FP&A Costing Analyst

Ceragon Networks; Bengaluru Urban; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Ceragon Networks is seeking a Senior FP&A Analyst to join the COGS & Costing Center of Excellence in Bengaluru. You will lead budgeting, forecasting and cost analysis for COGS, manufacturing costs, and supply-chain expenses, delivering management-ready insights to senior leadership.

The role requires extensive FP&A experience in manufacturing or telecom settings, with strong skills in Excel and BI tools to drive cost transparency and profitability improvements.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of FP&A experience in manufacturing or tech environments.
• Strong analytical and modeling skills with large data sets.
• Deep understanding of COGS, gross margin and supply-chain economics.

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 with Operations, Supply Chain, Accounting, Commercial and senior finance stakeholders to drive cost transparency and profitability.
• Provide cost inputs for deal analysis, pricing support, revenue forecasts, and strategic business decisions.
• Prepare executive-ready dashboards, KPIs, variance bridges and management presentations covering COGS forecast accuracy.
• Identify cost pressure and margin leakage; translate findings into actionable cost-reduction initiatives.
• Coordinate with Accounting on close activities, reconciliations and audit-ready support for material cost positions.
• Drive automation, BI dashboards, process improvement and AI-enabled analytics to improve reporting accuracy and decision readiness.
• Strengthen financial controls, data quality and governance across COGS, inventory, freight and supply-chain processes.

Skills

FP&A

Cost analysis

Variance analysis

Financial modeling

Excel

Power BI

Tools

Power BI

Datarails

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.

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.

Requirements

Job Requirements

• 10+ years of FP&A experience, preferably in a manufacturing, hardware, telecom, technology or supply-chain-intensive environment.
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, variance analysis and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work with large and complex datasets.
• Solid understanding of COGS, gross margin, supply-chain economics, freight and logistics cost drivers.
• Advanced Excel and Office skills; experience with Power BI, Datarails and/or other BI, planning or reporting tools is highly preferred.
• Experience leading automation, dashboarding, process-improvement or efficiency projects that improve accuracy, cycle time and management visibility.
• Strong business partnering skills with the ability to work effectively with Operations, Supply Chain, Accounting, Commercial and senior finance stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to explain complex cost and profitability topics clearly to senior management.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple priorities, meet tight deadlines and deliver accurate outputs in a fast-paced global environment.
• Advantage: hands-on experience managing inventory exposure, logistics costs, freight-related costs, write-offs, PPV, standard-cost updates or product profitability analysis.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a proactive, detail-oriented and business-minded finance professional who can connect financial data with operational reality. This person should be comfortable challenging assumptions, identifying cost and margin improvement opportunities, building trusted relationships with cross-functional teams and presenting clear recommendations to senior leadership.

Success Measures

• Clear visibility into freight and supply-chain cost drivers.
• Reliable and refreshed cost factors used in deal analysis, forecasting and AOP/PV cycles.
• Management-ready dashboards and executive presentations delivered on time.
• Reduced manual reporting effort through automation, BI and improved process discipline.
• Actionable cost-reduction and margin-improvement opportunities identified and tracked through execution.