Finance and accounts head (for manufacturing company)

Client Of Anthroplace Consulting · Kolkata, India

Position: Finance and Accounts - Head (For Manufacturing Company)

Location: Kolkata

Experience: 15+ years

Prior experience in manufacturing industry is mandatory.

Key Responsibilities:

• Accounting ownership: Personally ensure strong ledgers, reconciliations, provisions, accruals, inventory, fixed assets and financial statements.

• Disciplined closing: Establish a predictable monthly / annual closing calendar and materially improve both speed and accuracy.

• SAP Finance utilisation: Make SAP FI/CO and its links with MM / PP central to accounting, costing, controls and reporting; reduce manual workarounds.

• Manufacturing finance: Strengthen product costing, standard vs actual cost, conversion cost, material / energy / labour analysis and variance reporting.

• Inventory discipline: Improve valuation, reconciliation, WIP, slow / obsolete stock visibility and physical stock controls.

• Internal controls: Strengthen controls across purchase, payments, expenses, inventory, assets, revenue, credit and banking without unnecessary bureaucracy.

• Tax and audit: Ensure timely GST, TDS, income-tax and statutory compliance; manage audits and close observations systematically.

• MIS and decision support: Provide accurate, concise reporting on margins, EBITDA, variances, cash flow, working capital and profitability.

• Working capital and banking: Manage receivables, payables, liquidity and routine banking requirements effectively.

• Team building: Build a disciplined Finance & Accounts team with SOPs, backups and less dependence on individual knowledge.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Qualified CA: Strong technical grounding in accounting and financial reporting.

• Accounts-first depth: Must have strong experience in closing, reconciliation, inventory accounting, costing and ledger issues.

• Hands-on SAP experience: Practical experience using SAP to close accounts and enforce process discipline.

• Manufacturing background: Meaningful experience in plant / manufacturing finance and costing (Automotive / foundry / engineering manufacturing experience will be preferred).

• Broader finance capability: Comfortable with budgets, forecasts, cash flow, working capital and business analysis.

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