JOB PURPOSE: Lead finance function for the assigned plant;

Plan and deliver financial planning & budgeting, cash flow management and capex management for the plant;

Provide information andcoordinate for completion of internal audits, and ensure appropriate implementation of action plans;

Analyze and recommend cost controlinitiatives to ensure plant profitability - PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES Financial Planning and Budgeting - Participate in the plant planning process and provide accurate financial information to plant management team to enable decision making and achievement of plant’s financial objectives - Based on customer indents for next month demand, prepare forecast/ monthly rolling plan, prepare forecast of income statement and balance sheet items along with Plant Head for the assigned plant - Undertake detailed item by item analysis and assess impact of variance on overall budget and expenses, and for difference in volume projections evaluate impact on cost / budgets - Monitor budget utilization and check expense PO to ensure adherence to with laid down budget, else explore justifications for expense - For annual budgeting at given volume, prepare and consolidate budgets across variable and fixed heads, and as per inputs from various stakeholders. Cash flow management - At month end, prepare cash flow statements for the plant based on actual current month cash flows;

Also, prepare a forecasted cash flow statement for the next month - Prepare plan for funding of capex requirements;

Evaluate cash flow positions and plan capex funding accordingly Capex management - Prepare capex forecast at the beginning of the year incorporating the requirements of planned projects - On a monthly basis review actual capex requirements/ spends, and adjust the PnL accordingly - Review individual capex projects and evaluate period of return, IRR, etc.



for the planned capex Internal audits - Collaborate with Internal Audit team to identify risks and create risk management frameworks specific to the plant & ensure implementation across the plant - Identify and implement process improvement initiatives to establish robust internal controls and enhance efficiency/ effectiveness of financial processes - Coordinate with Internal Audit team to provide all necessary data, respond to queries to ensure audits are conducted timely and drive corrective action plan within plant Cost Control - Apply cost accounting / management principles for product costing, quotations and new products incompliance with the BU plant costing cell - Generate and share ideas on cost control measures and initiatives at the plant such as reduction of ashift - Analyze product and segment wise profitability, especially for products posing a challenge;

Deep dive into elementsand cost drivers such as BOM, cost impact of SOPs, etc.;

Build scenarios on costcontrol based on possibilities and opportunities - Discuss and recommend transfer pricing systems and evaluate effect of transfer prices - Analyze profitability, productivity and costs within the plant and provide feedback and reports to the Plant Head and the BU Financial Controller. Team development - Participate in recruitment process to identify the right talent across positions within the team - Establish individual performance expectations and regularly review individual performance of the team - Identify and create development opportunities for team members to enhance functional knowledge;

Update the team on regulatory and statutory changes - Monitor daily sales and discuss with plant head / cluster head for any shortfall and recovery plan - Review expenses booking and headcount deployment / CL cost impact with plant head / Cluster head - Discuss with cross functional team on critical parameters to achieve the month end Financial results

📌 Plant Finance Director (Aurangabad)
🏢 Varroc
📍 Aurangabad