMA from ICWAI , pass out year – 2013 or earlier

Travel Requirements

• 0 – 10 % ( as per Management decision)

Benefits

No information available.