Cost Controller - Chartered Accountants, 2 to 3 years in Chennai

Job Description

• Cost accounting and capitalisation cost analysis and cost accruals management
• ERP system knowledge -Familiarity with finance double entry to the TB (trial balance)
• Entity / Trial Balance reporting - Accountable for the reporting of the regional businesses, so full understanding of the TB from revenue / cost / inventory accounting purposes. Balance sheet reporting and tax and financial items.
• Controls experience in balance sheet reconciliations, volume reconciliations and submitting analysis for control purposes.
• Analytical skills- critically analyse and explain movements in the TB month by month.
• Excel - many manual processes currently, decent knowledge of data and excel required. (macros is good to have, but not compulsory)
• Process improvement independent thinking on overall processes around the month end, data transfer, end to end.
• Stakeholder management many stakeholders involved, traders, operations, to finance and tax within Maersk, External audit, IT.
• Able to deal with ambiguous/unclear situations.
• Core finance knowledge, specifically in financial accounting, IAS/IFRS.
• Proficiency in ensuring accurate Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss reporting.
• Understanding of the entire trading PL, including regional-specific knowledge.
• Ability to comprehend the inter linkages between volumes, controls, trades, and inventory for reporting, and expertise in reconciling discrepancies to the logic of Trading/Performance PLs.
• Strong IFRS/IAS knowledge, to handles stats, audit, and Tax. Oil/commodity trading background would be beneficial.
• Inventory Management tracking and management of oil inventories.