Job Description – Plant Accounts - Manager Level

Location: Jamuria Plant – Shyam Metalics & Energy Limited

Qualification:Chartered Accountant (CA)/ CA Inter – Mandatory

Industry Preference: Iron & Steel / Metals / Large Building Materials / Primary Steel Manufacturing/ Power/Chemical

Location: Taratala-HO-Kolkata

Role Summary

The Plant Finance & Accounts Head will lead the entire finance and accounts function of the Jamuria Integrated Plant, ensuring strong financial governance, plant-level controls, compliance, reporting accuracy, and business support. The role demands a strong personality with high ownership mindset, leadership depth, and the ability to drive discipline, performance, and accountability across a large finance team. The incumbent will act as a finance business partner to plant operations while maintaining strict financial controls.

Key Responsibilities

1 Plant Finance Leadership

Head end-to-end plant finance & accounts operations.
Lead, control and mentor a team of 40 finance, accounts and commercial staff.
Drive ownership culture, accountability and performance discipline.
Act as finance anchor for Plant Head and corporate finance.

2 Financial Accounting & Closure

Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and annual financial closure.
Oversee plant books of accounts, provisions, accruals and reconciliations.
Ensure compliance with accounting standards and company policies.
Monitor plant P&L, cost sheets and profitability metrics.

3 Costing & MIS

Lead product costing, process costing and variance analysis.
Drive detailed MIS reporting for production, conversion cost and yield analysis.
Provide actionable cost insights to plant operations.
Monitor cost drivers — raw material, power, fuel, consumables and overheads.

4 Budgeting & Financial Planning

Lead annual budget and periodic forecast for plant operations.
Track budget vs actual and drive corrective actions.
Support capex evaluation and financial viability analysis.
Monitor working capital and cash flow at plant level.

5 Internal Controls & Governance

Establish and enforce strong internal financial controls.
Ensure SOP compliance across finance and commercial processes.
Strengthen audit readiness and documentation standards.
Drive zero-leakage control environment.

6 Statutory Compliance & Tax Coordination

Ensure compliance with GST, Income Tax, TDS and other statutory requirements.
Coordinate with corporate tax and audit teams.
Support statutory, internal and cost audits.
Ensure timely return filing and assessments support.

7 Working Capital & Treasury Interface

Monitor receivables, payables and inventory from finance lens.
Drive working capital efficiency initiatives.
Coordinate with HO treasury for fund planning and utilization.
Control credit exposure and advances.

8 Plant Commercial Finance Support

Provide financial oversight on procurement, stores, contracts and dispatch transactions.
Validate major commercial proposals and rate contracts.
Support negotiation with financial analytics.

9 Systems & Process Excellence

Ensure strong ERP discipline (SAP preferred).
Improve process automation and reporting efficiency.
Standardize finance processes across plant departments.

Candidate Profile

Experienc

e15 years in plant finance & accounts roles
.Must have worked in: Iron & Steel Manufacturing / Metal Industry / Large Building Materials / Heavy Manufacturing
.Experience handling large integrated plant finance operations

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Leadership & Behavioural Competenci

esStrong personality with command and credibilit
y.High ownership and decision-making abilit
y.Firm, process-driven and control-oriente
d.Excellent leadership and team handling capabilit
y.Ability to drive discipline and performanc
e.Strong cross-functional coordination skill

s.Key KR

AsTimely and accurate plant financial closur
e.Cost control and variance reductio
n.Audit and compliance score
s.Budget adherenc
e.Working capital improvemen
t.Internal control effectivenes
s.Team productivity and retentio
n.MIS accuracy and timelines

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Plant Accounts & Finance Head