General Manager – Finance – Manufacturing – CA

Job Description:

Role & Responsibilities:

1. Financial Closing & MIS:

– Establish and drive a structured monthly financial closing process.

– Ensure timely and accurate preparation of monthly MIS and business reports.

– Standardise reporting formats and build consistency in financial data.

– Enable clear visibility on business performance across revenue, cost, and profitability.

2. Costing & Profitability Analysis:

– Develop and implement SKU-level costing frameworks.

– Build standard costing models and support variance analysis.

– Provide insights on product and channel profitability.

– Support pricing and margin improvement initiatives.

3. Inventory & Working Capital Management:

– Strengthen inventory tracking, reconciliation, and reporting processes.

– Implement inventory ageing and slow-moving analysis.

– Improve visibility and control over working capital components.

4. Finance Operations & Controls:

– Oversee day-to-day accounting and finance operations.

– Ensure accuracy, completeness, and integrity of financial records.

– Build and institutionalise processes, controls, and governance mechanisms.

– Drive adherence to timelines and financial discipline across functions.

Preferred Candidate Profile:

– 8 – 14 years of experience in finance, preferably in manufacturing, FMCG, or related industries.

– Experience in financial reporting, costing, and operational finance.

– Exposure to systems and financial modelling.

– CA or CMA desired, but not a constraint for the right candidate.

– Malayalam or Tamil speaking.

Capabilities:

– Strong understanding of accounting principles and business finance.

– Hands-on approach with high attention to detail.

– Ability to build systems and processes in evolving environments.

– Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

– Effective communication and stakeholder management.

– High ownership and execution focus.