Factory/ Plant Controller, CP&O

About the Role

Providing Financial Planning and Controlling expertise to the organization by compiling and analyzing metrics, identifying trends and issues, communicating insights to relevant stakeholders, and recommending actions to improve financial performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform analysis of business performance versus budget and forecast.
• Perform benchmarking of key performance indicators with external and internal peers.
• Business partnering with local controllers to understand drivers of financial performance, identify trends, and propose value-added insights.
• Prepare financial analysis for “what-if” scenarios, sensitivity analysis, and assess overall business impact.
• Analyze overhead under/absorption and identify root causes.
• Prepare and analyze Product and Customer profitability.
• Track and analyze Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) budget vs actual spend monthly.
• Analyze inventory, Net Working Capital (NWC), and cash flow.
• Support month-end closing activities to ensure financial accuracy.
• Perform P&L and Balance Sheet reviews and propose necessary corrections.
• Analyze monthly data for MIS reporting and convert it into meaningful formats.
• Perform activities related to Internal Controls and SOX audits.
• Compare monthly/quarterly MIS data against benchmarks and provide comments/remarks.
• Support preparation of financial reporting, business planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Validate accuracy of financial data through reconciliations and exception reviews.
• Handle ad-hoc assignments based on business urgency and requirements.
• Provide information to management by assembling and summarizing data, preparing reports, and presenting findings and analysis.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.

Qualifications & Tech Stack

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting with CMA / CA / MBA.
• Up to 4 years of experience in Financial Planning and Analysis.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with independent problem-solving capability.
• Effective communication and presentation skills.
• Hands-on experience in SAP FICO, including CO-PA.
• Understanding of other SAP modules such as SD, PP, MM, and PS.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Proactive mindset with strong commitment to quality and ability to meet strict deadlines.
• Manufacturing industry experience preferred.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language required.

Additional Responsibilities

• Optimize personal performance by increasing productivity through automation, elimination of duplicate work, and coordination of information requirements.
• Proactively identify opportunities for processing and report standardization across countries, divisions, and business units.
• Adhere to Controlling & Planning KPIs to ensure continuous improvement and service quality.
• Live company core values, safety and integrity.