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