Here are *Cost Accountant Job Description profiles* you can use for hiring or resume:
*1. Cost Accountant - Manufacturing Company*
*Role*: Cost Accountant
*Experience*: 2-5 years
*Location*: Chennai / Pan-India
*Key Responsibilities:*
- *Costing & Budgeting*: Prepare product-wise, process-wise costing and standard costs
- *Variance Analysis*: Analyze material, labor, overhead variances and report to management
- *Inventory Control*: Monitor raw material, WIP, finished goods. Ensure proper costing of inventory
- *MIS Reports*: Prepare monthly cost MIS, profitability reports, product margin analysis
- *Audit Support*: Assist in internal audit, cost audit, and statutory audit
- *SAP/ERP*: Maintain cost centers in SAP/Oracle and ensure accurate data
- *Pricing Support*: Work with sales team for pricing decisions based on cost data
*Skills Required:*
- *Qualification*: CA / CMA Inter or Qualified
- *Knowledge*: Cost Accounting Standards, Budgeting, Variance analysis, Excel - Advanced
- *ERP*: SAP, Tally, Oracle preferred
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*2. Senior Cost Accountant*
*Role*: Sr. Cost Accountant
*Experience*: 5-8 years
*Key Responsibilities:*
- Lead cost accounting function for multiple plants
- Design and implement cost control systems and SOPs
- Prepare annual budgets, forecasts, and rolling forecasts
- Analyze profitability by product, customer, and region
- Support in transfer pricing, costing for new products
- Liaise with production, purchase, and finance teams
- Ensure compliance with Companies Act cost audit requirements
*Skills Required:*
- *Qualification*: CMA Qualified / CA
- Strong analytical skills + leadership
- Advanced Excel, Power BI preferred
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*3. Cost Accountant - Entry Level*
*Role*: Cost Accountant Trainee
*Experience*: 0-2 years
*Key Responsibilities:*
- Data collection for costing from production and purchase
- Assist in monthly closing and cost allocation
- Prepare cost sheets for finished goods
- Support in physical stock verification
- Maintain cost ledgers and reports
*Skills Required:*
- *Qualification*: http://B.Com / http://M.Com / CMA Inter
- Basic knowledge of costing concepts
- Good in Excel and Tally
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*Common Skills for all Cost Accountant Profiles:*
*Technical*: Costing methods, Standard costing, ABC Costing, Budgeting, Variance analysis, SAP, Tally
*Soft*: Analytical thinking, Communication, Attention to detail, MS Excel
Pay: ₹17,131.45 - ₹67,007.76 per month
Application Question(s):
- If jd suits only apply and need immediate joiner
Work Location: In person
