Cost Accountant Lucknow (India)

HITACHI VANTARA INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED; Lucknow; Remote; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Babco Foods in India is seeking a full-time Cost Accountant to drive pricing, profitability analyses, and strategic cost decisions across a fast-growing international food distribution business.

Location: India (remote). You will collaborate with executives, build models, analyze cost drivers such as freight, warehousing, sourcing, and develop margin optimization strategies.

7+ years of cost accounting experience; CMA India or equivalent; strong pricing & profitability modeling.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of cost accounting and profitability analysis experience in manufacturing, distribution, FMCG, food, or related industries
• CMA (India) or equivalent skilled qualification required
• Strong expertise in pricing analysis, cost allocation, and profitability modeling
• Advanc .

Responsibilities

• Own pricing analysis across products, customers, markets, logistics, and distribution channels
• Track and analyze profitability drivers including freight, warehousing, packaging, sourcing, duties, and operational costs
• Build financial models and scenario analyses to support pricing decisions and growth initiatives
• Develop margin optimization strategies while ensuring sales competitiveness and affordability
• Create and monitor product-level, customer-level, and channel-level profitability reporting
• Partner with leadership and sales teams to develop promotional strategies and pricing initiatives
• Identify cost leakages, margin risks, and operational inefficiencies
• Support future expansion initiatives through forecasting, modeling, and financial analysis

Skills

Pricing analysis

Profitability modeling

Cost allocation

Financial modeling

Education

CMA (India) or equivalent

Job description

Were hiring a full time Cost Accountant to join Babco Foods. This is not a routine accounting role. We are looking for someone who can deeply understand pricing, margins, profitability, promotions, operational costs, and market dynamics, and help drive strategic business decisions across a quick-growing international food distribution business.

Location: India (remote)

Required Collaboration Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. US Eastern Time

Experience: 715 years

What This Role Requires

• You understand how pricing impacts sales, profitability, and market competitiveness
• You can analyze large operational and financial variables simultaneously
• You think commercially not just from an accounting perspective
• You can independently build models, identify risks, and recommend actions
• You are comfortable working directly with executive leadership on high-impact initiatives

Core Responsibilities

• Own pricing analysis across products, customers, markets, logistics, and distribution channels
• Track and analyze profitability drivers including freight, warehousing, packaging, sourcing, duties, and operational costs
• Build financial models and scenario analyses to support pricing decisions and growth initiatives
• Develop margin optimization strategies while ensuring sales competitiveness and affordability
• Create and monitor product-level, customer-level, and channel-level profitability reporting
• Partner with leadership and sales teams to develop promotional strategies and pricing initiatives
• Identify cost leakages, margin risks, and operational inefficiencies
• Support future expansion initiatives through forecasting, modeling, and financial analysis

Hard Requirements

• 7+ years of cost accounting and profitability analysis experience in manufacturing, distribution, FMCG, food, or related industries
• CMA (India) or equivalent skilled qualification required
• Strong expertise in pricing analysis, cost allocation, and profitability modeling
• Advanc .