Key Responsibilities

- Financial Management &
- MIS:

Lead plant GL, AP/AR, costing, and payroll.

Ensure

Ind-AS compliance, month/quarter/year-end book closures, and accurate SAP records with budget variance reporting.

- Budgeting &

- Cost Optimization:

Monitor CAPEX/OPEX budgets and drive plant-level forecasting. Partner with the Commercial team to negotiate vendor/contract rates and minimize operational costs.

- Costing &

- Profitability:

Oversee standard/actual costing, variance analysis, BOM routing, overhead absorption, yield losses, and contribution margins to drive efficiency.

- Compliance &

- Audit Management:

Manage statutory payments/returns (GST, TDS, PF, ESI), Direct/Indirect tax compliance, and lead statutory, internal, cost, and GST audits.

- Treasury &

- Working Capital:

Optimize plant cash flows, vendor payments, bank relationships, and working capital cycles (inventory, payables, receivables).

- Insurance &

- Risk:

Manage plant insurance coverage (IAR/LOP)



to prevent over/under-coverage and lead insurance claim processes.

- Trust Administration:

Serve as Trustee for the Exempted PF Trust and manage trust-related financial administration.

- Leadership &

- Business Partnering:

Mentor the plant finance team and serve as the primary finance link between plant leadership and the CFO/HO.

Key Requirements

- Qualification:

Qualified

CA or

ICWA (CMA)

.

- Experience:

14–20 years of post-qualification experience with at least

10 years in a senior leadership role within plant finance.

- Industry Focus:

Solid exposure to the

Manufacturing / Chemical sector (multi-product plant experience strongly preferred).

- Technical Skills:

Mandatory expertise in

SAP (FI/CO modules)

, product costing, CAPEX/OPEX management, and treasury.

📌 Plant Finance Head (Tamil Nadu)
🏢 RANDSTAD INDIA
📍 Tamil Nadu