Associate Director - Finance Control - Manufacturing/Pharma Industry - CA

CA Batch-2015,2016,2017

Industry - Any Manufacturing/Pharma

Accountability Cluster Major Activities / Tasks:

I. Overall Accountability - Finance Control, general accounting: Ensure timely closure of monthly, quarterly, and annual accounts, financial reporting, audits and compliances. Ad-hoc reporting / MIS activities.

- Manage all accounting operations including billing, A/R, A/P, GL, Cost accounting, Inventory accounting and Revenue recognition

- Work with the senior leadership teams to manage and control financial metrics efficiently within the organisation.

- Manage the company's funding-related financial diligence, and coordination with internal and external teams.

- Financial control of JVs and subsidiaries

- Managing Internal and External Audits

II. Financial Books Closure - Responsible for review of periodical Finance close in line closing checklist and period end submissions of financial information

- Ensure accurate reported as per Ind AS and local GAAP

- Review of financials

- Driving efficiency in books closure process through SAP Adoption/ automation/simplification

- SAP/BPC knowledge added advantage

- Coordinate with Corporate team for consolidation activities and requirement

- Consolidate review annual and quarterly submission related to financials

- Provide internal assurance on completeness and comprehensiveness of financial close

- Adopt and adhere to Global FSCP policy

III. Review of Financials - Monthly/Quarterly review of financials with regional controllers

- Driving controller forum with corporate

- Review of receivables, BS schedule along with provisioning

- Streamlining accounting practices across countries

- Review of Statutory compliance and activities

- Review all contracts , understand implications on accounting and advise business teams accordingly

IV. Internal Controls - Review of process across entities end to end.

- Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.

- Review of controls adequacy and drive simplification

- Responsible for implementation and compliance to Internal Financial controls. DOA encompassing procedures, activities and tasks which are related to financial reporting and those which has financial implications

- Responsible to drive adoption of automated controls, SAP implementation/upgradation, System based controls and checks (Payables, receivables, claim management, Banking).

- Drive and lead statutory and internal compliance

V. Compliance - Review of compliance across entities

- Liaison with legal and CS team for review and closure of compliance activities

- Drive Board meeting agenda and preparation of review decks

- Review of entity structure, local requirements

VI. Centre of Excellence - Central force to drive regular trainings on accounting and controls.

- Being the COE for any accounting advisory

- Creating standard documentation for adherence of accounting policies for business and finance