Financial Controller

Purpose

Own the financials of Sulzer Business Services, Pune Hub: including end-to-end cost capture, spend/variance analysis, management reporting, transfer pricing \& chargebacks, value capture, and allocations that are fair, transparent, and audit ready. Build credible MBR/QBR insights, enable AOP/forecasting, and drive unit-economics \& cost-to-serve for SBS functions across Finance, HR, IT, Legal, Procurement, Engineering.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Management \& Reporting

• Lead month/quarter/year-end close for SBS cost centers; accruals, prepayments, intercompany reconciliations.
• Build and publish Flash, MBR/QBR, and Executive packs with clear variance drivers and actions.
• Maintain driver-based models: FTE, seat cost, towers, service lines, sites.
• Partner with tower leads on AOP \& re-forecast; maintain forecast bridges and risk/opportunity logs.

Transfer Pricing, Chargebacks \& Allocations

• Operate SBS transfer pricing: cost pooling, mark-up application, quarterly true-ups; maintain Intercompany Agreements (MSA, SOW, Addendums etc.)
• Govern chargebacks: allocation drivers, rate cards, transparency, dispute resolution, SLA.
• Standardize allocation methodologies; implement policy, cadence, and audit trail.

Value Capture \& Commercial Analytics

• Quantify savings and value realization across sourcing, automation, footprint; validate with evidence.
• Vendor spend analytics: actuals vs. budgets, unit price trends, renegotiation opportunities.
• Cost-to-serve analytics by function/customer; advise on pricing/portfolio decisions.

Controls, Compliance \& Audit

• Ensure SOX control performance, documentation, and audit readiness for SBS processes.
• Maintain master data hygiene (cost/profit centers, WBS, mapping tables) and data lineage.
• Align with Ind-AS where relevant; support statutory/transfer pricing documentation with Tax/Legal.

Data, Tools \& Automation

• Own dashboards for SBS Finance; automate using PowerBI or any other visualization tools (nice-to-have).
• Drive standard templates for reporting, allocations, and chargeback invoices; improve data quality.

Stakeholder \& Change Management

• Run MBR/QBR with tower leads and Head of Finance office; action tracking and follow-through.
• Communicate finance policies/changes and train stakeholders on allocations/chargeback logic.

Qualifications \& Experience

• CA/CMA/MBA (Finance) with 7–12 years in GBS/Controllership/FP\&A
• Strong exposure to transfer pricing operations, chargebacks/allocations, and management reporting.
• Hands-on with SAP, Advanced Excel, Power BI
• Familiarity with SOX/ICFR, IFRS/Ind-AS, and India GST/WHT implications on intercompany billing.
• Proven stakeholder management across global functions; executive-ready communication.

Core Competencies

• Analytical rigor \& financial storytelling
• Governance \& control mindset
• Problem solving with automation-first thinking
• Collaboration \& influence across time zones
• Bias for clarity, standardization, and outcomes