Assistant Manager- Costing

ZF India; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

ZF India is seeking a costing specialist to manage product costing, overhead rate calculations, and SAP-based cost controls from Pune. You will coordinate with multiple departments to set annual overhead rates and monitor absorption variances, while maintaining SAP costing views and BOM cost comparisons.

The role emphasizes SAP FICO/MM expertise, MS Excel proficiency, and GST knowledge, with a focus on inventory costing and accurate material master data in SAP.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in costing in manufacturing with SAP.
• Strong knowledge of SAP FICO & MM modules and cost accounting processes.
• Proficient in MS Excel and MS Office for data analysis.
• Understanding of GST and related compliance.
• Experience with inventory costing and BOM cost management (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Product costing and costing of new products.
• Taking follow-ups and obtaining data from various departments for calculation of overhead rates per hour.
• Ascertainment of cost‑centre‑wise activity‑wise overhead rates per hour, annually.
• Monitoring of under‑/over absorption of overheads based on overhead rates per hour.
• Maintain costing views in SAP on requirement basis.
• Downloading and analysis of major BOMs; compare BOM costs month over month.
• Preparing inventory ageing reports and identifying slow‑moving stock; cost runs in SAP.
• Checking and monitoring correctness of material masters in SAP.

Skills

SAP FICO & MM

MS Excel

MS Office

GST knowledge

IT basics

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Product costing and costing of new products
• Taking follow-ups and obtaining data from various departments for calculation of overhead rates per hour
• Ascertainment of cost‑centre‑wise activity‑wise overhead rates per hour, annually, based on data obtained from various departments
• Monitoring of under‑/over absorption of overheads based on overhead rates per hour ascertained and reasoning for the same
• Maintain costing views in SAP on requirement basis
• Downloading and analysis of major BOMs. Comparison of major BOMs as to increase/decrease in BOM cost with that of previous month
• Preparing inventory ageing reports and identifying slow‑moving and non‑moving inventory; taking cost runs in SAP system for new products on requirement basis; monthly cost run in SAP system
• Checking and monitoring correctness of material masters in SAP

Knowledge Required

• Knowledge of SAP (FICO & MM Modules), MS Excel, MS Office
• Knowledge of GST, IT etc.
• Candidate already residing and settled at Pune would be preferable.

Preferred candidate profile

• 5+ years of experience in costing in Manufacturing Sector in SAP