Finance Director

DC Forte India; Chennai District; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

CTS Group is seeking a Finance Director for CTS DC India Chennai operations. You will lead finance and administration for multiple units on the production campus, owning financial performance, cost visibility and statutory compliance.

As a hands-on partner to plant operations, procurement, projects and group finance, you will drive scalable processes, ERP depth, and strong internal controls in a fast-growing environment. You will manage a site finance team and external partners.

Qualifications

• CA or MBA with finance/accounting emphasis; CMA (ICMAI) is an advantage.
• 12–15 years of progressive finance experience, including 5+ years in manufacturing.
• Proven business controlling across multiple units with ownership of finance and administration.
• Experience delivering group reporting, budgets and forecasts to a parent or group finance function.
• Strong knowledge of Ind AS, Companies Act 2013, GST, TDS and Indian statutory compliance.
• Hands-on experience with manufacturing cost accounting, including standard costing and project costing.
• ERP experience with SAP S/4HANA, Oracle, MS Dynamics; ERP implementation/rollout is preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership managing a finance team and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Act as business controller for Chennai operations, owning performance, margins, costs and investments.
• Run finance and business administration of multiple units and corporate functions with consistent controls.
• Deliver monthly/quarterly group reporting; lead annual budget, rolling forecasts, and variance analysis.
• Manage accounting cycle including month-end close, GL, reconciliations, and statutory reporting.
• Maintain product and project costing, BOMs, inventory valuation and cost-to-complete reporting.
• Collaborate with operations, procurement, supply chain, tendering, HR and engineering to translate finance into actions.
• Manage auditors, tax consultants, banks, external manufacturers and subcontractors.

Skills

Business partnering

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

ERP depth

Education

CA or MBA in Finance/Accounting

CMA (ICMAI) advantage

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

MS Excel

Job description

The Finance Director will act as the Finance Business Partner for CTS DC India's Chennai operations, running the finance and business administration of multiple units across the production campus and its supporting functions. The role owns financial performance, cost and margin visibility, group reporting and planning, and statutory compliance, while leading the site finance team and managing external partners such as auditors, tax consultants and external manufacturers.

Working as a hands-on business partner to plant operations, procurement, projects and group finance, the Finance Director turns financial information into operational and commercial decisions. The position suits a manufacturing finance professional who combines strong controlling and reporting discipline with ERP depth and the ability to build scalable processes in a fast-growing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Business Controlling: Act as the business controller for the Chennai operations, owning financial performance, margin tracking, cost control and investment evaluation, and providing the analysis that drives operational and commercial decisions.
• Multi-Unit Finance & Business Administration: Run the finance and business administration of multiple units, including the production campus, prefabrication lines and corporate functions, ensuring consistent processes, controls and reporting across all units.
• Group Reporting & Planning: Deliver monthly and quarterly reporting packs to CTS Group in line with group timelines and formats; lead the annual budget, rolling forecasts and business plan inputs for the India units, and explain variances to group finance.
• Financial Control & Accounting: Manage the full accounting cycle, including month-end and year-end close, general ledger, reconciliations, fixed assets and preparation of financial statements under Ind AS and the Companies Act, 2013.
• Cost & Manufacturing Accounting: Maintain product and project costing for prefabricated modules and materials, including bills of material, work-in-progress, inventory valuation and cost-to-complete, and report margin and cost-efficiency to management.
• Business Partnering: Work cross-functionally with plant operations, procurement, supply chain, tendering, projects, HR and engineering to translate financial information into decisions, challenge assumptions and support corrective action.
• External Stakeholder Management: Manage relationships with statutory and internal auditors, chartered accountants, tax consultants, banks, external manufacturers and subcontractors, ensuring timely, well-documented engagement.
• Statutory Compliance & Taxation: Ensure accurate and timely compliance with GST, TDS/TCS, income tax, PF/ESI and other applicable Indian statutory requirements, including returns, filings, assessments and notices.
• Procurement & Vendor Finance: Review purchase orders, contracts and vendor terms, including arrangements with external manufacturers, from a financial and commercial standpoint in coordination with procurement and operations.
• Working Capital, Cash Flow & Banking: Manage working capital, cash forecasting, fund flow and banking relationships to meet operational and project payment obligations across the units.
• ERP & Systems: Own the all finance related modules of the ERP and drive its effective use; leads ERP implementation, rollout or upgrade activities and to reporting automation across the units.
• Audit & Governance: Coordinate statutory, internal and tax audits; maintain audit-ready documentation and strengthen internal controls and delegation of authority across the units.
• Team Leadership: Lead, develop and allocate work across the site finance and administration team, building capability as the India operations scale.

Required Skills and Experience

• Chartered Accountant (CA) or MBA/Postgraduate qualification in Finance or Accounting; CMA (ICMAI) is an advantage.
• 1215 years of progressive finance experience, including at least 5 years in a manufacturing plant or production environment.
• Proven business controlling experience across multiple units, sites or entities, with ownership of finance and business administration.
• Experience delivering group reporting, budgets and forecasts to a parent or group finance function; exposure to a multinational group is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Ind AS, the Companies Act, 2013, GST, TDS and Indian statutory compliance requirements.
• Hands-on experience with manufacturing cost accounting, including standard costing, bills of material, inventory valuation and project-based costing.
• Strong hands-on ERP experience (SAP S/4HANA, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics or similar); involvement in an ERP implementation or rollout is strongly preferred. Advanced MS Excel required.
• Demonstrated experience leading a finance team and managing external auditors, chartered accountants, tax consultants and external manufacturers.
• Strong business partnering skills, with a track record of working cross-functionally with operations, procurement, sales and project teams.
• Sound understanding of working capital, cash flow management and internal controls.
• High attention to detail, ownership mindset and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-growing environment.
• Prior experience in data centers, EPC, modular construction or other operations-driven environments is an advantage.

About CTS Group

CTS Group is a fast-growing international design and build company specialising in data center development across Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and India. We combine engineering excellence, innovation and digital transformation to deliver high-performance, sustainable and future-ready data center solutions.

With over 40 nationalities represented across our teams, CTS fosters a collaborative, inclusive and high-performance culture where innovation and technical precision drive every project.

In India, CTS DC India Private Limited operates a production campus in Chennai for the manufacturing and prefabrication of modular data center units, supported by a growing engineering and design center in Mumbai.