Deputy Finance Controller

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Job Description:
Title Deputy Finance Controller:
Location Mumbai:
Job Purpose:
The purpose of the Deputy Finance Controller role is to support the organization in maintaining robust financial controls, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, and driving compliance with statutory, regulatory, and global corporate requirements. This role is instrumental in enhancing financial efficiency, improving governance, and enabling strategic decision-making through detailed analysis and proactive financial management.

Role description:
As the Deputy Finance Controller, you will play a strategic leadership role in shaping the financial health and governance framework of the organization. You will be responsible for driving excellence in accounting and controlling functions, including in-depth analysis of monthly financial performance, balance sheet integrity, and end-to-end financial reconciliations.

A key focus will be on aligning financial operations with global reporting standards through HFM, ensuring timely and accurate month-end closures, and submitting all statutory disclosures and tax filings in coordination with global teams.

This role will be central to strengthening internal financial controls, leading audit readiness, and ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements such as FEMA and banking compliance. You will act as a strategic partner to the business by contributing to budgeting and forecasting efforts with the FP&A team, optimizing general ledger governance, and embedding a culture of continuous improvement through process automation and SOP enhancements.

Additionally, you will uphold financial governance by maintaining the Delegation of Authority matrix and championing capability building by training business users on new systems and policies. Your contributions will directly impact financial efficiency, risk management, and long-term business sustainability.

**Roles and Responsibilities

Accounting & Controlling:**

• Lead the monthly review and analysis of Profit & Loss statements, identifying key variances from budget and prior periods, and providing strategic insights.
• Ensure timely execution of month-end close activities as per global timelines, including reconciliation and reporting in Hyperion Financial Management (HFM).
• Perform accurate and timely reconciliations between local ERP systems and HFM on a monthly basis.
• Ensure quarterly submission of financial disclosures and tax-related data to the global finance team.
• Prepare comprehensive balance sheet schedules and independently conduct balance sheet reviews with regional and global stakeholders.
• Manage statutory and internal audits, ensuring timely resolution and remediation of audit observations.
• Maintain and update the Risk Control Matrix in line with evolving business processes and lead Internal Financial Control (IFC) testing.
• Oversee physical verification of assets and inventory, ensuring alignment with company policies and audit standards.
• Support the tax team in managing tax audits, compliance matters, and regulatory filings, as needed.

Financial review & Governance:

• Collaborate with the FP&A team during mid-year and annual budgeting exercises, primarily focusing on operating expenses (OPEX).
• Monitor and control General Ledger (GL) accounts by regularly reviewing the chart of accounts and ensuring alignment with global reporting standards.
• Maintain and enforce the Delegation of Authority (DoA) matrix to promote financial governance and accountability across the organization.
• Drive execution of ad-hoc strategic and finance-related projects, ensuring alignment with business goals and timelines.
• Ensure compliance with banking regulations and FEMA guidelines, coordinating with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop, update, and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to align with evolving business needs and best practices.

Operational Excellence & Business Support:

• Ensure timely reconciliation and reporting of inter-company transactions and bank balances on a monthly basis.
• Oversee fixed assets accounting, including capitalization, depreciation, and related GL reconciliations.
• Promote continuous process improvement and automation initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and team productivity.
• Train and support business users on new financial systems, processes, and policies to ensure smooth adoption and compliance.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Business Partnering:
  Act as a key finance partner to cross-functional teams, providing financial insights and support to drive cost optimization, and business performance improvement.
• Cash Flow & Working Capital Management:
  Monitor cash flow forecasts, working capital cycles, and liquidity positions; support treasury operations to ensure effective cash management and funding efficiency.
• Financial Risk Management :
  Identify financial risks and support in implementation of mitigation strategies in areas such as forex exposure, credit risk, compliance, and operational risk.
• Data Analytics & Reporting Enhancements:
  Leverage financial data and analytics tools to generate meaningful dashboards and reports that support executive decision-making and enhance transparency.
• Compliance Monitoring:
  Ensure ongoing compliance with local and international financial regulations (e.g., IND-AS, IFRS, SOX) and lead efforts to stay updated on changes in financial laws and regulations.
• Stakeholder Management:
  Engage with internal and external stakeholders including auditors, consultants, banks, and government authorities to ensure smooth collaboration and compliance.
• People Development & Team Leadership:
  Mentor and develop junior finance team members, fostering a culture of learning

Education & Experience :

• Professional Experience:
  years of progressive experience in Accounting and Controlling, with a strong track record of consistent performance over the past 5–6 years.
• Educational Qualification :
  CA is mandatory
• Industry Knowledge:
  Solid understanding of the pharmaceutical / healthcare industry, including regulatory and compliance frameworks.
• Technical Proficiency:
  Hands-on experience with financial systems such as SAP, Oracle, and Hyperion Financial Management (HFM).
• Communication Skills:
  Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with global stakeholders.

Behavioral Competencies :

• Ability to coach and mentor team members towards desired business outcomes.
• Change mindset, identifying and leading improvement opportunities.
• Results-focused, solving problems under time pressure to deliver priorities.
• Self-starter with the ability to deliver high-quality deliverables on time and escalate priority conflicts as required.
• Ability to analyze and present performance across the entire network meaningfully.
• Capable of aligning key messages to cross-functional audiences.

Skills:

• Proficient in reporting tools such as SAP or JDE.
• High competency with Excel and other MS Office applications (PowerPoint, Teams, OneNote), and data reporting tools (Qlik, Power BI).
• Strong mathematical abilities and skills in quantitative and qualitative analysis.
• Inquisitive nature to spot anomalies or exceptions and develop creative solutions to complex problems.

Locations:
Mumbai, India

Worker Type:
Employee

Worker Sub-Type:
Regular

Time Type:
Full time