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Sansera Engineering Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Sansera Engineering Limited in Bengaluru is seeking a Plant Controller / Plant Finance Head to lead costing, budgeting, and financial reporting for the plant. The role collaborates with plant management to optimize costs, ensure BOM/Routing accuracy, manage fixed assets, and drive financial controls across operations.

The candidate will oversee month-end closing, GL accuracy, inventory analysis, and capital expenditure monitoring while coordinating with HR and cross-functional teams to align

Qualifications

• Accruals / provisions at month-end closing
• Review GL statements for accuracy
• Part-wise VA and gross margin analysis
• Analyse production costs; identify cost-reduction opportunities
• Allocate costs to departments/products accurately
• Link asset numbers to cost centres; BOM & routing accuracy
• Prepare month-end plant financial statements
• Bridge to explain budget gaps and abnormals
• Inventory aging and DSI targets; pending GRIR
• Expenses analysis and cost-control measures
• Maintain accuracy of Fixed Asset Register
• Coordinate financial plans with plant management and HR

Responsibilities

• Make accruals and provisions during month-end closing.
• Periodically review GL statements for accuracy.
• Prepare part-wise VA and gross margin analysis.
• Analyse production costs and work with plant head on cost-reduction opportunities.
• Allocate costs to departments/products for decision-making.
• Ensure proper cost centre linking; BOM & routing accuracy.
• Prepare month-end plant financial statements.
• Explain gaps against budget or abnormal items.
• Maintain inventory aging reports and achieve DSI targets.
• Monitor pending GRIR and expenses; implement cost controls.
• Maintain accuracy of Fixed Asset Register; coordinate asset depreciation.

Skills

Costing analysis

Budgeting

Financial reporting

Fixed assets

Inventory management

Audit & controls

Team leadership

Job description

The role of a Plant Controller / Plant Finance Head

• Making necessary accrual / provision during month end closing


• Periodic review of GL statements for accuracy

Costing & Cost analysis

• Preparation of Part wise VA analysis & Gross margin analysis


• Analysing production costs and work with plant head on opportunities for cost reduction.


• Allocating costs if required accurately to various departments or products to facilitate decision-making.


• Asset no and cost centre linking and ensure accurate cost centre grouping.


• Ensure accuracy of BOM & Routing.

Reporting and Analysis

• Monthend Plant Financial statements.


• Preparing bridge to explain the gaps against budget or any abnormal items or one timer


• Inventory aging report – achieve DSI target for plant


• Pending GRIR report


• Expenses analysis and cost control measures.


• Accountable for accuracy in Fixed asset register.

Budgeting, Forecasting and mapping financial goal of Plants

• Developing financial plans and strategies to support the plant's goals.


• Collaborating with plant management to align financial objectives with operational objectives.


• Assisting in long-term financial planning for the plant.


• Ensuring compliance of various law such as Income tax, GST, local authority and so on>


• Updating the relevant compliance proof in the central repository.


• Preparing financial statements in accordance with relevant accounting principles.


• Coordinate with HR and other function and ensure compliance of other functions.

Auditing and Internal Control

• Implementing internal controls to safeguard plant assets and financial data with the help of corporate team.


• Facilitating external audits and ensuring audit compliance


• Corrective action and implementation of audit observations


• Periodic monitoring of internal control check points


• Achieve internal audit rating target % for the plant

Working Capital management & Fixed assets monitoring

• Monitoring of Inventory reports for category wise overall inventory, slow moving inventory and inventory on days requirements.


• Periodic physical inventory stock taking


• Receivable aging monitoring


• Monitoring of Idle asset


• Periodic physical stock taking of plant fixed assets.


• Monitoring of on time capitalisation of Fixed assets


• Checking depreciation posting for correctness of posting.

Communication and Collaboration

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including operations and procurement.


• Communicating financial information and insights to non-financial stakeholders.


• Identifying opportunities for process improvement in financial and accounting functions.


• Staying updated on industry best practices and emerging trends in finance.

Team Leadership

• Managing a team of financial professionals, if applicable.


• Providing guidance, mentoring, and support to the finance team members.