Cost Accountant

Available Job role: Cost Accountant

Job location: Greater Noida

Kimbal is at the forefront of building a smarter and cleaner energy future. We enable utilities to modernize and scale through cutting-edge smart metering, RF-based connectivity, cloud-native platforms, and advanced energy management solutions. As the energy landscape evolves rapidly, we empower our partners to future-proof their networks with unmatched reliability, agility, and intelligence.

In a fast-paced and innovation-driven environment, we design and deliver solutions that address urgent industry needs while shaping long-term transformation. Our vision is to create resilient, affordable, and adaptable power grids that thrive in complex energy ecosystems—driving meaningful progress toward carbon neutrality and sustainable growth.

Kimbal Private Limited (formerly Crystal) is the fastest-rising Indian energy-tech enterprise, building tools to modernize the distribution grid since 2011.

Cultural elements we are looking for:

• Agility advocate
• Tech driven curiosity & mind bend
• Scaling unlearning to learning & reverse in a swift pace.
• Problem - solver attitude
• High on individual ownership & accountability
• Team player and champion collaborator.

Role Description

We are looking for a Cost Accountant who will play a pivotal role in managing and optimizing our cost structures. The role involves analysing production costs, preparing cost statements, maintaining cost records, and supporting management with data-driven insights for pricing and profitability decisions. The ideal candidate has strong analytical acumen, manufacturing cost experience, and a keen eye for process efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain cost sheets, variance analysis, and product-wise profitability reports.
• Analyse manufacturing costs, material consumption, labour, and overheads to identify areas of cost optimization.
• Ensure accurate inventory valuation, standard costing, and work-in-progress (WIP) reporting.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes with cost data and insights.
• Conduct cost audits, reconcile cost accounts with financial accounts, and ensure compliance with statutory requirements.
• Collaborate with procurement, production, and finance teams to establish and monitor cost control mechanisms.
• Support management in pricing decisions, make-or-buy analysis, and CAPEX evaluation.

Current Focus & Challenges

• Ensuring cost accuracy and transparency across multiple product lines and manufacturing locations.
• Managing volatile raw material prices while maintaining cost competitiveness and profitability.
• Balancing cost control initiatives with the need to support production efficiency and innovation.
• Aligning data from procurement, production, and finance systems to maintain consistency and reliability in reporting.
• Driving process discipline in cost capture, allocation, and analysis across departments.
• Navigating tight reporting timelines and responding quickly to management’s cost and profitability queries.

Job Requirements

Qualifications

• CMA (Cost & Management Accountant) qualified preferred.
• 2–6 years of experience in costing and management accounting in a manufacturing or energy/technology setup.
• Strong working knowledge of cost accounting standards, ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or similar), and MS Excel.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Detail-oriented with a structured approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to interpret financial data and communicate insights clearly.
• Collaborative mindset with cross-functional working ability.
• Integrity, accuracy, and accountability in financial reporting.

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