Deputy Manager | Record to Report | Pune | ETP as a Service Operate

Job Description: AM - Cost and Inventory

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Cost Accountant to manage and oversee cost and inventory accounting activities. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills experience with ERP systems and a solid understanding of costing concepts. This role requires collaboration across finance supply chain and IT teams to ensure accurate reporting compliance with US GAAP and support for business decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Handle cost and inventory activities including PPV (purchase price variance) freight accruals inventory reserves capitalized variances and absorption costing.
• Perform monthly close activities for COGS and inventory valuation; reconcile sub-ledger to general ledger and analyze/explain variances.
• Maintain item costing data cost components (material labor and overhead) and related GL mappings; ensure accuracy and alignment with US GAAP and company internal policies.
• Manage costing methods for items (Standard Cost Actual Cost Moving Average); configure cost rollups and variance tracking.
• Validate and cleanse master data (items BOMs routings suppliers primary data attributes) to ensure accurate cost and inventory reporting.
• Develop and maintain reports/dashboards on inventory health gross margin by product cost variances turnover metrics stockouts and obsolescence.
• Conduct regular analysis of inventory valuation and cost components to identify opportunities for optimization and cost control.
• Support internal and external audits by providing data explanations and process narratives related to costing and inventory.
• Collaborate with IT/Analytics on data models data quality initiatives and BI/reporting requirements.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations related to inventory and cost accounts.
• Must be a team player and eager to learn.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with ERP systems (JD Edwards SAP Oracle NetSuite Baan Lawason Mapics OneStream or similar).
• Solid understanding of costing concepts and inventory valuation methods.
• Strong analytical skills; proficient in Excel (lookups pivot tables dashboards) with working knowledge of SQL or other data-query tools; BI tools (Power BI Tableau) a plus.
• Knowledge of costing methods (Standard Actual Moving Average) and inventory valuation concepts.
• Familiarity with BOMs routing cycle counting and reconciliation.
• Excellent attention to detail; ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Work Model: Hybrid (3 Days in the office during the 2nd and 3rd weeks of each month with remote work (WFH) during the 1st and 4th weeks)
• Location: Pune India
• Shifts: Flexible shift timings; willingness to work in shifts as required by business needs (Month ending Night Shift )

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in finance and accounting and CA/CMA/ CPA.
• 8to 15 years of experience in cost accounting inventory management or manufacturing finance.
• Knowledge of GAAP/IFRS inventory standards and internal controls related to costing and inventory.
• Exposure to multi-site/global inventory and cost analysis.