Asim Erfan

A financial and strategic leader managing pricing and cost operations to strike the right balance between the value delivered to customers and the company's sustainable profitability. I rely on a data-driven approach to restructure product/service pricing and identify waste in cost buckets, helping make proactive pricing decisions that support strategic goals and boost the company's market share.

Freelance / Costing Management at SELF-EMPLOYED (2026 – Present)

• Provide costing and pricing support, including product cost estimation, cost review, margin analysis, and cost-control recommendations.
• Review cost drivers and production-related variances to identify opportunities for waste reduction and improved profitability.

Cost and Pricing Manager at INCOM EGYPT (2023 – 2025)

• Managed end-to-end product costing and pricing for electrical cable products, from customer requirements and technical specifications through quotation and production follow-up.
• Coordinated with the Technical Department to review BOMs, cable specifications, and required material quantities.
• Prepared product cost estimates using BOM quantities, consumption rates, raw material prices, labor, electricity, manufacturing operations, and overheads.
• Worked with Purchasing to obtain material prices and incorporated freight, transportation, and other costs required to bring materials into the warehouse.
• Calculated total product costs, target margins, and proposed selling prices; prepared customer quotations and supported pricing negotiations.
• Analyzed product and sales-order profitability and evaluated the impact of raw material price changes on margins.
• Compared estimated quantities and costs with actual production results; analyzed variances, identified root causes, and followed up on corrective actions.
• Prepared management reports covering product costing, pricing, gross margin, material consumption, cost variances, and production efficiency.

Head of Costing & Pricing at INCOM EGYPT (2022 – 2023)

• Managed costing and pricing activities for electrical cable manufacturing, including BOM review, raw material costing, operation costs, and manufacturing overhead.
• Prepared product and project cost estimates, selling-price calculations, and margin analysis to support Sales and senior management.
• Performed standard, estimated, and actual cost comparisons; investigated variances and recommended cost-control actions.
• Supported inventory valuation and prepared periodic cost, pricing, and profitability reports.

Costing Supervisor / Section Head at GIZA CABLE INDUSTRIES (GC3) (2019 – 2022)

• Led costing, pricing, and profitability analysis for electrical cables, products, and projects.
• Developed and reviewed BOM-based costing models covering raw materials, landed costs, labor, operations, energy, and manufacturing overhead.
• Prepared standard and actual cost reports and analyzed variances to identify cost drivers and profitability gaps.
• Prepared cost estimates and pricing for new products, customer quotations, tenders, and projects, supporting target-margin objectives.
• Analyzed material overuse, scrap, machine downtime, utilization, labor efficiency, production losses, and cost of poor quality.
• Oversaw inventory costing and valuation, physical inventory, cycle counts, and finished-goods reconciliation.
• Prepared reports on scrap, material overconsumption, machine stoppages, defective-product repair costs, utilization, and production incentives.
• Provided costing and commercial decision support to Sales, Engineering, Production, Planning, Purchasing, and senior management.

Senior Cost Accountant & Pricing at GIZA CABLE INDUSTRIES (GC3) (2012 – 2019)

• Managed product costing and pricing using BOMs, raw materials, labor, and manufacturing overhead.
• Prepared standard cost sheets, product cost estimates, and selling-price calculations.
• Analyzed actual versus standard or estimated costs, including material, labor, overhead, and production variances.
• Reviewed material consumption, scrap, waste, and production efficiency; evaluated product profitability and gross margins.
• Prepared cost and pricing reports and recommended cost-reduction and profitability-improvement actions.

Cost Accountant at GIZA CABLE INDUSTRIES (GC3) (2008 – 2012)

• Calculated electrical cable costs and selling prices based on product specifications, cable sizes, BOM quantities, and manufacturing requirements.
• Monitored raw material consumption, production orders, scrap, waste, work-in-progress, finished goods, and machine downtime.
• Compared actual costs with standard and estimated figures, investigated cost overruns, and supported corrective actions.
• Prepared periodic production-cost, variance, inventory, and profitability reports for management.

General Accountant / Financial Accountant at ALSHAHIN FOR IMPORT AND DISTRIBUTION (2007 – 2008)

• Handled journal entries, General Ledger support, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, cash transactions, and account reconciliations.
• Recorded purchases, sales, expenses, bank transactions, and import landed costs, including freight, shipping, and customs.
• Prepared salary, sales commission, expenditure, inventory, and monthly financial reports; supported month-end closing.

Junior Accountant at ALSHAHIN FOR IMPORT AND DISTRIBUTION (2006 – 2007)

• Recorded routine accounting transactions, purchases, sales, receivables, payables, and import-related costs.
• Maintained supplier and customer accounts, reconciled inventory with warehouse records, and prepared Excel-based reports.

Junior Cost Accountant at FABULOUS SPORTSWEAR (2005 – 2006)

• Prepared product and production-order cost sheets covering materials, labor, and manufacturing overhead.
• Monitored raw material consumption, work-in-progress, finished goods, and production waste; supported standard-versus-actual cost analysis.
• Coordinated with Production, Planning, Warehouse, Purchasing, and Finance on costing and inventory matters.

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) in Accounting – Helwan University, Cairo (2002)