Must haves
Role is based in Pune
Full time work from Office role
- Dimension: Regional FC - APAC
- Qualification: CA mandatory
- Post-qualification experience: 10-13 years (sweet spot 11-12)
- Industry: Engineering, industrial or manufacturing MNC (HVAC, automation, capital goods, auto components) preferred. Any foreign-parented MNC with real controllership is acceptable.
- Current level: Entity or country controller, or deputy regional controller, looking for the regional step
Signals that matter most (ranked)
- Owns multi-entity close and consolidation
- Reports to a foreign parent
- Intercompany and TP
- Hands-on ERP
- Works with a remote HQ
Must Not have
- Criterion: Regional FC - APAC
- Qualification: Not a CA
- Experience: Under 9 or over 15 years post-qualification
- Close ownership: Never owned close for more than one legal entity
- Notice: Over 90 days with no buyout or early-release path
- Travel: Unwilling to travel about 20-25%
- English: Cannot present numbers confidently to Group HQ
Areas of Responsibility
1. Financial reporting and monthend support
- Prepare and support monthly management reports for APAC entities (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow and KPI overviews).
- Assist in monthend closing activities, including data checks, variance analysis, and accruals support.
- Consolidate data from different entities and systems into clear management presentations for monthly reviews.
2. Controlling, Financial Planning & Analysis
- Support preparation of budget and forecast figures by gathering data and challenging inputs where relevant. Perform variance analyses (actual vs. budget/forecast vs. prior year) and identify key drivers.
- Prepare ad hoc analyses for Finance Manager and local management (profitability, cost development, pricing, projects, etc.).
- Help monitor financial KPIs and support continuous improvement in performance tracking.
- Prepare business cases (investment) in cooperation with Plant Manager
3. Power BI reporting and data management
- Maintain and develop Power BI dashboards and reports used by finance and business stakeholders.
- Ensure data quality and consistency in reporting models, working closely with IT and local teams where needed.
- Support the Finance Manager and business users in interpreting Power BI data and turning it into actionable insights.
4. ERP / Dynamics 365 support
- Work with Microsoft Dynamics 365 to extract, validate and reconcile financial data.
- Support process improvements in finance modules within Dynamics 365 (standardization, simplification, automation).
- Act as a key user for reportingrelated topics, helping colleagues understand how to use the system more efficiently.
5. Collaboration and stakeholder support
- Cooperate with local finance teams in APAC entities (accounting, AP/AR, HQ & site controllers, IT).
- Support preparation of materials for management meetings and business reviews.
- Provide proactive analytical support to functions such as Sales, Operations, and Supply Chain when needed.
Skills
Education & experience
- Qualified Chartered Accountant or MBA Finance from reputed institute.
- Approx. 8-12 years of experience in finance, controlling, audit, or accounting.
- Experience with Power BI and/or other BI tools is a strong advantage.
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 or another ERP system is an advantage.
Skills:
- Solid Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, basic formulas; Power Query / Power Pivot is a plus).
- Power BI is an advantage
- Ability to work with large data sets, perform reconciliations and ensure data consistency.
- Good understanding of basic financial statements and key financial KPIs.
- Knowledge of APAC tax and regulatory environments (India GST, Singapore GST, WHT frameworks).
Personal Attributes
- Strong analytical and problemsolving skills, high attention to detail.
- Curious, eager to learn, and comfortable asking questions and challenging the status quo.
- Structured, reliable, and able to prioritize tasks in a dynamic environment.
- Good communication skills and ability to work with stakeholders across countries and functions.
- Proactive, handson and willing to "dig into" data and processes.
- Experience in handling multi-national and multi-cultural environment is a must.
Traveling
- APAC & Denmark - frequent
Computer skills
Language needed