Financial Controller

Position: Finance Controller
Industry: Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS)
Work Location: Mysore, Karnataka (State), India.
Role Overview:
The Finance Controller is responsible for managing the complete Finance & Accounts function including financial reporting, costing, taxation, treasury, and for establishing strong financial controls, policies, and governance frameworks to ensure accuracy, transparency, and compliance.
Key responsibilities:
Financial Reporting, controllership and audit management:
Own end-to-end monthly / quarterly / year-end statutory financial reporting for a listed entity under applicable GAAP, ensuring accuracy, completeness and timeliness.
Lead statutory audit, limited review, internal audit, and internal financial control (IFC) programs; drive closure of audit observations with sustainable remediation.
Ensure compliance with Companies Act, 2013 and listed entity requirements (including SEBI LODR) for finance-related deliverables, board / audit committee packs, and governance documentation.
Own accounting policies, SOPs, risk & control matrices (RCMs) / control documentation, and ensure consistent application across plant operations and corporate teams.
Finance Operations (manufacturing focus):
Own all aspects of plant accounting, including cost management, inventory valuation.
Lead inventory processes: cycle counts / physical verification, reconciliation to books, ageing / obsolescence assessment, slow-moving provisioning and write-off governance.
Ensure capex accounting governance: capitalization / CWIP discipline, asset tagging, physical verification and fixed asset controls.
Working capital management, treasury and risk management:
Oversee treasury operations: cash forecasting, bank operations, utilisation of working capital limits, and banking relationships.
Drive working-capital discipline: receivables, payables, inventory turns; lead review cadence with stakeholders and implement improvement levers.
Manage financial risk exposures relevant to manufacturing operations risks, particularly regarding imports, forex exposure, and commodity / raw material price volatility
Taxation, regulatory and compliance:
Ensure compliance with all direct and indirect tax regulations, including transfer pricing regulations
Manage tax audits, assessments, notices, litigations
Lead strategic tax planning / optimization initiatives
ERP, process excellence, and automation
Own finance governances for ERP processes and controls and drive continuous enhancements across finance processes.
Ensure master data integrity across chart of accounts, vendors, customers, fixed assets, and strong change controls.
Lead automation and analytics initiatives (RPA, workflows, dashboards) across R2R operations to improve accuracy, speed, and insight.
Leadership, team management, and stakeholder management:
Lead and develop a finance and accounting team, set clear KRAs, build capability in controllership and manufacturing finance, and drive a high-ownership culture.
Act as a key finance interface for Plant Leadership, Corporate Finance, auditors, banks, and external advisors.
Candidate profile:
Qualifications & experience:
Chartered Accountant (CA) with a minimum of 15 to 20 years of experience, with a minimum of 5+ years in a Controllership / plant finance leadership role within manufacturing (preferably in a listed entity environment).
Demonstrated ownership of statutory audits / limited reviews, quarterly closures, and internal controls (IFC / ICoFR) implementation and remediation.
Strong understanding of the Companies Act, 2013, and listed entity compliance requirements (SEBI LODR exposure strongly preferred).
Solid working knowledge of direct and indirect taxes relevant to manufacturing operations; experience managing tax audits / assessments / litigation support.
Strong ERP exposure (SAP FICO preferred) and reporting / analytics systems; proven experience driving process improvements / automation.

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