Role

Group Financial Controller

Location:
India

Reporting to:
Head of Internal Accounting, UK

Direct Reports:
Global General Finance Team (Pune, India)

Role Purpose

The Group Financial Controller will lead the central Global General Finance Team and act as a key member of the wider Finance Organisation. This new role will focus on building out new capabilities in the existing Global General Finance team for the next stage of growth of the wider Group. Responsible for ensuring robust financial control, accurate group reporting, effective team leadership, strong awareness of Indian tax and regulatory requirements within a large international group structure.

Key Responsibilities

Global financial support
- Lead and develop the Global General Finance Support Service (GFSS)
- Drive global month end process standardisation
- Support the ongoing finance re-organisation into a Controllership focussed team and an FP&A; focussed team
- Continually support consolidation of workload from other regions into the GFSS with a view to standardisation. Other regions covers UK, France,



Turkey and China
- Expand GFSS capabilities to encompass Financial Reporting as well as existing Management Reporting capabilities - e.g. take on Bank Covenant Reporting
- Ensure solid financial governance, internal controls, and compliance with group policies and local statutory requirements

Group Accounting & Reporting
- Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes in line with group reporting timelines
- Ensure accurate and timely reporting under group accounting standards (UK GAAP)
- Manage consolidation inputs, intercompany accounting, and reconciliations within a large international group
- Liaise with group finance teams to ensure consistency, transparency, and high-quality financial information

Team Leadership
- Lead, develop, and motivate a centralised finance team based in Pune, covering General Finance duties
- Build on and enhance the existing team to be able to handle

📌 Group Financial Controller (Pune)
🏢 Optimas Solutions
📍 Pune