Service Delivery Manager - F&A - R2R 4D

Service Delivery Manager - F&A - R2R

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Job Description

Role Purpose 

The SDM for Record to Report (Product Costing & Inventory Valuation) is responsible for driving end-to-end global service delivery for product costing and inventory accounting, ensuring accurate inventory valuation, cost allocation, and financial reporting in line with accounting standards, SLAs, and control frameworks. This role combines deep domain expertise in manufacturing finance with leadership capabilities to manage global stakeholders, drive transformation, and ensure high-quality delivery outcomes across large-scale operations.  

 

Key Responsibilities 

• Own and lead global end-to-end product costing and inventory valuation service delivery, including standard costing, inventory valuation, and financial reporting across entities, regions, and business units.  

• Ensure timely and accurate execution ofmonth-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities related to inventory and costing.  

• Review and approvecomplex journal entries related to inventory valuation, cost allocations, and variance postings in ERP systems. 

• Drive high-qualityinventory valuation processes, includingFIFO-based valuation, NRV adjustments, provisioning, and reserve management.  

• Own and drivestandard costing frameworks, including cost roll-ups, cost updates, and validation of cost structures across plants and entities. 

• Provide leadership oncost variance analysis (PPV, usage variance, production variance), driving insights into cost drivers and margin impact.  

• Managelarge-scale production and inventory environments, handling high volumes of data (SKU, plant, warehouse level) with strong governance controls. 

• Ensureoverall integrity, accuracy, and completeness of inventory balances, costing outputs, and financial reporting.  

• Own SLA outcomes, service delivery performance, and costing accuracy, ensuring adherence to quality and timelines. 

• Drive governance and take decisions oncomplex costing methodologies, valuation approaches, and financial adjustments. 

• Lead and manage large teams, ensuringperformance management, succession planning, talent development, and retention.  

• Actively managecritical escalations related to costing discrepancies, inventory valuation issues, and financial risks.  

• Establish and drive a culture ofownership, accountability, and delivery excellence across product costing operations.  

 

Governance, Controls & Compliance 

• Establish and enforceglobal costing and inventory valuation governance frameworks and control mechanisms.  

• Ensure compliance withSOX controls, accounting standards (IFRS / US GAAP), and inventory valuation requirements.  

• Review and approve keyinventory balances, costing models, and financial outputs for accuracy and compliance. 

• Ensureaudit readiness, including validation of costing assumptions, inventory reserves, and reconciliation documentation.  

 

Stakeholder Management 

• Act as a trusted advisor toclient stakeholders, CFO organization, plant controllers, and global finance leadership.  

• Ownclient relationships, service performance discussions, and escalation management related to costing and inventory processes.  

• Drivegovernance forums, business reviews, and performance discussions with stakeholders.  

• Collaborate withmanufacturing, supply chain, procurement, FP&A, and operations teams to ensure alignment and issue resolution. 

 

Continuous Improvement 

• Leadglobal transformation initiatives in product costing and inventory valuation, including automation, analytics, and digital finance solutions.  

• Drivestandardization and optimization of costing models, inventory valuation processes, and reporting frameworks. 

• Identify root causes ofcosting inefficiencies, inventory discrepancies, and reconciliation gaps, and implement corrective actions. 

• Improve accuracy, efficiency, and cycle time forinventory close and costing processes.  

 

Responsibilities: 

In this role, you will be responsible for all the activities related to month end closing & reporting. 

• Perform day-to-day operational oversight includingproduct costing, inventory accounting, reconciliations, journal entries, reporting, audit requests, and ad hoc analyses.  

• Review and approvejournal entries related to inventory valuation, cost allocations, and variance postings with accuracy and adherence to timelines.  

• Preparation and review ofinventory and balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring timely clearance of reconciling items.  

• Ensure execution and governance ofstandard costing and inventory valuation processes (FIFO, NRV).  

• Ensure resolution ofinventory discrepancies, variances, and open items through strong cross-functional coordination. 

• Ensure compliance with SOX controls and contribute tocontinuous improvement in costing and inventory valuation processes.  

 

Minimum qualifications 

• Relevant years of experience in accounting or related financial processes withdeep expertise in product costing and inventory valuation.  

• ICWA / CMAwith strong exposure to manufacturing or production accounting environments. 

• Strong and proven experience instandard costing, cost roll-ups, variance analysis, and inventory valuation methodologies. 

• Deep understanding ofinventory valuation (FIFO, NRV, provisioning, reserves).  

• Experience inmanufacturing / plant accounting environments. 

• Strong proficiency inMS Office applications, especially Excel (handling large datasets and financial analysis).  

• Experience inERP systems such as SAP (CO/MM preferred).  

• Proven experience inleading large teams, managing stakeholders, and delivering complex finance operations.  

 

Preferred additional Skills 

• Strong expertise inproduct costing models, inventory accounting frameworks, and margin analysis.  

• Experience inglobal manufacturing environments with high inventory volumes. 

• Strong understanding ofinternal controls, audit frameworks, and compliance requirements.  

• Exposure toautomation, advanced analytics, and digital transformation initiatives (Power BI, AI tools).  

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities. 

• Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.  

 

Key Competencies 

• Deep expertise inproduct costing and inventory valuation methodologies 

• Strong understanding ofstandard costing, FIFO, NRV, and cost variance analysis 

• Ability to managelarge-scale multi-entity inventory and production environments 

• Strong client and stakeholder management skills 

• SLA ownership, governance, and escalation management 

• Strategic thinking and transformation leadership 

• Strong control mindset and risk awareness 

• Team leadership, coaching, and performance management 

 

Qualifications

Bachelors - Accounting, Bachelors - Commerce, Bachelors - Economics, Bachelors - Finance, Masters - Finance

Certifications

Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) - SkillabSkillab, Financial Risk Manager (FRM) - LinkedIn LearningLinkedIn Learning

Required Skills

Banking Capital Markets, Oracle ERP Applications, Performance Testing, Process Standardization, SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Language

English

Language Proficiency -

Advanced - C1

Additional Job Location -

Job Type

Regular

Master Skill List -

F&A - R2R

Remote Type -

Office

Work Shift -

Rotating (India)

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•    Lead AI-powered transformation – Drive innovation and solve real-world business challenges that matter
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•    Work with the best – Join 140,000+ bold thinkers and problem-solvers who push boundaries every day 
•    Thrive in a values-driven culture – Our courage, curiosity, and incisiveness - built on a foundation of integrity and inclusion - allow your ideas to fuel progress 
 
Come join the 140,000+ coders, tech shapers, and growth makers at Genpact and take your career in the only direction that matters: Up.  
Let’s build tomorrow together. 
 
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