Do you have the appetite to Grow Your Magic?

Our Mission

At Puratos, we create innovative food solutions for the health and well-being of people everywhere. As the global leader in bakery, patisserie and chocolate ingredients, we help our customers to be successful with their business, by turning technologies and experiences from food cultures around the world into new opportunities.

We are more than 10.000 employees in over 70 countries and a consolidated turnover of 2.8 billion euros (in 2022). Our passion for innovation, a pioneering spirit and the unique Puratos culture drive our solid growth and vision for the future This, along with our commitment to our local communities, is what makes working at Puratos so magical.

To strengthen our team in Mumbai, we are looking for:

Business Controller

(Mumbai, India)

Reporting directly to the Head - Finance and contributes to the overall success of the organization by supporting in finance operations and reporting also administer the accounting activities of the company in accordance with Puratos Group, local and fiscal requirements. Guarantee the conformity of the financial accounts of the company. Achieve the minimum level of the operational expenses related to taxes. Help the Finance & Administration Manager in his/her control functions.

Key Accountabilities

• Direct and supervise the day-to-day activities of your department.
• Handle Group Reporting to Parent Company and MIS for local management.
• Handle Inventory Accounting, Gross Margin Analysis, Costing and Plant Accounting.
• P&L – Develop profitability analysis by channels
• Helping in finance head for organizational strategies by contributing financial and accounting information, business analysis.
• P&L - Support Operation KPI’s tracking and analysis on variances (PVM).
• P&L - Proceed OPEX control and optimization guidance.
• P&L - Review product margins & customers profit abilities and share conclusions & actions.
• Responsible for review of all expense till Production Margin.
• Review  Product costing, production line costing including Price analysis (Profitability analysis).
• Reviewing Operational efficiencies, Inventory valuation including Yield Management.
• Assisting in implementation of various application i.e.  IBP /Rolling Forecast
• Apply, develop and introduce the accounting system of the company (including the accounting implications of the other systems: sales, purchase, production, stocks …).
• Assist in Budget process of the Company.
• Handle Direct Tax including transfer pricing & Indirect Taxation.
• Supervise and ensure smooth and timely compliance of all statutory requirement with respect to calculation, payment, return filing & data submission for assessment
• Handling and co-ordination with internal auditors & Statutory auditors for timely closure of audit.
• Handling finalization of account including General Accounting.
• Compliance with companies act 2013.
• Supervise all Compliances of Income Tax, GST, TDS  and other taxes.
• Supervise Fixed Asset, Capitalization, Retirement, Asset Register Maintenance & Depreciation Accounting.
• Custodian of CAPEX recording & register maintenance.

COMPETENCIES / PROFILE

• ICWA or Inter CA
• Accuracy and Sound Knowledge of Accounting, Internal control and costing.
• Work experience in SAP Environment.
• Minimum 10 Years of relevant work experience.
• Good Knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Analytical, hands-on, initiative taking, result driven.