Senior Executive-Controller

Godrej Properties; Mumbai; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 5,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Godrej Properties in Mumbai seeks a senior finance controls professional to oversee risk assessment, design controls, and monitor ongoing control health. You will walk through core processes such as P2P, O2C and R2R, identify gaps, and drive automation with technology-led controls in partnership with Technology and Finance teams.

Ideal candidates have CA Inter and MBA Finance, with 35 years of experience in Internal Audit, Risk Advisory, IFC/ICFR, and GRC.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of finance processes and internal controls.
• Risk identification and structured problem solving.
• Experience with GRC / process controls and ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform walkthroughs of key finance and finance-linked business processes viz. P2P, O2C, R2R, FA, Mfg Finance etc.
• Identify process risks, control gaps, manual interventions and recurring exceptions.
• Support development/enhancement of predictive, preventive and detective controls.
• Participate in testing/UAT of new controls and validate whether they address the intended business risk.
• Coordinate with Country Finance, Internal Audit, GEC, Treasury, Technology, Operations, Compliance and other stakeholders.
• Prepare structured analysis, dashboards and discussion materials for senior Finance leadership.

Skills

Finance process knowledge

Risk identification

Structured problem solving

Education

CA Inter

MBA Finance

Tools

SAP / ERP

Job description

Key Responsibilities

1. Process, Risk & Control Assessment

• Perform walkthroughs of key finance and finance-linked business processes viz. P2P, O2C, R2R, FA, Mfg Finance etc.
• Understand existing processes, policies, SOPs, systems and control mechanisms.
• Identify process risks, control gaps, manual interventions and recurring exceptions.
• Support preparation and maintenance of Risk-Control Matrices (RCMs).
• Analyse control failures and support root-cause analysis.

2. Control Design & Process Improvement

• Support development/enhancement of predictive, preventive and detective controls.
• Assist in drafting and standardizing SOPs while considering relevant local business requirements.
• Identify manual/repetitive controls that can be automated or system enabled.
• Support implementation of technology-, analytics- and AI-enabled controls in coordination with Technology teams.
• Participate in testing/UAT of new controls and validate whether they address the intended business risk.

3. Continuous Control Monitoring

• Perform periodic monitoring/testing of key controls, identify deviations and support to strengthen them with tech-led controls.
• Analyse transactional and process data for exceptions, ageing and unusual trends and take remedial action.
• Support development and publication of dashboards covering control health, reconciliations, ageing and key exceptions.
• Escalate overdue/high-risk control issues to Business Control leadership.

4. Audit Observation & Incident Management

• Analyse relevant Internal Audit / control observations and recurring findings.
• Perform/support RCA of control breakdowns and incidents.
• Track corrective and preventive actions with process owners.
• Identify areas where recurring audit issues can be addressed through process redesign, automation or continuous monitoring.

5. Stakeholder Coordination

• Coordinate with Country Finance, Internal Audit, GEC, Treasury, Technology, Operations, Compliance and other stakeholders.
• Follow up rigorously on agreed control actions and timelines.
• Prepare structured analysis, dashboards and discussion materials for senior Finance leadership.
• Support rollout of standardized controls and SOPs across geographies.

Candidate Profile Education

• CA Inter, or
• MBA Finance / equivalent finance qualification

Experience

• 35 years of relevant experience in:
• Internal Audit
• Risk Advisory
• IFC / ICFR
• Finance Controls
• GRC / Process Controls
• Finance Operations / Controllership support

Preferred exposure

• Big 4 / Risk Advisory experience
• FMCG / Consumer / Manufacturing exposure
• Process experience across O2C, P2P, Inventory, Fixed Assets or Financial Reporting
• SAP / ERP environment

Key Skills

• Strong understanding of finance processes and internal controls
• Risk identification and structured problem solving