Finance Controller - Plant Operations

Position: Finance Controller (Plant Operations)

Role:

• The job role primarily comprises Financial Controlling and management of Plant operations for the Company.
• This role will lead financial governance across the Company's manufacturing locations, ensuring robust costing, inventory valuation, budgeting, fixed asset management, capex planning and monitoring, and plant performance management.
• The role will drive standardization of plant finance processes, strengthen internal controls and compliance frameworks, and provide strategic insights for operational decision-making.
• Drive monthly review and analysis & reporting of Variable Cost by SKU for all Plants.
• Drive variance analysis against Budget, Forecast, Standard Cost, and Prior Year.
• Drive monthly analysis of Overheads for operational efficiencies and control over exceptional costs.
• Maintain, review and Monitor Capex budget and Capex Spends for the Business.
• Digitization projects for process and productivity improvements.
• Drive Digital projects in Plant Finance.
• Drive Working capital optimization.
• Support plant leadership in decision-making through actionable financial insights.
• Drive, review and monitor Fiscal incentive related activities.
• Identify cost optimization opportunities across manufacturing operations.
• Establish common reporting structures and performance dashboards across plants.
• Monthly Balance Sheet Review.
• Monthly AP and AR reviews.
• Statutory audits and Group audits.
• Fixed Asset management.
• Conduct periodic control reviews and risk assessments.
• The role reports to the CFO.
• The role requires 40% travel during the month.

Requirements:

• Educational qualification: CA / CMA.
• Approximately 12 - 15 years of relevant post qualification experience.
• Sound exposure to multiproduct process oriented manufacturing environment.
• Agile finance partner for Operations and SCM.
• Strong communication and analytical skills.
• Business and commercial acumen.
• Ability to handle multiple data sets.
• Working knowledge of SAP and other digital BI tools.
• Team leadership.
• Diverse stakeholder management.
• Ability to work cross functional and locations.

Location: Mumbai