Finance Manager_104416

Key Skills: Project Control, Cost Analysis, Capex, Working Capital Management, Project Controller, Budgeting, Industrial Control, Controlling, Inventory, Finance Controller, Business Controls, Sap

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Own project cost control, monthly financial performance reporting, budget reviews, estimate-at-completion governance and corrective action planning.
• Control operational costs, production overheads, absorption costing, commitments, rate variances and quantity variances with site stakeholders.
• Lead project reviews, work-package governance, financial project reviews and risk and opportunity assessments with the Project Manager and cross-functional teams.
• Drive working capital improvement through inventory optimization, cash collection, customer milestone submissions and lead-time reduction initiatives.
• Strengthen financial, inventory, production and approval controls while coordinating internal, statutory and group audit requirements.

Skills Required:

• 6 - 9 years of relevant experience, preferably including 5 - 8 years in industrial or project controlling.
• Hands-on experience in project control, project controlling, cost analysis and budgeting within an industrial, manufacturing or project-based environment.
• Strong understanding of industrial control, production accounting, operational KPIs, project margins and estimate-at-completion governance.
• Experience managing capex proposals, business cases, working capital improvement and cost reduction initiatives.
• Ability to partner with project, operations, supply chain and finance teams on reporting, governance, risk mitigation and financial decision-making.

Good to Have:

• Experience as a Finance Controller or in financial controlling, inventory management and business controls.
• Exposure to SAP, particularly FI and MM modules.

Education: B.E., B.Tech or B.Tech/M.Tech dual degree; professional finance qualifications such as CA or CMA are preferred.