Finance Controller - Manager

Metro Global Solution Center (MGSC) is internal solution partner for METRO, a €29.8 Billion international wholesaler with operations in 31 countries through 661 stores & a team of 93,000 people globally. Metro operates in a further 10 countries with its Food Service Distribution (FSD) business and it is thus active in a total of 34 countries.

MGSC, location wise is present in Pune (India), Düsseldorf (Germany) and Szczecin (Poland). We provide IT & Business operations support to 31 countries, speak 24+ languages and process over 18,000 transactions a day. We are setting tomorrow’s standards for customer focus, digital solutions, and sustainable business models. For over 10 years, we have been providing services and solutions from our two locations in Pune and Szczecin. This has allowed us to gain extensive experience in how we can best serve our internal customers with high quality and passion. We believe that we can add value, drive efficiency, and satisfy our customers.

Website: https://www.metro-gsc.in
Company Size: 600-650
Headquarters: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Type: Privately Held
Inception:  2011

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Planning (budget, forecasts and VCP), reporting and analysis of financial results
• Participate and control the monthly closing process
• Variance analysis for budget/Forecast vs actuals
• Prepare ad hoc analyses for Country heads and other senior management team members
• Responsible for presenting financial performance updates at all relevant meetings and reporting on all the key metrics of performance
• Responsible for driving FPA process transformation including but not limited to process improvements, standardization, best practices and bench marking
• Stakeholder engagement & relationship management including stakeholder visits
• Manage all aspects of multiple related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic objectives

Qualifications:

Education:

• University degree with relevant faculty (preferably in finance and accounting)
• Qualified Chartered Accountant or Master’s Degree in Business Administration.

  Experience:

• Experience of minimum 10 years
• Transition experience

• Skills:

• Computer skills: MS Office (mainly Excel), Outlook.
• Good knowledge of English (spoken and written)
• Good knowledge of SAP, Micro Strategy, Tagetik

Key Competencies:

• Ability to work both in a team and independently
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to interact effectively with all level of management
• Strong customer orientation
• Well organized with ability to work on own initiative and under deadlines
• Strong ethical standards
• Attention to details, analytical skills
• Strong problem-solving abilities
• Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Creative thinking, positive and pro-active attitude
• Results oriented with complete ownership and accountability