• Lead plant finance operations including budgeting, forecasting, MIS, accounting, and financial controls.
• Drive plant profitability through cost monitoring, variance analysis, and productivity improvement initiatives.
• Ensure accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing activities.
• Monitor inventory valuation, WIP accounting, product costing, and capitalization of assets.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Projects, and Commercial teams to support business decisions.
• Ensure statutory, taxation, internal audit, and regulatory compliance.
• Drive working capital optimization including inventory, receivables, and payables management.
• Implement and strengthen internal financial controls, risk management, and governance frameworks.
• Support external audits, statutory audits, internal audits, and corporate reviews.
• Prepare and present financial reports, dashboards, and management reviews for plant leadership and corporate finance teams.
• Drive digitalization and finance process improvement initiatives.

Essential Attributes:




• Strong understanding of manufacturing finance, cost accounting, inventory accounting, and plant controllership.
• Expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and management reporting.
• Sound knowledge of Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS), GST, Income Tax, Companies Act, and audit requirements.
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to partner with cross-functional stakeholders and influence business decisions.
• Strong controls mindset with focus on compliance and governance.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Experience in ERP systems such as SAP.

Desirable Attributes:
• Exposure to Defence, Aerospace, Automotive, Engineering, or Heavy Manufacturing sectors.
• Experience in project accounting and contract-based manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA, Power BI, and advanced analytics tools.
• Experience managing finance teams in a multi-locatio

📌 Finance Controller (India)
🏢 TATA Advanced Systems
📍 India