Cost Accountant

We’re hiring a full-time Cost Accountant to join Babco Foods. This is not a routine accounting role. We are looking for someone who can deeply understand pricing, margins, profitability, promotions, operational costs, and market dynamics, and help drive strategic business decisions across a fast-growing international food distribution business.

Location

India (remote)

Required Collaboration Hours

Mon-Fri 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. US Eastern Time

Experience

7–15 years

What This Role Requires

You understand how pricing impacts sales, profitability, and market competitiveness

You can analyze large operational and financial variables simultaneously

You think commercially — not just from an accounting perspective

You can independently build models, identify risks, and recommend actions

You are comfortable working directly with executive leadership on high-impact initiatives

Core Responsibilities

Own pricing analysis across products, customers, markets, logistics, and distribution channels

Track and analyze profitability drivers including freight, warehousing, packaging, sourcing, duties, and operational costs

Build financial models and scenario analyses to support pricing decisions and growth initiatives

Develop margin optimization strategies while ensuring sales competitiveness and affordability

Create and monitor product-level, customer-level, and channel-level profitability reporting

Partner with leadership and sales teams to develop promotional strategies and pricing initiatives

Identify cost leakages, margin risks, and operational inefficiencies

Support future expansion initiatives through forecasting, modeling, and financial analysis

Hard Requirements

7+ years of cost accounting

and profitability analysis experience

in manufacturing, distribution, FMCG, food,

or related industries

CMA (India) or equivalent professional qualification required

Strong expertise in pricing analysis, cost allocation, and profitability modeling

Advanced Excel and financial modeling capabilities

Ability to understand operational workflows and convert them into financial insights

Strong analytical thinking and high attention to detail

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Strong Plus

Experience in food distribution, FMCG, manufacturing, or import/export industries

Exposure to Middle East and international markets

Understanding of global logistics and supply chain cost structures

Experience working with ERP systems and operational reporting

Commercial or strategic finance experience beyond traditional accounting

Important

No agencies

This is an ownership role - not a task-execution role

This is a high-impact strategic position working directly with executive leadership

About Us

Babco Foods is a US-based, family-owned, food distribution company expanding aggressively into international markets.

We are building systems, processes, and operational infrastructure for the next stage of growth — and this role will directly influence pricing strategy, profitability, and business expansion decisions.

If you want to work on real business problems with real operational impact, this is the role.

To Apply

Send your resume + a brief description of the most commercially impactful pricing or profitability project you’ve worked on.