Job Description : Cost Controller – Commercial Department : Finance / Operational Controller Management Control Location : The vacant position is in Chennai Qualification : ICWA / CMA Years of Experience : Minimum 5- 10 Years of relevant experience Key Duties and Responsibilities : Commercial Schemes and Budgeting : Finalize all vertical commercial schemes, ensuring alignment with Monthly Budget / Market Scenario. Finalize Marginal Contribution and Monthly Cash flow by Channel / Regions including Export. Review and finalize Monthly Sales Register, cross-checking Reconciliation with Financial GLs for Sales / COGS. Monthly Book Close, Financial Reporting and Database : Trial Balance Scrutiny, Prepare and update the Financial Database and finalisation of Cash flow. Update Prepare and analyze Variance Actual vs. Forecast / Budget / LY with Commentaries and recommendations. Preparation of monthly management P&L for entity and by Channel / Sub Channel and reconciliation with financial P&L Forecast / Budget Preparation and Commercial Variance Calculation : Finalize and present Monthly Forecast / Annual Budget Volume, MC, Structure costs, and Cash Flow. Calculate Commercial Variances and finalize ad hoc Product P&L. as per requirements. Cost Analysis and Profit Reconciliation : Conduct Profit Reconciliation between Management Accounting and Financial Accounting. Technical Skills : Management Analysis : Ability to perform a full financial analysis with accuracy, consistency, integrity, and connection to financial and accounting data available by profit center. Controlling / Financial Business Modeling : Ability to provide support to the business function in the area of cost management, performance of the plan, and decision-making. Financial Data Mining and Reporting : Ability to process and interpret data to produce effective reports;understanding the impact of erroneous data on various company systems / statistics. Ability to work on SAP, BI Tools like Tableau, Power BI & other customized tools for group reporting. Transversal Skills : Analytical Thinking (TRANSV1) : Analyze rigorously data and situations to identify and analyze causes / effects, selecting only appropriate information to make effective decisions. Change Management (TRANSV3) : Maintain effectiveness and adaptability during major changes in work responsibilities or environment;adjust effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures. Intellectual Curiosity (TRANSV8) : Be receptive to new and different ideas or the opinions of others, open to learning, and adaptable to the business environment. Desired Profile : Good knowledge of Profitability Analysis, Budgeting, Forecasting, Variance Analysis, and Finalization of Commercial Schemes. Preferably from the Dairy / Food Manufacturing sector. Knowledge of SAP is preferable, and proficiency in Excel is mandatory. Reporting Structure : Will be reporting to Head - Management Controller (B2C) for the Entity