Financial Controller

Role & responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Financial Reporting & Close
• Own end-to-end financial support for assigned units.
• Perform weekly and monthly closes ensuring accuracy of P&L, balance sheet, and unit-level financial results.
• Review financial transactions, payables, receivables, fixed assets, intercompany, chargebacks, etc., for correctness and compliance.
• Billing & Compliance
• Prepare and validate customer billing as per contract terms.
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and timely submission of billing packs.
• Analysis & Decision Support
• Provide financial insights and variance analysis for unit profitability, budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and monthly projections.
• Support GMs/DMs/RVPs with quantitative analysis to define action plans for performance improvement.
• Business Partnering
• Work closely with District Managers, General Managers, and Segment Finance teams to support strategic decision-making.
• Respond to requests from business leadership.
• Operational Excellence
• Ensure the timeliness of data, reports, and dashboards.
• Support receivables management by coordinating with onshore teams, and clients to resolve billing/payment issues.
• Assist in planning annual budgets or project-specific plans.
• Maintain compliance with company policies, audit requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Process Improvement & Knowledge Sharing
• Identify process inefficiencies and propose improvements to the management team.
• Provide training and guidance to junior team members and unit teams on financial processes.
• Complete required training and proactively discuss development needs with the manager.

Competencies/Behaviors required for job

• Technical
• Strong understanding of general accounting principles, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, AP/AR, and payroll fundamentals.
• Familiarity with financial systems/ERPs/SAP, data extraction tools, and analysis applications.
• Excellent Excel skills; ability to work with large data sets.
• Business & Behavioral
• Good understanding of business operations and ability to interpret financial data for non-finance stakeholders.
• Strong customer service orientation: professional, calm, and solution driven.
• High attention to detail, accuracy, and data integrity.
• Strong communication skills: ability to simplify complex financial data.
• Team player with strong collaboration, cooperation, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines in a dynamic shared services environment.
• Willingness to work on India public holidays when required (weekly close on Mondays). Compensatory offs will be provided.

Strong willingness to learn, collaborate, and ask questions.