Plant Finance Controller
Role Purpose
Own end-to-end financial control for the manufacturing plant, with a strong focus on inventory, plant cost management, operational efficiency, CAPEX/OPEX governance, MIS and financial compliance.
Key Responsibilities
- Own financial control and governance for the manufacturing plant.
- Monitor plant costs, cost structures and overall manufacturing efficiencies.
- Drive inventory controls and ensure accuracy of inventory records.
- Track and analyse plant performance, costs and operational variances.
- Manage plant MIS and P&L reporting for corporate finance.
- Evaluate CAPEX and OPEX proposals, with a strong focus on ROI and financial impact.
- Monitor CAPEX utilisation, budgets and project-wise financial performance.
- Ensure adherence to financial policies, controls and statutory compliances at the plant.
- Coordinate with central finance teams for AP, AR, GST, taxation and other centralised finance activities.
- Drive costing, bill processing and other plant-level finance operations.
- Support process improvement, automation and digitisation of finance workflows.
- Participate in ERP/SAP-led process improvements and workflow automation initiatives.
- Identify opportunities for cost optimisation, process efficiency and stronger financial controls.
Candidate Profile
- 7–12 years of experience in manufacturing finance / plant finance.
- CMA/ICWA preferred; CA is not mandatory.
- Strong experience in a manufacturing/factory environment is essential.
- Hands-on experience in plant costing, inventory, CAPEX, OPEX and financial controls.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing cost structures and operational metrics.
- Experience with SAP/ERP systems and finance process automation.
- Candidates with a combination of plant and corporate finance experience would be preferred.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
- Ability to work closely with plant operations while maintaining financial independence and control.
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