Deputy Manager - Finance - Plant

Role & Responsibilities

Accounting:

- Overseeing accounting operations, including invoicing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general accounting

Budgeting:

- Managing the plant's budgeting process, including forecasts, production plans, and capital investments

- Ensuring timely submission of plan / forecast/budget for plant functions

Financial risk & analysis:

- Analysing financial data to prepare summaries and provide strategic recommendations

- Providing accurate financial reports to specific deadlines and the interpretation of such including variance analysis and cost control reporting and recommendations.

- Assessing and highlighting financial risk associated with business plans

Cost management & Inventory:

- Driving cost improvements and identifying cost drivers

- Working with manufacturing and cross functional team for cost-reduction opportunities and continuous improvement

- Overseeing physical inventory counts and reconciliation

- Overseeing credit management to ensure timely collections and minimize credit risk

- Support teams in commercial project negotiations, contract evaluation etc

Compliance:

- Ensuring compliance with financial standards, internal controls, and tax regulations

- Reviewing supplier/vendor contracts

- Liaising with auditors to ensure alignment with legal requirements regarding statutory statements

Reporting:

- Preparing financial reports, including the plant's P&L and other MIS reports

- Define, identify and track appropriate metrics, KPIs and associated drivers to track performance of plant team