Operations Finance Controller

3P Consultants Pvt. Ltd.; Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

3P Consultants Pvt. Ltd. seeks a senior finance leader to steer budgeting, forecasting and financial planning across manufacturing operations. You will drive cost control, profitability analysis and governance in a complex, multinational setting.

The role requires extensive SAP HANA expertise, P&L ownership, and strong collaboration with plant leadership to optimize performance, controls, and compliance within the organization.

Qualifications

• Education: CA/ICWA/CMA or MBA Finance.
• 15–18 years in manufacturing finance.
• Proven SAP HANA, cost controlling, profitability analysis.
• Experience establishing processes, internal controls, and governance in greenfield projects.
• Partner with business and plant leadership to drive operational performance.
• Proven track record of building finance teams in multinational settings.
• Marathi language proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budget and forecasting process for operations, collaborating with departments on spending plans and dashboards for budget adherence.
• Manage cash, treasury and banking functions.
• Finalize accounts, books and reporting per global practice.
• Ensure periodic audits with statutory and internal auditors.

Skills

FP&A

SAP HANA

Cost Controlling

Business Partnering

Internal Controls

Inventory Management

Strategic Planning

Stakeholder Mgmt

Cross-functional

Regulatory Compliance

Education

CA / ICWA / CMA or MBA Finance

15–18 years manufacturing finance

Tools

SAP HANA

ERP Systems

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Commercial & Corporate Finance

• Lead the annual budget and forecasting process for operations, including working with different departments on their key spending plans, financial planning calendar and implementing appropriate review processes. Tracking spends to budget variance on a constant basis – create dashboards for the key stakeholders to ensure adherence to the budgets agreed.
• Cash management | treasury and banking functions, etc.
• Finalization of accounts, books, and reporting as per the global practice of the organization.
• Ensuring periodic audits for the business with the statutory auditors and Internal auditors

Supply Chain

• Directing, managing, and coordinating purchases, inbound and outbound logistics, warehousing, and inventory control.
• Distribution of finished products.
• Responsible for forecasting demand, production scheduling & co-ordination, dispatch scheduling, analyzing inventory and troubleshooting issues with the potential of affecting supplies.

Driving Cost Savings

• Setting cost saving targets.
• Work towards reducing overall cost of operations.
• Strategic approaches to achieving targets.
• Negotiations, alternate vendor development, alternate items/ specifications/ processes, cycle time improvements, better credit terms – funds and spend management

Strategic Initiatives

• Drive continuous improvement in operations in terms of cost, quality & risk; Pivotal in developing policies, procedures, systems, and controls relating to all commercial functions.
• Develop overall sourcing strategy with the Procurement stakeholders through analysis of spending, processes and practices that support cost saving goals.

Inventory & Store Management

• Safety and assets / inventory management in a dynamic environment and establish controls to ensure lowest possible levels based on key performance metrics and minimized supply chain risk.

Import/ Export Administration & Logistics

• Negotiate direct contracts with shipping lines, multi-modal transport.
• Knowledge of Customs, DGFT, Banking formalities for export/import.
• Compliance of all direct and Indirect Taxes as per the applicable law of the land.

Liasoning

• Liaison with Government authorities, DGFT, Customs & Excise, Banks, Shipping Lines, Transporters & Forwarders, CHA’s.

Key Skills, Competencies & Attributes

• Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
• SAP HANA & ERP Systems
• Manufacturing Finance & Cost Controlling
• Business Partnering
• Process Implementation & Internal Controls
• Commercial & Inventory Management
• Strategic Planning & Business Review
• Cross-functional – internal & external stakeholder management
• Stakeholder & Matrix Management
• Compliance, Governance & Regulatory Management

Qualification & Experience

• Education: Preferably a Chartered Accountant (CA) or Cost Accountant (ICWA/CMA), or MBA in Finance
• Experience: 15-18 years of relevant experience across manufacturing, industrials, engineering, and plant environment(finance).
• Proven experience in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and monthly closing within a manufacturing environment along with strong expertise in SAP HANA, cost controlling, profitability analysis, and plant finance operations.
• Demonstrated capability in establishing processes, internal controls, and governance frameworks in greenfield projects.
• Experience partnering with business and plant leadership teams to drive operational performance and strategic decision-making.
• Proven track record of building and developing finance teams, managing stakeholders, and ensuring compliance within multinational matrix organizations.
• Proficiency in the local language – Marathi.