Senior Deputy Manager – Finance & Costing

About the role

The Senior Deputy Manager – Finance & Costing leads product costing, inventory valuation and cost control for a manufacturing plant. You will provide accurate cost information, analyse variances and support plant leadership with financial insights to drive profitability.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor and control production costs to optimise operational efficiency.
• Develop, maintain and review standard costing structures for products, materials and processes.
• Perform variance analysis on material, labour and overhead and recommend corrective actions.
• Analyse Bill of Materials (BOM) costs and ensure accuracy in the ERP system.
• Prepare monthly cost, inventory and management dashboard reports.
• Coordinate physical stock verification and reconcile inventory with ERP records.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and annual cost‑planning exercises.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, audit requirements and accounting standards.

Required profile

• CA/ACCA finalist with an MBA.
• 6‑8 years of finance experience in the automotive manufacturing sector.
• Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail.
• Proven ability to work cross‑functionally with production, procurement, warehouse and finance teams.

Required skills

• Standard Costing
• Inventory Valuation
• Variance Analysis
• Cost Control
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Inventory Reconciliation
• Financial Reporting
• MIS
• ERP systems (SAP preferred)