Senior Consultant - Capability - Product Costing

WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), is a leading Business Process Management (BPM) company. We combine our deep industry knowledge with technology and analytics expertise to co-create innovative, digital-led transformational solutions with clients across 10 industries. We enable businesses in Travel, Insurance, Banking and Financial Services, Manufacturing, Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods, Shipping and Logistics, Healthcare, and Utilities to re-imagine their digital future and transform their outcomes with operational excellence.We deliver an entire spectrum of BPM services in finance and accounting, procurement, customer interaction services and human resources leveraging collaborative models that are tailored to address the unique business challenges of each client. We co-create and execute the future vision of 400+ clients with the help of our 44,000+ employees.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Domain expert in Product costing and should have been responsible for ensuring accurate cost calculation, margin analysis, variance tracking, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to support strategic pricing, budgeting, and supply chain decisions.
• Well versed in maintaining and updating the product cost models, including material, labor, overhead, and freight components.
• Experience in performing standard costing, actual costing, and variance analysis for product lines.
• Should have partnered with supply chain, manufacturing, and procurement teams to validate cost inputs and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Expert in analyzing cost of goods sold (COGS) and gross margin trends across regions and products.
• Supported annual standard cost roll processes, BOM reviews, and cost revaluation exercises.
• Responsible for reconciliation inventory valuations and perform inventory cost adjustments in compliance with accounting standards.
• Assisted in month-end and year-end close activities related to inventory and product cost.
• Prepared product cost reports, dashboards, and cost simulations for new product introductions or pricing decisions.
• Ensured compliance with IFRS/US GAAP, SOX controls, and internal policies related to product costing.
• Continuously identify and implement improvements in cost accounting processes and tools.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field (CPA/CMA preferred).
• 6–10 years of relevant experience in product costing or cost accounting, preferably in a manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Strong understanding of costing methodologies (e.g., standard, actual, activity-based costing).
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, etc.), especially costing and inventory modules.
• Proficient in Excel, and working knowledge of BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) is a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Experience:

• Exposure to multi-plant or multi-entity costing environments.
• Experience with new product development costing or cost modelling for commercial proposals.
• Familiarity with digital costing tools or RPA implementations in costing processes.