Title:  Finance Controller

Job Summary

Roles & Responsibilities

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  1. Financial Planning & Budgeting
  • Support Finance Head in developing BU/Plant budgets covering Sales, Materials, Utilities, Overheads, and P&L projections
  • Ensure alignment with corporate strategy and growth plans
  2. MIS & Business Performance
  • Drive accurate and timely MIS reporting for plant operations
  • Conduct performance analysis to monitor profitability, cost trends, and business health
  3. Costing & Profitability
  • Establish and monitor product costing systems (material, process, overheads)
  • Ensure effective pricing decisions based on cost structures and margin analysis
  • Assess end-to-end profitability (manufacturing + distribution) at customer/product level
  4. Cash Flow & Working Capital
  • Ensure strict adherence to credit policies (receivables/payables)
  • Monitor cash flow, optimize working capital, and control debtors/creditors
  5. Capex & Opex Governance
  • Track and control plant-level OPEX and CAPEX spend
  • Monitor return on investments and ensure cost discipline
  6. Business Partnering
  • Act as finance partner to plant operations and cross-functional teams
  • Support expansion initiatives and category growth across regions
  7. Compliance & Controls
  • Ensure adherence to internal financial controls, statutory requirements, and audit readiness
  • Support corporate functions with relevant financial data and insights
  8. Operational Oversight
  • Provide financial oversight for plant operations to ensure efficiency and cost optimization
  • Uphold and promote company vision, values, and governance standards

KPIs

• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  Financial Accuracy

  • Timeliness and accuracy of MIS, budgeting, and financial reporting

  Budget Achievement

  • Variance control across revenue, cost, and profitability vs. plan

  Cost Efficiency

  • Improvement in plant cost structures (material, utilities, conversion cost)

  Product & Customer Profitability

  • Visibility and improvement in SKU/customer profitability

  Working Capital Management

  • Reduction in receivable days, optimized payable cycles, and cash flow discipline

  Capex Effectiveness

  • Adherence to approved CAPEX budgets and ROI realization

  OPEX Control

  • Reduction in controllable operating expenses at plant level

  Business Support

  • Quality and timeliness of financial insights aiding operational decision-making

   

Work experience requirement

• 8+ yrs. of relevant experience in FMCG / manufacturing environment.
• Work experience in M&A projects is an added advantage.

• A finance professional with strong expertise in plant/BU financial planning, MIS reporting, costing, and working capital management, capable of driving profitability through data-driven decision-making and financial discipline. Demonstrated ability to partner with operations, ensure compliance and robust controls, and deliver strategic insights for growth and efficiency, while being open to working from the factory location at Burgul, Shadnagar (Hyderabad), on the Bengaluru Highway—approximately 40 km from Shamshabad Airport.

Qualification

• Chartered Accountant or accounting qualification
• MBA Finance (preferable)

Competencies