Global Finance Controller

Position: Global Finance Controller

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Role Overview:

The Finance Controller is responsible for managing the complete Finance & Accounts function including financial reporting, costing, taxation, treasury, and for establishing strong financial controls, policies, and governance frameworks to ensure accuracy, transparency, and compliance.

Key responsibilities

1.

- Own end-to-end monthly / quarterly / year-end statutory financial reporting for a listed entity under applicable GAAP, ensuring accuracy, completeness and timeliness.

- Lead statutory audit, limited review, internal audit, and internal financial control (IFC) programs; drive closure of audit observations with sustainable remediation.

- Ensure compliance with Companies Act, 2013 and listed entity requirements (including SEBI LODR) for finance-related deliverables, board / audit committee packs, and governance documentation.

- Own accounting policies, SOPs, risk & control matrices (RCMs) / control documentation, and ensure consistent application across plant operations and corporate teams.

2.

- Own all aspects of plant accounting, including cost management, inventory valuation.

- Lead inventory processes: cycle counts / physical verification, reconciliation to books, ageing / obsolescence assessment, slow-moving provisioning and write-off governance.

- Ensure capex accounting governance: capitalization / CWIP discipline, asset tagging, physical verification and fixed asset controls.

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- Oversee treasury operations: cash forecasting, bank operations, utilisation of working capital limits, and banking relationships.

- Drive working-capital discipline: receivables, payables, inventory turns; lead review cadence with stakeholders and implement improvement levers.

- Manage financial risk exposures relevant to manufacturing operations risks, particularly regarding imports, forex exposure, and commodity / raw material price volatility

4.

- Ensure compliance with all direct and indirect tax regulations, including transfer pricing regulations

- Manage tax audits, assessments, notices, litigations

- Lead strategic tax planning / optimization initiatives

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- Own finance governances for ERP processes and controls and drive continuous enhancements across finance processes.

- Ensure master data integrity across chart of accounts, vendors, customers, fixed assets, and strong change controls.

- Lead automation and analytics initiatives (RPA, workflows, dashboards) across R2R operations to improve accuracy, speed, and insight.

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- Lead and develop a finance and accounting team, set clear KRAs, build capability in controllership and manufacturing finance, and drive a high-ownership culture.

- Act as a key finance interface for Plant Leadership, Corporate Finance, auditors, banks, and external advisors.

Candidate profile

Qualifications & experience:

- Chartered Accountant (CA) with a minimum of 15 to 20 years of experience, with a minimum of 5+ years in a Controllership / plant finance leadership role within manufacturing (preferably in a listed entity environment).

- Demonstrated ownership of statutory audits / limited reviews, quarterly closures, and internal controls (IFC / ICoFR) implementation and remediation.

- Strong understanding of the Companies Act, 2013, and listed entity compliance requirements (SEBI LODR exposure strongly preferred).

- Solid working knowledge of direct and indirect taxes relevant to manufacturing operations; experience managing tax audits / assessments / litigation support.

- Strong ERP exposure (SAP FICO preferred) and reporting / analytics systems; proven experience driving process improvements / automation.