Manager - Finance & Accounts

Role Title: Manager – Finance & Accounts
Location: Jigani, Bengaluru, India
Reports to: Finance Director
Responsibilities:
Partnering with the Senior Management Team, the Plant Financial Controller will look to improve efficiencies and deliver all financial performance.
Description:
As the Plant Financial Controller, you will support the business by owning the annual budget process and coordinating the regular forecasts as part of the role. You will be accountable for the timely analysis and delivery of the monthly financial performance vs budget and reporting for the manufacturing site to the local MD & Group FD.
This is a highly commercial and operationally focused finance position, and will require the successful candidate to:
· Lead all finance activity for the plant, with the emphasis on process and budgetary control
· Act as business partner to the Financial Director to control and drive profitability and mitigate risks
· Support Preparation of 5-year business plan to deliver EBIT targets
· Provide oversight and management of the Capex expenditure in line with approved annual budget
· Support and introduce system and process improvements to streamline the financial reporting function, including internal control compliance
· Develop and manage the standard cost base of the business
· Support implementation of new ERP system
Skills & Experience:
§ Experience working within a matrix organization
§ Be professionally qualified (ideally ACA, CIMA, ACCA)
§ Demonstrable Industry knowledge and experience working in a manufacturing environment.
§ Possess technical and financial competence but with commercial and business acumen
§ Exhibit strong interpersonal, influencing and communication skills
§ Have strong organisational skills
§ Ability to prioritise and work under pressure
§ Be a confident decision maker and proactive problem solver, with a hands-on approach
§ Experience working with modern ERP systems
Personal Requirements:
§ Ability to build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships
§ Strong belief that improvements can be made and likes to challenge the status quo
§ Analytical approach to problem solving
§ Driven individual with a can do mind set
§ Decisive personality
§ Mentoring and teamwork skills to inspire, develop and manage performance across diverse mix of employees.
§ Creative – thinks laterally & likes to question why
§ Global mind set - supports the good of the entire company and not just the local teams
Core Competencies
Integrity - Loyal and committed to the values and objectives of the business without being compromised by personal gain, “political” ambitions or destruction behaviour.
Strategic - Using an in depth understanding of the business, able to identify, develop, implement (through effective analytical and conceptual thinking) and communicate clear plans and credible long-term tactics that are in line with future business goals.
Interpersonal Skills - Able to effectively adapt communication style and method to effectively and confidently both connect with and influence others at every level and in every situation.
Teamwork - Actively aligns to the needs of the business and is both willing and able to work effectively in collaboration and co-operation with others in a team on shared objectives.
Proactivity/Initiative - Takes the initiative to challenge the status quo and improve both personal and business performance by using past experience together with creative, enterprising input from new ideas or practices.
Results Driven - Using technical and functional competence, is determined to improve the efficiency of work outputs of self and others beyond existing levels through excellence in actions, results and service that can be measured in financial terms.
Experience - 10+ Years of progressive finance experience
Minimum 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment is compulsory

Work arrangement
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