Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Finance Manager to lead financial planning, accounting, auditing, budgeting, costing, and financial control activities for a manufacturing organization. The ideal candidate will have strong manufacturing finance experience, excellent analytical skills, and hands-on expertise in ERP systems.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Management & Reporting:

Manage day-to-day finance and accounting operations.
Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and management reports.
Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting in accordance with applicable accounting standards and company policies.
Monitor cash flow, working capital, receivables, payables, and overall financial performance.
Provide financial analysis and insights to support management decision-making.

Budgeting & Financial Planning:

Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting process.
Develop budgets for operating expenses, capital expenditure, production, and working capital.
Monitor actual performance against budgets and analyze variances.
Prepare financial forecasts and recommend corrective actions where required.

Costing & Manufacturing Finance:

Manage product costing, standard costing, and cost analysis.
Analyze manufacturing costs, material consumption, labor costs, overheads, and production variances.
Partner with production and operations teams to identify cost-saving and efficiency opportunities.
Monitor inventory valuation, stock movements, wastage, and production-related / financial metrics.
Support pricing and profitability analysis for products.

Audit & Compliance:

Coordinate internal and external financial audits.
Ensure compliance with statutory, tax, accounting, and financial control requirements.
Strengthen internal controls and identify areas of financial risk.
Address audit observations and ensure timely closure of corrective actions.

ERP & Process Improvement:

Manage and utilize ERP systems for financial reporting, accounting, costing, inventory, and procurement processes.
Ensure accuracy and integrity of financial data within the ERP environment.
Work with IT and business teams on ERP enhancements, process automation, and system improvements.
Identify opportunities to streamline finance processes and improve reporting efficiency.

Team Leadership:

Lead, mentor, and develop the finance and accounting team.
Establish clear processes, controls, and performance expectations.
Collaborate closely with Operations, Procurement, Sales, HR, and senior management.

Key Skills & Competencies:

Strong knowledge of financial accounting, auditing, budgeting, costing, and financial controls.
Proven experience in manufacturing finance.
Strong understanding of inventory and product costing.
Excellent financial analysis and problem-solving skills.
Hands-on experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or equivalent.
Strong Excel and financial reporting skills.
Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder-management abilities.
High attention to detail, integrity, and commercial acumen.

Preferred Candidate Profile:

12+ years of overall finance/accounting experience, preferably within a manufacturing environment.
CA Finalist is mandatory.
Strong exposure to manufacturing costing, budgeting, audits, and financial reporting.
Experience managing finance teams and working directly with senior leadership.
Proven ability to improve financial controls, processes, and cost efficiency.

Double Leaf FZE

Accounts & Finance Manager

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