Financial Controller

Epsilon Carbon Pvt. Ltd.; Ballari District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Epsilon Carbon Pvt. Ltd. is seeking an experienced Plant Finance Head for its Vijayanagar/Bellary plant to drive profitability, cost leadership and disciplined budgeting.

The role partners with the Plant Head to optimize capital expenditure and MIS reporting, while ensuring statutory compliance and strong internal controls. The ideal candidate is a CA/CMA with 15+ years of plant finance experience, skilled in inventory valuation, government incentive capture, and cross-functional leadership in

Qualifications

• CA / CMA qualification is mandatory.
• 15+ years of plant/ manufacturing finance experience.
• Strong experience in plant profitability, budgeting and cost control.

Responsibilities

• Owns end-to-end plant profitability and drives cost leadership across operational areas.
• Leads budget preparation, monitors actuals, and ensures disciplined budget execution.
• Manages inventory valuation, controls and compliance to minimize write-offs.
• Reviews capex proposals and investment appraisals for the plant.
• Presents plant financial performance and key risks to corporate finance and senior leadership.

Skills

Profitability

Budgeting

Variance analysis

MIS reporting

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Automation

Education

CA / CMA

Tools

SAP FI/CO/MM

Job description

Hello,

Urgent Requirement for Finance Head - Bellary, Vijayanagar Location, with Epsilon Carbon Pvt ltd -

Kannada Language is must

SAP is Must

relocation to Vijayanagar , Bellary is must

We are seeking an experienced Plant Finance Head for our Vijayanagar plant to lead plant profitability, cost leadership, budgeting and capital expenditure monitoring. The role will act as a strategic business partner to the Plant Head, ensuring disciplined budget execution and driving cost efficiency across all operational areas.

The ideal candidate will be a CA / CMA with 15+ years of plant finance experience, capable of governing inventory valuation and controls, supervising statutory and internal compliance, reviewing plant finance reports with detailed variance analysis, and maximizing government incentive capture in coordination with the incentive manager.

Key Responsibilities (Job Details)

Plant Profitability & Cost Leadership

• Owns end-to-end plant profitability and drives cost leadership across all operational areas
• Leads budget preparation, monitors actuals, and ensures disciplined budget execution
• Monitors capital expenditure against sanctioned budgets and ensures timely utilization
• Identifies cost reduction and margin improvement opportunities across manufacturing, procurement and logistics
• Conducts periodic cost benchmarking against budget, prior periods and industry standards
• Reviews capex proposals and investment appraisals for the plant, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities

Books Closure & Audit Governance

• Owns timely and accurate closure of books of accounts on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis as per timelines
• Manages end-to-end Statutory Audit for the plant coordinates audit planning, data/schedule preparation, and timely closure of audit observations
• Acts as the primary point of contact for statutory, internal, cost and tax auditors at the plant level

Inventory, Controls & Compliance

• Governs inventory valuation, ageing, and controls to minimize write-offs and losses
• Supervises statutory and internal compliance across all plant finance activities
• Oversees periodic physical verification of inventory and fixed assets, ensuring reconciliation with book records
• Strengthens internal financial controls (IFC) and drives closure of audit observations across plant finance
• Ensures plant-level compliance with GST, TDS and other applicable statutory requirements

Business Partnering, Reporting & Incentives

• Acts as a strategic business partner to the Plant Head on financial and operational decisions
• Reviews plant finance reports with detailed variance analysis for management review
• Maximizes government incentive capture and maintains operational MIS for decision support, in coordination with the incentive manager
• Presents plant financial performance and key risks to corporate finance and senior leadership
• Builds and mentors the plant finance team to strengthen finance capability at the plant
• Drives automation and process improvement initiatives across plant finance operations

Candidate's Profile

Qualification / Work Experience (Required)

• CA / CMA qualification is mandatory
• 15+ years of relevant experience in plant finance / manufacturing finance
• Strong experience in plant profitability, budgeting and cost control

Preferred Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Strong knowledge of inventory valuation, ageing and control processes
• Experience managing capital expenditure tracking and utilization
• Exposure to government incentive schemes and incentive management
• Strong business partnering and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent MIS, reporting and variance analysis skills

Functional Skills

• Plant P&L ownership: End-to-end profitability management and cost leadership across operational areas
• Budgeting & AOP: Leading budget preparation, monitoring actuals, and driving disciplined budget execution
• Capital expenditure governance: Tracking spend against sanctioned budgets and ensuring timely utilization
• Inventory valuation & controls: Ageing analysis, valuation accuracy, and minimizing write-offs / losses
• Statutory & internal compliance oversight: Governing compliance across all plant finance activities
• Variance analysis & management reporting: Reviewing plant finance reports for senior management review
• Government incentive management: Maximizing incentive capture in coordination with the incentive manager
• Working knowledge of Ind AS, Companies Act, and Cost Accounting Standards
• ERP proficiency: SAP FI/CO/MM or equivalent ERP for plant finance, inventory and capex modules
• MIS & dashboard reporting: Building operational MIS for plant management decision support
• Advanced MS Excel and financial modelling for budgeting, forecasting and analysis

Behavioural Skills

• Strategic business partnering: Operates as a trusted advisor to the Plant Head on financial and operational decisions
• Leadership: Drives the plant finance function and cost agenda across all operational areas
• Ownership & accountability: Owns plant profitability outcomes end-to-end
• Analytical & data-driven decision-making: Translates variance and MIS data into actionable insights
• Stakeholder management: Engages effectively with corporate finance, auditors, government authorities and vendors
• Communication & influencing skills: Presents financial insights persuasively to plant and senior leadership
• Integrity and strong governance mindset in financial and compliance matters
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities across budgeting, compliance and reporting cycles
• People leadership: Able to guide and mentor the plant finance team
• Proactive risk management: Anticipates compliance and control risks and drives corrective action