AVP Accounts & Finance

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd.; Lucknow; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellectual Capital HR Consulting Pvt. Ltd. seeks a VP - Accounts & Finance (Manufacturing CO) to lead finance across multiple plants in Chennai.

You will partner with Plant Heads, drive costing, inventory control, and working capital optimization while ensuring statutory compliance and internal controls. The role requires CA qualification with 10–18 years in manufacturing finance, strong ERP experience (SAP/Oracle), and willingness to travel across plant locations.

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant (CA) mandatory.
• 10-18 years of experience in manufacturing finance, preferably multi-plant.
• Strong hands-on exposure to plant accounting and manufacturing costing.
• Deep understanding of inventory control, cost audit, and operational finance.
• Experience working closely with production and plant leadership teams.
• Strong ERP exposure (SAP/Oracle/Manufacturing ERP systems).

Responsibilities

• Lead finance and accounts functions across multiple manufacturing plants.
• Act as a finance business partner to Plant Heads and Operations teams.
• Ensure daily financial discipline and control at plant level.
• Conduct periodic plant visits to review operations, inventory, and cost controls.
• Drive accountability for plant-level profitability and cost efficiency.
• Oversee raw material accounting, WIP accounting, finished goods valuation, and scrap accounting.
• Manage standard costing, actual costing, and variance analysis (material, labor, overhead).
• Ensure accurate BOM costing and periodic cost sheet validation.
• Monitor yield analysis, production losses, and efficiency ratios.
• Strengthen physical inventory controls and coordinate stock audits.
• Implement cost optimization initiatives in coordination with plant teams.
• Ensure compliance with Factory Act, Pollution Control norms, environmental regulations, and plant-related statutory requirements.
• Monitor statutory payments including GST, TDS, PF/ESI (in coordination with HR).
• Ensure timely renewal of plant licenses, approvals, and certifications.
• Maintain readiness for plant inspections and cost audits.
• Strengthen internal financial controls (IFC) at plant level.
• Monitor plant-level working capital including receivables, payables, and inventory days.
• Optimize cash conversion cycle and inventory holding patterns.
• Support fund flow planning and coordination with central treasury.
• Assist in managing banking relationships related to plant operations.
• Lead plant-wise annual budgeting and monthly forecasting exercises.
• Conduct detailed variance analysis (production, overhead, procurement pricing).
• Develop plant performance dashboards including: Cost per unit, Capacity utilization, Contribution margins, Yield and wastage metrics.
• Present plant financial performance to MD and senior leadership.
• Ensure plant-level financial data accuracy and audit readiness for IPO.
• Strengthen documentation, cost records, and inventory valuation frameworks.
• Support statutory and internal audit during IPO due diligence.
• Align plant reporting with listed-company governance standards.

Skills

Plant accounting

Manufacturing costing

ERP systems

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA)

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Manufacturing ERP

Job description

Job Title: VP - Accounts & Finance (Manufacturing CO)

Location: Chennai

Industry: Manufacturing/Building Materials

Reporting To: Managing Director

Key Responsibilities

1. Plant Finance Leadership (Multi-Location Operations)

• Lead finance and accounts functions across multiple manufacturing plants.
• Act as a finance business partner to Plant Heads and Operations teams.
• Ensure daily financial discipline and control at plant level.
• Conduct periodic plant visits to review operations, inventory, and cost controls.
• Drive accountability for plant-level profitability and cost efficiency.

2. Manufacturing Costing & Inventory Control

• Oversee raw material accounting, WIP accounting, finished goods valuation, and scrap accounting.
• Manage standard costing, actual costing, and variance analysis (material, labor, overhead).
• Ensure accurate BOM costing and periodic cost sheet validation.
• Monitor yield analysis, production losses, and efficiency ratios.
• Strengthen physical inventory controls and coordinate stock audits.
• Implement cost optimization initiatives in coordination with plant teams.

3. Plant-Level Financial Controls & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with Factory Act, Pollution Control norms, environmental regulations, and plant-related statutory requirements.
• Monitor statutory payments including GST, TDS, PF/ESI (in coordination with HR).
• Ensure timely renewal of plant licenses, approvals, and certifications.
• Maintain readiness for plant inspections and cost audits.
• Strengthen internal financial controls (IFC) at plant level.

4. Working Capital & Treasury Operations

• Monitor plant-level working capital including receivables, payables, and inventory days.
• Optimize cash conversion cycle and inventory holding patterns.
• Support fund flow planning and coordination with central treasury.
• Assist in managing banking relationships related to plant operations.

5. Budgeting & Performance Monitoring

• Lead plant-wise annual budgeting and monthly forecasting exercises.
• Conduct detailed variance analysis (production, overhead, procurement pricing).
• Develop plant performance dashboards including:
  • Cost per unit
  • Capacity utilization
  • Contribution margins
  • Yield and wastage metrics
• Present plant financial performance to MD and senior leadership.

6. IPO Readiness (Operational Finance Focus)

• Ensure plant-level financial data accuracy and audit readiness for IPO.
• Strengthen documentation, cost records, and inventory valuation frameworks.
• Support statutory and internal audit during IPO due diligence.
• Align plant reporting with listed-company governance standards.

Candidate Profile

• Chartered Accountant (CA) mandatory.
• 10-18 years of experience in manufacturing finance, preferably in multi-plant environment.
• Strong hands-on exposure to plant accounting and manufacturing costing.
• Deep understanding of inventory control, cost audit, and operational finance.
• Experience working closely with production and plant leadership teams.
• Strong ERP exposure (SAP/Oracle/Manufacturing ERP systems).
• Willingness to travel frequently across plant locations.
• Strong execution-oriented and operational mindset.

Key Competencies

• Strong manufacturing costing expertise
• Operational finance leadership
• Inventory & working capital control
• Process-driven and ERP-focused
• Strong coordination with plant & operations teams
• High ownership and hands-on approach