Senior Finance Controller

Beiersdorf; Mumbai; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Beiersdorf Service India in Mumbai seeks a Senior Finance Controller to drive financial management and strategic business partnering across the organization.

You will lead budgeting, forecasting, treasury, tax compliance, and governance, partnering with global finance and guiding a team to deliver accurate reporting using SAP/B.ONE, Excel, and Power BI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in finance-related disciplines with professional certifications.
• Minimum 8 years in Controlling, FP&A, and business partnering roles.
• Experience in multinational or matrixed/shared service environments.
• Fluent English with strong communication and negotiating skills.

Responsibilities

• Align financial strategies with corporate goals and local market realities.
• Deliver accurate financial reporting, analysis, and insights for decision-making.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and scenario analysis activities.
• Manage treasury including cash flow, liquidity, and FX activities.
• Ensure tax compliance, internal controls, and governance with global teams.
• Drive SAP/B.ONE and Power BI powered governance improvements.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Business partnering

Stakeholder engagement

Finance analytics

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in finance-related disciplines

CA / CMA / CPA / ACCA / CIMA / MBA

Tools

SAP/B.ONE

Power BI

Advanced Excel

Job description

Your Tasks

As Senior Finance Controller, you will be entrusted with a comprehensive range of tasks that integrate advanced financial management with strategic business partnering. Your role will be central to achieving financial excellence and sustainable growth for Beiersdorf Service India.

Your Tasks

As Senior Finance Controller, you will be entrusted with a comprehensive range of tasks that integrate advanced financial management with strategic business partnering. Your role will be central to achieving financial excellence and sustainable growth for Beiersdorf Service India.

Primary Responsibilities Include

• Actively contributing to the BSS India Management Team by aligning financial strategies with corporate goals and local market realities.
• Collaborating with the Global Finance Leadership Team to operationalize key initiatives and promote global financial strategies.
• Delivering accurate and timely financial reporting, analysis, and insights to guide decision-making processes.
• Identifying and driving optimization opportunities across financial and operational processes to enhance overall business performance.
• Leading the full spectrum of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and scenario analysis activities to align resources with strategic plans.
• Managing billing, cost allocation, and service level agreement (SLA) financial planning to ensure transparency and cost efficiency.
• Overseeing treasury functions including cash flow management, liquidity oversight, and foreign exchange activities to maintain financial stability.
• Ensuring compliance with tax regulations, risk management frameworks, and internal controls through partnerships with local and global tax teams.
• Leading finance process improvements and digitalization efforts by leveraging tools such as SAP and Power BI to enhance governance and decision-making quality.
• Providing strong leadership, coaching, and development opportunities to finance team members, cultivating a culture of accountability, innovation, and growth.
• Serving as the local Compliance Manager, advocating for adherence to internal policies and continuous compliance process enhancement.

Your role demands a proactive approach in monitoring performance, identifying risks and mitigation strategies, and fostering business ownership to enhance organizational resilience and agility.

Your Profile

Candidate Profile

We seek a highly qualified individual with both technical expertise and leadership capabilities, who thrives in complex and dynamic environments and is passionate about driving financial integrity and strategic growth.

• Educational qualifications that include a Bachelor's or Master's degree in relevant finance-related disciplines, supported by professional certifications such as CA, CMA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA, or MBA.
• An experienced finance professional with a minimum of 8 years in roles encompassing Controlling, FP&A, Business Partnering, preferably within multinational, matrixed, or shared service organizations.
• A strategic thinker with a proven ability to influence senior leaders and cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives through sound financial guidance.
• Strong leadership skills with experience in coaching, team development, and driving a positive, inclusive culture centered on accountability and innovation.
• Excellent competencies in business partnering, communication, and negotiation, ensuring effective stakeholder engagement and collaboration.
• Technical proficiency in financial systems such as SAP/B.ONE, advanced expertise in Excel and Power BI, and skilled in financial modeling and analytics.
• Adept in risk management, internal controls, compliance, and corporate governance frameworks ensuring thorough oversight and adherence.
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal, to engage effectively with global and local stakeholders.

This profile embodies a proactive, collaborative, and results-driven approach, well-suited to meet the challenges and responsibilities of the Senior Finance Controller role at 0305 Beiersdorf Service India.

At Beiersdorf, we want to help people feel good about their skin – and our commitment goes far beyond caring for skin. For 140 years, we have developed innovative skin and body care products for well-known brands such as NIVEA, Eucerin, La Prairie, Hansaplast, and Labello. We act according to our purpose, WE CARE BEYOND SKIN, and take responsibility for our consumers, our employees, the environment and society.

Behind every brand, every product and every accomplishment are our more than 20,000 employees. It is for them that we live an inclusive culture of respect and trust that is strongly aligned with our values – CARE, COURAGE, SIMPLICITY and TRUST. We also embrace diversity by valuing the uniqueness of each individual and being committed to equal opportunities for all.