Finance Controller – Team Lead (GSC)

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

About the Role:

This position is responsible to coordinate with the senior leadership members based out of the Europe region, to provide support in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting. This also includes coordination with corporate management to provide analytical support through preparation of presentations to the Board of Directors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Planning (budget, forecasts and VCP), reporting and analysis of country 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
• Prepare presentations for internal stakeholders
• Supporting transition team in developing plans, ensuring timelines are adhered to and proper documentation is maintained and updated
• Managing & monitoring team performance with respect to TAT, productivity and quality
• Conducting performance reviews with team

Conduct and review annual appraisals of the team members

Education:

• University degree with relevant faculty (preferably in finance and accounting)
• Qualified Chartered Accountant

Experience:

• Experience in controlling of minimum 5 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
• Proactive & good communication with collaboration skills
• 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

Working Conditions:

• Ability to adapt to new culture and people
• Ability to cooperate with clients from other countries and meeting their expectations

• Environment: Hybrid
• Travel Requirements: As per Business requirements.