Plant Finance Manager

Job Description Job Description: Plant Finance Manager Native Factory Location: Hosur, Tamil Nadu (near Bangalore) Function: Finance Plant & Manufacturing Operations About the Company Urban Company is a technology platform offering customers a variety of services at home. Customers use our platform to book services such as beauty treatments, haircuts, massage therapy, cleaning, plumbing, carpentry, appliance repair, painting, etc., all delivered in the comfort of their home and at a time of their choosing. We promise our customers a high-quality, standardized, and reliable service experience. To fulfill this promise, we work closely with our hand-picked service partners, enabling them with technology, training, products, tools, financing, insurance, and brand, helping them succeed and deliver on this promise. Urban Company started as UrbanClap in November 2014, when its founders, Abhiraj, Raghav, and Varun, realized that the home services industry was predominantly unorganized, fragmented, and offline. Customers found it challenging to avail quality services conveniently, and service professionals were struggling to make ends meet, having to rely upon several middlemen, contractors, and local aggregators. The founders felt that the industry was ripe for disruption, and launched Urban Company, with three key principles in mind - 1. Customer love: Build a platform that offers truly delightful and differentiated services 2. Partner empowerment: Build a deep, full-stack partnership with service partners, helping improve their earnings and overall livelihood 3. Technology first: Bring innovation and technology to an age-old industry Role Overview We are setting up our new Native manufacturing facility and are seeking a Plant Finance Manager to lead all finance, commercial, and compliance aspects of the plant. The role will be a key business partner to operations, supply chain, and leadership, ensuring strong governance, cost control, and financial efficiency from project commissioning to steady-state operations. Key Responsibilities 1. Plant Finance & Commercials - Manage plant-level budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and variance analysis. - Drive Cost-to-Convert (C2C) metrics, and monitor labor, power, fuel, and material efficiencies. - Oversee capex governance business case evaluation, ROI analysis, approvals, and compliance. - Manage working capital including vendor advances, GR/IR, and inventory. 2. Governance & Compliance - Establish strong internal controls and compliance frameworks (GST, TDS, statutory requirements). - Ensure process discipline, documentation, and audit readiness. - Support internal and statutory audits and ensure timely closure of observations. 3. Business Partnering & Value Creation - Partner with plant leadership to identify opportunities for cost optimization and efficiency improvement. - Support sourcing/procurement in contract negotiations and vendor management. - Use tools like Power BI, dashboards, and Oracle ERP systems to provide real-time visibility on plant performance. Qualifications & Skills - Chartered Accountant (CA) with 57 years of experience in plant finance / manufacturing finance. - Experience in greenfield factory setup or plant commercials preferred. - Strong knowledge of Oracle ERP systems, financial controls, GST & compliance, and cost accounting. - Good analytical skills and ability to provide actionable insights. - Strong stakeholder management and ability to work in a fast-paced, scaling environment. At Urban Company we are committed to providing equal and fair opportunities in employment and creating an inclusive work environment. We endeavor to maintain a work environment free from harassment based on age, colour, physical ability, marital status, parental status, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity.