FP&A Costing Analyst

Van Essen Apeldoorn; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Van Essen Apeldoorn in Bengaluru is seeking a Senior FP&A Analyst to join the COGS and Costing Center of Excellence. The role focuses on product cost, COGS, inventory, and gross-margin transparency, delivering insights for senior leadership.

The ideal candidate will blend financial modeling with operational understanding, driving cost transparency, profitability and business performance across functions, with dashboards and AI-enabled analytics to support strategic decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis and management reporting for COGS, manufacturing costs, supply-chain expenses, inventory and related gross-margin drivers.
• Analyze product cost, logistics, freight, customs, duties, warehouse, handling and import/export costs; separate structural cost trends from one-time operational noise.
• Support inventory valuation visibility, excess and obsolete monitoring, write-off analysis, deferred cost tracking and cost-recognition alignment with revenue events.
• Partner closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Accounting, Commercial, Deal Desk, Direct Margin COE and regional business partners to drive cost transparency, profitability improvement and business performance.
• Provide current and reliable cost inputs for deal analysis, pricing support, revenue forecasts, AOP/PV cycles and strategic business decisions.
• Prepare executive-ready dashboards, KPIs, variance bridges and management presentations covering COGS forecast accuracy.
• Identify cost pressure, margin leakage, allocation issues and operational inefficiencies; translate findings into actionable recommendations and measurable cost-reduction initiatives.
• Coordinate with Accounting on close activities, reconciliations, allocation issues and audit-ready support for material cost positions.
• Drive automation, BI dashboards, process improvement and AI-enabled analytics to improve reporting accuracy, reduce manual work and strengthen decision readiness.
• Strengthen financial controls, data quality, methodology consistency and governance across COGS, inventory, freight and supply-chain cost processes.

Job description

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly analytical and business-oriented Senior FP&A Analyst to join the COGS & Costing Center of Excellence. The role will support financial planning, cost governance, business performance management and decision-making in a dynamic manufacturing environment, with a strong focus on product cost, COGS, inventory, supply-chain cost drivers, freight, logistics and gross-margin transparency.

The ideal candidate will combine strong financial analysis and modeling capabilities with operational understanding, curiosity and the ability to translate complex cost data into clear insights, recommendations and management-ready presentations for senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis and management reporting for COGS, manufacturing costs, supply-chain expenses, inventory and related gross-margin drivers.
• Analyze product cost, logistics, freight, customs, duties, warehouse, handling and import/export costs; separate structural cost trends from one-time operational noise.
• Support inventory valuation visibility, excess and obsolete monitoring, write-off analysis, deferred cost tracking and cost-recognition alignment with revenue events.
• Partner closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Accounting, Commercial, Deal Desk, Direct Margin COE and regional business partners to drive cost transparency, profitability improvement and business performance.
• Provide current and reliable cost inputs for deal analysis, pricing support, revenue forecasts, AOP/PV cycles and strategic business decisions.
• Prepare executive-ready dashboards, KPIs, variance bridges and management presentations covering COGS forecast accuracy.
• Identify cost pressure, margin leakage, allocation issues and operational inefficiencies; translate findings into actionable recommendations and measurable cost-reduction initiatives.
• Coordinate with Accounting on close activities, reconciliations, allocation issues and audit-ready support for material cost positions.
• Drive automation, BI dashboards, process improvement and AI-enabled analytics to improve reporting accuracy, reduce manual work and strengthen decision readiness.
• Strengthen financial controls, data quality, methodology consistency and governance across COGS, inventory, freight and supply-chain cost processes.