Senior Manager- Cost Management and Accounting

Location Pune Maharashtra Function Educational Background Position Finance- Cost Management & Accounting Experience Share Job Key Purpose Of The Role: Drive ₹/MT profitability, working capital efficiency, and cost control across biomass banks by building a ground-up cost model and enabling real-time decision-making. Key Tasks: 1. Business Context Inventory-Heavy Business Model: Manage a business model with a 4–6 month inventory cycle and significant inventory holding requirements. Working Capital: Manage high working capital deployment associated with inventory procurement, storage, and operations. Offtake Dependency: Manage financial exposure and planning linked to offtake dependency on large buyers. Multi-Location Operations: Monitor financial performance across multiple locations and identify potential cost leakages. 2. Key Responsibilities Profitability Analysis: Build and maintain ₹/MT profitability models to track margins across products and locations. Biomass Bank P&L: Own and monitor Biomass Bank-level Profit & Loss statements and financial performance. Working Capital Analysis: Analyse working capital costs and identify opportunities to improve capital efficiency. Inventory Management: Track inventory ageing, inventory accuracy, losses, and associated financial impact. Cost Optimization: Work closely with operations teams to identify and drive cost optimization initiatives. MIS & Dashboards: Develop and deliver accurate MIS reports, financial dashboards, and business performance insights. 3. Key Deliverables ₹/MT Profitability Dashboard: Develop a dashboard to monitor product- and location-level profitability on a per-metric-ton basis. Location-Wise P&L: Prepare and maintain location-wise P&L statements and profitability analysis. Inventory Carrying Cost Analysis: Analyse inventory holding and carrying costs and identify optimization opportunities. Working Capital Model: Develop and maintain a working capital model to monitor capital deployment and efficiency. Cost Reduction Roadmap: Develop and track a structured roadmap for cost reduction and profitability improvement. 4. Candidate Profile Qualification: CMA qualified. Experience: 3–7 years of relevant experience in finance, business analysis, commercial operations, or related functions. Financial Modelling: Strong proficiency in Excel and financial modelling. Industry Experience: Experience in logistics, commodity businesses, supply chain, or inventory-intensive businesses is preferred. 5. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) ₹/MT Margin Improvement: Improvement in profitability and contribution margin per metric ton. Cost Reduction: Achievement of identified cost reduction and optimization targets. Inventory Accuracy: Accuracy of physical and system-recorded inventory. Working Capital Efficiency: Improved utilization and efficiency of working capital. MIS Quality: Accuracy, timeliness, completeness, and usefulness of MIS reports and dashboards. 6. Why This Role Is Critical Profitability Impact: Directly contributes to improving business profitability and ₹/MT margins. Working Capital Optimization: Plays a critical role in optimizing working capital deployment and reducing carrying costs. Financial Visibility: Provides accurate financial insights and performance visibility across Biomass Banks and business locations. Lender Confidence: Supports financial discipline, transparency, and reporting quality, contributing to lender confidence. Opportunity: Supervision & Collaboration: Head of Finance / CFO Write To: work@biofuelcircle.com Apply Now