Head - Costing - FMCG

Head Costing - FMCG

Our client is one of the top FMCG Companies in India

Position vacant : Head Costing

Location : Mumbai

Qualification : Institute of Cost Accountants of India Certified

Experience : Min 18-20 years

Knowledge Required :

- Costing principles and methodologies

- Understanding Industry dynamics

- Presentation skills, SAP Modules

- Only candidates with experience in FMCG companies to apply

Required Skill sets :

- Strong business and financial acumen to align results to overall business strategy and company financial goals.

- The ability to develop strategy from in-depth analysis.

- Proven success driving results and delivering return on investment to the company.

- Comprehensive functional skills and a result driven approach.

Job Purpose : Costing, Pricing, Budgeting, Variance Analysis, Competitive Pricing Analysis, Management Accounting and Business Analysis.

Job Description :

Strategic role :

- Goal setting for the organization in terms of profitability.

- Information/ data from the key stake holders (senior leadership) of the organization should be evaluated from the financial goal perspective of the organization.

- This information/data should be transformed into strategy to facilitate quick decision making of the organization.

- Help the Management to take quick decisions.

- Review the decision taken and keep Management informed if any deviation.

Infrastructural role :

- He should build infrastructure which can integrate data from all the departments and, with the help of analytical tools, convert this data into information for quick decision making.

Accounting Role :

- Cost accountants help to plan, budget and monitor performance

- Set standard unit costs and recommend appropriate cost-saving opportunities

- Understanding where a company is spending money as well as which products/ brands/ SKUs are profitable.

- Raising Red flags at the right time if costs are allocated over the budget.

Operational Role :

- Maintaining the records in SAP

- Updating the SAP with the actual POs.

- Monthly updates as the legal requirements

- Provide factual Monthly costing updates

- Coordinating, implementing and monitoring budgetary controls.

- Computation of costs, feasibility analysis and profitability working of new products and new / special projects.

- Analysis of Data / Reports from SAP and managing SAP CO and SAP COPA module.

- Critical Analysis of Input Material Price.

- Review and assessment of Plant Costing operations.

- Define and operate stringent review mechanism on a regular basis.

- Working out process improvement / automation initiatives that would effect in time and cost efficiency results.