Accountant I

Quaker Houghton; Gujarat; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus programs

Canteen and transportation

QH University training

Volunteer time off

Diversity & Inclusion initiatives

Job summary

Quaker Houghton seeks a cost accounting professional to manage costing for products, raw materials, and inter-plant transfers at our Dahej-area operations. You will analyze variances, review production data, and support month-end close and plant reporting.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years in manufacturing accounting, a solid grasp of costing principles, and excellent English communication. Reasonable commuting distance to Dahej is preferred.

Qualifications

• Semi-qualified cost accounting certificate is required.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in accounting in the manufacturing sector.
• Strong understanding of costing and accounting principles; excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent English skills both written & verbal.

Responsibilities

• Manage product costing, cost roll-ups, and costing updates for new products, raw materials, and inter-plant transfers.
• Analyze manufacturing, labor, and material variances and provide insights to support operational performance.
• Review work order consumption, production data, and ensure timely work order closures.
• Monitor inventory accuracy, investigate abnormal inventory balances, and process inventory adjustments.
• Coordinate cycle counts and support inventory control and reconciliation activities.
• Validate and process plant-related invoices, including raw materials, freight, non-stock purchases, and CapEx expenses.
• Support month-end close activities, production reporting, and preparation of plant finance reports.
• Maintain plant petty cash, freight accruals, ERP master data, and other financial records.
• Ensure timely statutory and utility payment follow-ups while maintaining compliance documentation.
• Support fixed asset verification, internal controls, audits, and continuous improvement of plant finance processes.

Skills

Cost accounting

Analytical abilities

Education

Semi-qualified cost accounting certificate

Tools

ERP mastery

Job description

What will you do ?

• Manage product costing, cost roll-ups, and costing updates for new products, raw materials, and inter-plant transfers.
• Analyze manufacturing, labor, and material variances and provide insights to support operational performance.
• Review work order consumption, production data, and ensure timely work order closures.
• Monitor inventory accuracy, investigate abnormal inventory balances, and process inventory adjustments.
• Coordinate cycle counts and support inventory control and reconciliation activities.
• Validate and process plant-related invoices, including raw materials, freight, non-stock purchases, and CapEx expenses.
• Support month-end close activities, production reporting, and preparation of plant finance reports.
• Maintain plant petty cash, freight accruals, ERP master data, and other financial records.
• Ensure timely statutory and utility payment follow-ups while maintaining compliance documentation.
• Support fixed asset verification, internal controls, audits, and continuous improvement of plant finance processes.

What are we looking for?

Education: Semi-qualified cost accounting certificate.

Experience: Minimum of 4 years of experience in accounting the manufacturing sector. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of costing and accounting principles, exceptional analytical abilities, and excellent attention to detail.

Language: Excellent English skills both written & verbal

Location: Reasonable commuting distance to Dahej.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive pay + bonus & rewards programs.
• Canteen, transportation, and other perks and benefits.
• QH University: Continuous training tools for all seniority levels.
• Volunteering paid time off to dedicate to the cause of your choice
• Wellbeing, Mental Health, Women Inclusion CRG & other Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives

About Us

We are the global leader in industrial process fluids present in 40+ countries continually improving and innovating so the world's steel, aluminum, automotive, aircraft, machinery and industrial parts manufacturers can stay ahead in a changing world. Throughout our 100+ locations, our chemists, engineers and industry experts partner with our customers to continually improve their operations so they can run even more efficiently, even more effectively, whatever comes next.

Our values:

Live Safe, Exceed Customer Expectations, Drive Results, Embrace Diversity, Do Great Things Together, Act with integrity.

Our core values embody who we are as a company, guide our decisions and inspire us. Our commitment to these values, in words and actions, builds a safer, stronger Quaker Houghton. They are the fundamental beliefs that guide our internal conduct and our relationship with the outside world.