Asian Paints - Manager - Plant Accounts

Manager-Plant Accounts Department

Manufacturing Technology Reporting to Direct - Sr Manager Project Finance

Dotted - Sr. Manager Corporate Accounts Grade

M6B / M6A Jobs Reporting Into Officers Accounts, Excise and Stores Location/Unit

Initial Posting - Mumbai (for 6-8 Months)

Final Posting - Plant Site (Mysuru/ Vizag)

Role Description Job Purpose

- Monitoring Project Cost, Inventory controls and timely payment to Vendors

- Define controls to mitigate financial risk and execute excise operation as per laid down procedures and Change management to GST regime

- Act as one point interface of plant to corporate taxation, corporate accounts, shared service center, legal & corporate audit

- Active role in negotiation and commercial activity of all major procurement

Primary Responsibilities : Business Responsibility Areas :

Project cost Monitoring and Controls:

- Track Project cost through effective MIS on regular basis & spend analysis highlighting impact of various factors (like forex, commodity price change, GST etc)

- Establish and streamline processes related to receipt of material and services for Project

- Co-ordination with APL Import function for clearance and delivery of Imported material at site

Ensuring effective compliance of Taxation related statues

- Implement processes effectively to ensure correct availing of Cenvat credit and other Excise related compliances

- Maintain proper documentation as per Excise and Customs procedure & statutes as per Statutes and internal documentation requirement

- File statutory returns to taxation authorities

- Change Management to GST Regime

- Provide Necessary Support to Corporate Taxation Team in Indirect Tax related matters

Effective Internal controls

- Conduct regular checks of internal control through surprise checks, data analysis of key controls and ensuring labour laws related compliances at site

- Provide effective reporting of statutory compliance applicable to Project/ Plant site

Timely MIS on Cost and related aspects, status of material delivery and inventory at site.

Proper accounting and records of project inventory

No instance of Non- Compliance to Excise rules and compliance manual.

No instance of Cenvat credit loss to co.

Adherence to policy for records documentation

Smooth Migration to GST regime

Adherence to timeline for statutory compliance reporting.

Preparation & implementing risk mitigation.

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Commercial Activities and vendor Payments

- Participate in all major negotiation and vetting all major purchase contract/ purchase orders

- Ensure compliance to commercial and authority manual for all financial transactions applicable to plant.

- Coordinate with Legal function for vetting of legal documents

- Co-ordination with Shared Service Centre (Processing Payments) for resolution of queries and issues and ensuring timely payment to vendor and continuous tracking on same.

People Management

- Set goals of each team member based on department goal

- Conduct objective review of goal of each team member

- Create development plan for subordinates

- Identifying Training needs of Subordinates

Cost Savings through Effecting Negotiations and taking care of all commercial aspects

Compliance to Commercial Manual

Tracking Payments to vendor and Timely payment to vendor

Effective goal setting & driving the goals among team members

Develop growth plan for subordinates

Scope of Work a) Financial Scope (Range of financial spend):

- Capex budget :- 2000- 3000 Crs (for upcoming plants) b) People Management Scope (Range of no. of Direct/ Indirect Reports):

- 4 to 6 Officers c) Geography Coverage (Country-wide/ State-wide / Area-wide)

- Mumbai Initially for 6 to 8 months and later on moving to site (Mysuru or Vizag) d) Corporate Coverage (Company-wide / Business Unit or Function-wide / Sub-function-wide / Other):

- Supply chain (Manufacturing Technology function)

Key Interactions Internal:

- Various Users within department, Central Accounts and finance, Shared Service Centres, Imports team, Legal, Taxation, Audit External

- Vendors, Statutory authorities

Role Requirements / Specifications Qualifications:

Essential:

- Qualified Chartered Accountant and cleared all groups in first attempt

Essential :

- Overall experience of 2-4 years out of which One to two years of post-qualification experience in manufacturing set up / Project sites

Functional Competencies

- Conceptual clarity about Accounting literature

- Design and implement control measure to mitigate financial risk & statutory risk

- Understand the expectations of corporate accounts & of corporate taxation and deliver the requirements effectively.

- Knowledge of MS Office

- Knowledge of SAP is preferable Behavioral Competencies

- Good interpersonal and communication skills.

- Motivate the team and play the role of a leader.

- Performance appraisal of subordinates-Set goal, regular review of goals

- Provide necessary support to sub ordinate in achieving the goal