Senior Executive - Controller

At GCPL, we are building a Global Finance Control Centre as part of the second line of defence. The role will support strengthening of the finance control environment across businesses by reviewing finance and finance-linked processes, identifying risks and control gaps, supporting design and implementation of predictive, preventive and detective technology-enabled controls, monitoring control exceptions, and driving timely closure of identified issues. The role will work closely with country Finance teams, Internal Audit, GEC, Technology, Treasury, Operations and other relevant stakeholders to support standardization, automation and continuous improvement of financial controls. The role provides an opportunity to be part of a newly established global control function and contribute to building automated and continuous financial-control mechanisms from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

• Process, Risk & Control Assessment: Perform walkthroughs of key finance and finance-linked business processes viz. P2P, O2C, R2R, FA, Mfg Finance etc. Understand existing processes, policies, SOPs, systems and control mechanisms. Identify process risks, control gaps, manual interventions and recurring exceptions. Support preparation and maintenance of Risk-Control Matrices (RCMs). Analyse control failures and support root-cause analysis.
• Control Design & Process Improvement: Support development/enhancement of predictive, preventive and detective controls. Assist in drafting and standardizing SOPs while considering relevant local business requirements. Identify manual/repetitive controls that can be automated or system enabled. Support implementation of technology-, analytics- and AI-enabled controls in coordination with Technology teams. Participate in testing/UAT of new controls and validate whether they address the intended business risk.
• Continuous Control Monitoring: Perform periodic monitoring/testing of key controls, identify deviations and support to strengthen them with tech-led controls. Analyse transactional and process data for exceptions, ageing and unusual trends and take remedial action. Support development and publication of dashboards covering control health, reconciliations, ageing and key exceptions. Escalate overdue/high-risk control issues to Business Control leadership.
• Audit Observation & Incident Management: Analyse relevant Internal Audit / control observations and recurring findings. Perform/support RCA of control breakdowns and incidents. Track corrective and preventive actions with process owners. Identify areas where recurring audit issues can be addressed through process redesign, automation or continuous monitoring.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Coordinate with Country Finance, Internal Audit, GEC, Treasury, Technology, Operations, Compliance and other stakeholders. Follow up rigorously on agreed control actions and timelines. Prepare structured analysis, dashboards and discussion materials for senior Finance leadership. Support rollout of standardized controls and SOPs across geographies.

Candidate Profile

• Education: CA Inter, or MBA Finance / equivalent finance qualification.
• Experience: 3-5 years of relevant experience in Internal Audit, Risk Advisory, IFC / ICFR, Finance Controls, GRC / Process Controls, Finance Operations / Controllership support.
• Preferred exposure: Big 4 / Risk Advisory experience. FMCG / Consumer / Manufacturing exposure. Process experience across O2C, P2P, Inventory, Fixed Assets or Financial Reporting. SAP / ERP environment.

Key Skills

• Strong understanding of finance processes and internal controls
• Risk identification
• Structured problem solving
• Root-cause analysis
• Strong Excel and analytical skills
• Good process documentation / RCM capability
• SAP / ERP understanding
• Strong follow-up and execution discipline
• Curiosity toward automation, analytics and AI-enabled controls

Work Experience

• 1-2 years.

Benefits

• Be an equal parent. Maternity support, including paid leave ahead of statutory guidelines, and flexible work options on return.
• Paternity support, including paid leave.
• New mothers can bring a caregiver and children under a year old, on work travel.
• Adoption support; gender neutral and based on the primary caregiver, with paid leave options.
• No place for discrimination at Godrej.
• Gender-neutral anti-harassment policy.
• Same sex partner benefits at par with married spouses.
• Gender transition support.
• We are selfish about your wellness. Comprehensive health insurance plans, as well as accident coverage for you and your family, with top-up options.
• Uncapped sick leave.
• Mental wellness and self-care programmes, resources and counselling.
• Celebrating wins, the Godrej Way. Structured recognition platforms for individual, team and business-level achievements.
• Performance-based earning opportunities.

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