Financial Controller

Cyient Limited; Mysuru; On-site; INR 7,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cyient Limited in Mysore, Karnataka, seeks a Finance Controller to manage the complete finance and accounting function for a manufacturing environment. You will lead statutory reporting, audits, tax, treasury, and strong governance frameworks to ensure accuracy and compliance.

The role requires CA with 15–20 years of experience, including 5+ years in plant finance leadership and experience with IFRS/IndAS, SEBI LODR exposure.

Qualifications

• CA with 15–20 years in manufacturing finance leadership.
• 5+ years in controllership / plant finance leadership in manufacturing.
• Experience with statutory audits and IFC / ICoFR remediation.
• Strong knowledge of Companies Act 2013 and SEBI LODR exposure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end statutory financial reporting for a listed entity under applicable GAAP.
• Lead statutory audit, limited review, internal audit, and IFC programs; ensure remediation of audit observations.
• Ensure compliance with Companies Act, 2013 and listed entity requirements (SEBI LODR).
• Own accounting policies, SOPs, risk & control matrices (RCMs) / control documentation across plant operations and corporate teams.
• Oversee treasury, tax, and working capital management within manufacturing context.

Skills

Audit leadership

IFC/ICoFR

ERP leadership

Taxation

Stakeholder management

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA)

Tools

SAP FICO

ERP systems

Job description

Position: Finance Controller

Industry: Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS)

Work Location: Mysore, Karnataka (State), India.

Role Overview

The Finance Controller is responsible for managing the complete Finance & Accounts function including financial reporting, costing, taxation, treasury, and for establishing strong financial controls, policies, and governance frameworks to ensure accuracy, transparency, and compliance.

Key responsibilities

1. Financial Reporting, controllership and audit management:

• Own end-to-end monthly / quarterly / year-end statutory financial reporting for a listed entity under applicable GAAP, ensuring accuracy, completeness and timeliness.
• Lead statutory audit, limited review, internal audit, and internal financial control (IFC) programs; drive closure of audit observations with sustainable remediation.
• Ensure compliance with Companies Act, 2013 and listed entity requirements (including SEBI LODR) for finance-related deliverables, board / audit committee packs, and governance documentation.
• Own accounting policies, SOPs, risk & control matrices (RCMs) / control documentation, and ensure consistent application across plant operations and corporate teams.

Finance Operations (manufacturing focus)

• Own all aspects of plant accounting, including cost management, inventory valuation.
• Lead inventory processes: cycle counts / physical verification, reconciliation to books, ageing / obsolescence assessment, slow-moving provisioning and write-off governance.
• Ensure capex accounting governance: capitalization / CWIP discipline, asset tagging, physical verification and fixed asset controls.

Working capital management, treasury and risk management

• Oversee treasury operations: cash forecasting, bank operations, utilisation of working capital limits, and banking relationships.
• Drive working-capital discipline: receivables, payables, inventory turns; lead review cadence with stakeholders and implement improvement levers.
• Manage financial risk exposures relevant to manufacturing operations risks, particularly regarding imports, forex exposure, and commodity / raw material price volatility

Taxation, regulatory and compliance

• Ensure compliance with all direct and indirect tax regulations, including transfer pricing regulations
• Manage tax audits, assessments, notices, litigations
• Lead strategic tax planning / optimization initiatives

ERP, process excellence, and automation

• Own finance governances for ERP processes and controls and drive continuous enhancements across finance processes.
• Ensure master data integrity across chart of accounts, vendors, customers, fixed assets, and strong change controls.
• Lead automation and analytics initiatives (RPA, workflows, dashboards) across R2R operations to improve accuracy, speed, and insight.

Leadership, team management, and stakeholder management

• Lead and develop a finance and accounting team, set clear KRAs, build capability in controllership and manufacturing finance, and drive a high-ownership culture.
• Act as a key finance interface for Plant Leadership, Corporate Finance, auditors, banks, and external advisors.

Candidate profile

Qualifications & experience

• Chartered Accountant (CA) with a minimum of 15 to 20 years of experience, with a minimum of 5+ years in a Controllership / plant finance leadership role within manufacturing (preferably in a listed entity environment).
• Demonstrated ownership of statutory audits / limited reviews, quarterly closures, and internal controls (IFC / ICoFR) implementation and remediation.
• Strong understanding of the Companies Act, 2013, and listed entity compliance requirements (SEBI LODR exposure strongly preferred).
• Solid working knowledge of direct and indirect taxes relevant to manufacturing operations; experience managing tax audits / assessments / litigation support.
• Strong ERP exposure (SAP FICO preferred) and reporting / analytics systems; proven experience driving process improvements / automation.