Manager Costing

ACCA Careers; Karachi Division; On-site; PKR 3,000,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCA Careers in Karachi, Pakistan seeks a senior costing professional with 8–10 years in manufacturing cost/finance to lead product costing, BOM-based costing and variance analysis. You will manage COPA insights, month-end closing, and management reporting to guide commercial decisions.

The role requires ICMA/CA/ACCA qualifications and hands-on SAP S/4HANA CO/COPA experience, with a focus on cost control and working capital management.

Qualifications

• ICMA/CA/ACCA certifications are required for the role.
• 8–10 years of experience in manufacturing costing and finance.
• Hands-on SAP S/4HANA experience including CO and COPA; strong costing background.

Responsibilities

• Lead product costing activities, including BOM-based costing and material/conversion cost analysis.
• Review COPA and profitability analyses to support decisions.
• Manage month-end CO closing and ensure timely delivery of costing outputs.
• Prepare management reports, variance analyses and ad hoc financial reports.
• Monitor cost centers, activity rates, capacity, and labor and utility costs for cost control.
• Review inventory aging, provisioning, and working capital reports.
• Analyze production variances, material and sales price variances, and overhead absorption.
• Conduct regular production floor reviews to identify cost-saving opportunities.

Skills

Product costing

Standard costing

BOM-based costing

Material costing

Conversion costing

Variance analysis

Management reporting

Month-end closing

Cost control

Working capital management

Education

ICMA

CA

ACCA

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

CO module

COPA

Job description

• 8–10 years of experience in manufacturing costing and finance.

Requirements

Qualification

• ICMA, CA, ACCA .

Experience

• 8–10 years of experience in manufacturing costing and finance.

Technical Expertise

• Strong knowledge of product costing, standard costing, BOM-based costing, and material & conversion costing.
• Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA, including Controlling (CO), Product Costing and Profitability Analysis (COPA) is mandatory.
• Experience in cost center accounting, variance analysis, management reporting and month-end closing.
• Sound understanding of inventory accounting, inventory valuation, provisioning and working capital management.

Responsibilities

• Lead product costing activities, including product cost estimates, BOM-based costing, and material and conversion cost analysis.
• Review average costing and profitability analysis (COPA) to support commercial and operational decision-making.
• Manage month-end CO closing activities and ensure timely completion of all costing-related deliverables.
• Prepare and review management reports, dashboards, variance analysis and ad hoc financial reports.
• Monitor cost centers, activity rates, capacity utilization, utility consumption and labor costs to drive cost control and operational -efficiency.
• Review inventory aging, provisioning, stock counts, receivables and inventory-related reports to support effective working capital management.
• Analyze production variances, material and sales price variances, overhead absorption, and rejection trends.
• Conduct regular production floor reviews to identify cost-saving opportunities and improve manufacturing performance.
• Support annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, outlook preparation and contribution margin reviews.
• Partner with business, corporate and regional teams to resolve operational issues and provide financial insights.
• Strengthen costing processes, internal controls and reporting practices to improve financial accuracy and operational efficiency.

Location

Karachi, Pakistan.