Assistant Manager -Finance

Lucy Group; Nashik District; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Lucy Group in Nasik, Maharashtra, India, is seeking a senior finance professional to oversee the plant's accounting and MIS. Based onsite, you will report to the Financial Controller and drive accurate financial closing, reconciliations and stakeholder reporting.

The role requires CA/Cost Accountant with extensive manufacturing experience, strong English communication, and ability to mentor junior finance staff while ensuring compliance and value addition.

Qualifications

• CA/Cost Accountant with strong experience in a manufacturing setup.
• Total experience 8–10 years with at least 5 years in a similar role.
• Experience in MIS, budgeting, and audit support.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day finance operations and MIS.
• Prepare and close books; investigate variances.
• Manage AR/AP, treasury and banking activities.
• Support budgeting, audits and stakeholder reporting.
• Mentor finance staff and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

MIS reporting

Budgeting

Financial accounting

English comms

Cross-cultural collab

Manufacturing accounting

ERP systems

MS Office

Education

Chartered Accountant / Cost Accountant

Semi-qualified with 5+ years experience

Tools

SAP

Oracle

MS Excel

Job description

Job Purpose:

This is a full-time onsite role based in our Indian plant ( Nasik , Maharashtra). This role reports to Financial Controller, and the main objective of this role will be to provide accurate MIS. Achieved through delivery of an efficient day-to-day finance function whilst seeking to add value with detailed analysis supporting the Financial Controller to deliver a quality finance function for the business.

Key Accountabilities

These will include:

• Oversee day to day operations of the finance function
• Preparation and financial closing of books of accounts - MIS
• Perform reconciliations, including investigation and resolution of variances
• Banking & Finance
• Accounts Receivable Management
• Accounts Payable Management
• Inventory Management
• Credit control and order assessment
• Treasury - Within DoA levels
• Provide information for Budgeting, MIS and stakeholder management
• Support with Audit requirements and documentation (internal and external)
• Mentor to Finance assistant to strive for continuous improvement and team development

Qualifications, Experience & Skills

• Chartered Accountant/ Cost Accountant or semi qualified with experience of minimum 5 Year in Medium size company with T/O of around INR 25Cr to 50Cr. (MNE preferable)
• Minimum 8 to 10 years working experience and a minimum of 5 years

Job-Specific Skills - Key Strengths:

• Expertise in all aspects of Finance, Accounting, MIS, Budgeting
• Experience in collaborating with global/ cross cultural teams.
• Experience in interpreting financial data and experience in problem solving.
• Excellent business communication skills including English (written and spoken)
• Strong working ethic in the delivery of satisfying the profitable requirements and expectation of internal and external customers.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Experience in working in an accounting manufacturing environment
• Able to work effectively with people from different cultures / backgrounds
• Strong computer skills with high level of proficiency in Microsoft office and other related business systems.

Behavioural Competencies

• Able to work under pressure & to challenging deadlines
• Able to focus on deliverables
• Able to confidently motivate team and progress team development
• Proactive can-do attitude, with structured thinking
• Interpersonal, initiative and analytical thinking
• Maintain a high level of self-motivation