Job Description
Head Finance and Controlling of a Business Unit (Female)
Department : Finance & Accounting
Location & region : Pune
Job Purpose :
To take care of budgeting, controlling & business planning, costing and MIS. Monitoring of material cost, inventory to optimize the same through continuous review. Responsible to analyse, prepare Business case for Product Group and drive profitability.
Key Responsibilities :
Budgeting
- To prepare budget, monthly operating plan, FC09, STRAP
- To get inputs from all departments and consolidate it thereafter
- To analyse actual data on monthly basis and carry out the variance analysis from time to time
- IN ORDER TO achieve internal control, give future outlook and monitor revenues and cost.
Strengthening of Budgetary and Internal Control
To analyse raw material cost (product wise)To review actual cost vs. budget cost continuouslyTo monitor capital expenseTo carry out business review with boardTo provide feedback to the functions on the variance vs. budget and decide corrective actionsIN ORDER TO strengthen internal checks and controls and maximise the profitability.Business Plan Cum Valuation as BU controller
Prepare and analyse business case in line with growth plan.Compile, challenge and monitor business cases as well as financial scenarios that enable business decision.Prepare Business plan and valuation such asBreak even analysisFree cashflowPresent valuePaybackIRRROCE, ROSTo assist CFO, Business unit lead and APAC leadership in decision making.Participate in gate reviews to ensure the SOP of the programs are in line with the approved gate workings.Prepare long term plan, draw actions to meet and improve profitabilityPrepare analysis to ensure new projects are viable or not.Business unit / product group wise variance reports such as actual vs Budget vs Business case.Drive to meet the profitability and drive actions to improve operations, investment and growth plan.Working with R&D for cost, recovery and drive to implement VAVE ideas.Implementation & Continuous Review of Int. Control SystemsTo take feedback from internal auditors on internal control and systems and accordingly implementing or filling the gaps if there is any lapseTo examine the existing process and improve if required or making the process more robustIN ORDER TO have better checks and controls.Audit
To complete the audit within deadline and with no major NCs (non-compliances)To coordinate with auditors and external agenciesTo identify the major issues reported in audit and take corrective actions if anyTo complete group reporting package within deadlineIN ORDER TO meet the statutory requirements.Statutory Compliance & Secretarial Work
To make a compliance chart with checklist dates in placeTo make sure that the statutory compliance is fulfilled, and no penalty is imposed due to non-complianceIN ORDER TO meet statutory requirementsMaintaining Working Capital and Fund Management
To collect payments timely from debtors and to make timely payments to creditors.To arrange funds for new projectsTo fund for capital expenditureTo interact with marketing department continuously for timely realisation of duesTo interact with vendor development department for timely payment of vendor duesTo manage liquid funds putting surplus part in fixed depositTo maintain either negative working capital or working capital of 5 - 6 daysIN ORDER TO manage the funds and to manage working capital effectively.Key figures (KPI) :
Continuous internal review with MD and report to related officials in APAC & Head office from time to time in the Std formatsReports : internal & external auditsGroup reporting on and before dateNo borrowings, surplus funds and no overdueProfessional Competency
Knowledge of Accounting standards (GAAP / IFRS)Taxation knowledgeFinancial ControllingSAP knowledgeSCM KnowledgeProduct & process CostingBusiness case preparation and monitoringAnother professional competency
Managing & improving processes.Communication Skill.Adaptability & flexibility.Teamwork and team building.Business CognizanceLeading others.Relationship managementResource ManagementQualifications
CA with 15 years of experience,12-15 Years of experience in Finance & Accounting.Leadership & Management Behavioural Competencies
Must be in a leadership role for at least 5 yearsBusiness Understanding : Knowledge of Taxation (Direct Indirect), Statutory, Legal & Secretarial CompliancesManaging & improving processes.
Communication Skill.Adaptability & flexibility.Teamwork and team building.Business CognizanceLeading others.Relationship managementResource ManagementCompany Profile (Client) :
The Client is the leading MNC, manufacturer of braking systems and supplier of additional sub-systems for rail and commercial vehicles, with sales totalling approximately EUR 7.93 billion in 2023. In more than 30 countries, around 33,000 employees develop, manufacture, and service braking, entrance, control, and energy supply systems, HVAC and driver assistance systems, as well as steering systems, and powertrain and transmission control solutions. As a technology leader, through its products, the company has been making a decisive contribution to greater safety by road and rail since 1905. Every day, more than one billion people around the world put their trust in systems made by the Company.
The Client operates at Pune, India, in a world-class manufacturing state of art facility producing air braking system valves and actuators, auto slack adjusters, lift axle control systems, and air compressors, etc., for almost all commercial vehicle OEMs in India and exporting to Europe, etc. This unit is a 100% subsidiary of the German Group. Dedicated R&D personnel in India with technical support from Global R&D teams in Munich (Germany), Arcore (Italy), Lisieux (France), Avon (USA). The group continuously invests in India to become a strategic partner to our customers and offer up-to-date technologies.
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