Plant Finance Head - Chemicals Manufacturing - CA/ICWA/CMA

Key Responsibilities:

• Financial Management & MIS: Lead plant GL, AP/AR, costing, and payroll.
• Ensure Ind-AS compliance, month/quarter/year-end book closures, and accurate SAP records with budget variance reporting.
• Budgeting & Cost Optimization: Monitor CAPEX/OPEX budgets and drive plant-level forecasting.
• Partner with the Commercial team to negotiate vendor/contract rates and minimize operational costs.
• Costing & Profitability: Oversee standard/actual costing, variance analysis, BOM routing, overhead absorption, yield losses, and contribution margins to drive efficiency.
• Compliance & Audit Management: Manage statutory payments/returns (GST, TDS, PF, ESI), Direct/Indirect tax compliance, and lead statutory, internal, cost, and GST audits.
• Treasury & Working Capital: Optimize plant cash flows, vendor payments, bank relationships, and working capital cycles (inventory, payables, receivables).
• Insurance & Risk: Manage plant insurance coverage (IAR/LOP) to prevent over/under-coverage and lead insurance claim processes.
• Trust Administration: Serve as Trustee for the Exempted PF Trust and manage trust-related financial administration.
• Leadership & Business Partnering: Mentor the plant finance team and serve as the primary finance link between plant leadership and the CFO/HO.

Key Requirements:

• Qualification: Qualified CA or ICWA (CMA).
• Experience: 14 - 20 years of post-qualification experience with at least 10 years in a senior leadership role within plant finance.
• Industry Focus: Strong exposure to the Manufacturing / Chemical sector (multi-product plant experience strongly preferred).
• Technical Skills: Mandatory expertise in SAP (FI/CO modules), product costing, CAPEX/OPEX management, and treasury.