Lead - Plant Finance

Job purpose

The role will be responsible for

driving business planning, budgeting, forecasting, plant and product

profitability, MIS, KPI management, cost optimization and project pricing.

The position will work closely

with Plant Heads, Operations, Sales, Purchase and senior leadership to translate

financial and operational data into actionable business insights and

profitability improvement initiatives.

Job description

1. FP&A, Budgeting &

Forecasting

• Lead the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), budgeting and monthly

forecasting process across multiple plants.

• Prepare and monitor plant-wise and product-wise P&L.
• Analyze actual performance against budget, forecast and

previous year, with clear identification of key business drivers.

• Prepare and present monthly financial performance reports

and MIS to senior management.

• Develop and monitor financial and operational KPIs

across plants.

• Identify performance gaps and work with stakeholders to develop

and track corrective action plans.

• Provide financial insights to support business planning and

strategic decision-making.

2. Multi-Plant Finance

Controllership

• Act as the Finance Controller for multiple manufacturing

locations.

• Ensure consistent financial controls, reporting processes and

performance measurement across plants.

• Monitor plant-wise cost, profitability, working capital,

inventory and cash flow.

• Drive standardization of finance processes and reporting across

manufacturing locations.

• Conduct periodic financial and operational performance reviews

with Plant Heads and functional teams.

• Ensure timely and accurate monthly financial closure and

reporting.

3. Cost Management &

Profitability Improvement

• Monitor product costing, BOM, routing, activity rates and

standard costs.

• Analyze raw material consumption, conversion costs, fixed

overheads and other manufacturing expenses.

• Conduct budget vs. actual and standard vs. actual cost

analysis.

• Benchmark cost and operational KPIs across plants and identify

improvement opportunities.

• Drive cost reduction, productivity improvement and margin

enhancement initiatives.

• Partner with Operations and Purchase teams to identify

opportunities for manufacturing cost optimization.

4. Project Pricing &

Commercial Finance

• Lead financial evaluation and pricing for project and

institutional business.

• Evaluate project enquiries based on raw material cost,

conversion cost, logistics, overheads, working capital and target margins.

• Provide pricing recommendations to Sales and Business teams.
• Analyze key raw material price movements and assess their

impact on product profitability.

• Support price revisions, discount decisions and commercial

negotiations.

• Ensure pricing decisions are aligned with targeted contribution

and profitability.

5. Business Partnering

• Work closely with Plant Heads, Production, Purchase, Sales,

Supply Chain and Corporate Finance.

• Provide financial and operational insights to improve business

performance.

• Translate financial data into clear business recommendations

and action plans.

• Drive cross-functional initiatives focused on cost,

productivity, margin and working capital improvement.

• Present key financial and operational performance insights to

senior leadership.

6. SAP, Power BI & Digital

Analytics

• Drive effective utilization of SAP for costing,

financial reporting and performance management.

• Monitor SAP CO processes including standard costing,

activity rates, cost centers and product costing.

• Leverage Power BI and digital analytics tools to improve

financial visibility and decision-making.

• Develop and enhance dashboards for P&L, cost, KPI,

inventory, profitability and operational performance.

• Identify opportunities for finance digitalization,

automation and process improvement.

7. Working Capital &

Financial Controls

• Monitor and improve working capital, inventory and plant

cash flow.

• Identify opportunities for inventory optimization and cash flow

improvement.

• Ensure robust financial controls across multiple plants.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies, accounting standards

and applicable regulatory requirements.

8. Audit & Compliance

• Coordinate with Statutory, Internal and Cost Auditors for

timely completion of audits.

• Ensure preparation and maintenance of required cost records and

supporting schedules.

• Address audit

observations and strengthen internal financial controls.

• Ensure timely closure of financial and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

Lead the Annual Operating Plan AOP budgeting and forecasting processes across multiple manufacturing plantsbr Drive plantwise Profit Loss PL management focusing on cost management and profitability improvementbr Implement working capital initiatives to optimize financial performancebr Oversee project pricing and commercial finance to ensure optimal margins and informed business decisionsbr Collaborate with Plant Heads and crossfunctional teams to enhance cost efficiency productivity and overall business performancebr Strengthen financial controls and ensure compliance with audit requirementsbr Utilize SAP Power BI analytics to drive finance digitalization and enhance datadriven decisionmaking across plants

Requirements

• Experience: 5 to 15 years
• Education: Bachelor,Master
• Qualification: Finance, CA
• Relevant industry: Manufacturing Industry, Building Material

Group company: Sintex Advance Plastics Limited · Function: Finance · Department: Plant Finance · Level: Senior Manager