Senior Manager Finance (f/m/d)
India – Bangalore
Full-time
Permanent employee
About us
AstorMueller is a multinational company with offices in Switzerland, Romania, and India. We are one of Europe's leading shoe manufacturers for Men's and Women's shoes with deep expertise in design, development, production, distribution, and marketing.
Why us?
You know us by the shoes we make! Each shoe has a story behind - a story created by more than 500+ employees. We all work together guided by passion for innovation, ambition to make big things happen, and courage to embrace the ideas of all our people. Yes, you are more than a human resource, your voice and presence are important to us! Raise them and let's make an even bigger story together!
Role summary
This role will play a key part in driving business performance, ensuring statutory compliance, and supporting strategic decision-making.
Your responsibilities
The Senior Manager, Finance will directly report to CFO and assist in financial planning, analysis, reporting, and controls for the footwear business in India. This role will play a key part in driving business performance, ensuring statutory compliance, and supporting strategic decision-making. You should be detail-oriented, have commercial acumen, and experience managing end-to-end finance operations in a manufacturing/B2B environment
Financial Planning & Analysis
Financial Planning & Analysis
- Drive annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning processes.
- Provide business insights through variance analysis, profitability studies, and cost management.
- Partner with business heads to support decision-making.
- Oversee day-to-day finance operations, including accounts payable, receivable, general ledger, cost centre allocations, accruals and provisions.
- Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual closing of books.
- Strengthen internal controls and compliance with company policies.
- Prepare and present financial statements, MIS reports, and management dashboards to CFO and leadership team.
- Ensure compliance with Indian accounting standards, taxation, and statutory requirements (GST, TDS, Companies Act, etc.).
- Liaise with auditors, banks, and regulatory authorities.
- Ensure proper accounting, reconciliation and control of inventory and fixed assets
- Coordinate periodic physical verification of inventory and fixed assets
- Monitor inventory ageing and provisions
- Ensure adequate documentation and audit trail for asset and inventory-related transactions
- Treasury management, including cash & liquidity planning
- Manage day-to-day banking operations and relationships
- Monitor receivables, payables and overall working capital position
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of finance professionals.
- Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.
- Ensure cross-functional collaboration between finance and other departments.
Create standardised processes
- Develop and document standardized processes for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Taxation, Treasury, and General Ledger.
- Create Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and policies for finance operations.
- Establish internal controls to minimize risks and ensure compliance.
- Responsible for process designing, implementation, and management of SAP B1 across finance operations, and automation of processes
- Responsible for banking operations and risk management.
Your profile
- Chartered Accountant with 7 to 9 years of post-qualification experience.
- Prior experience in footwear, apparel, retail, or FMCG manufacturing is highly desirable.
- Strong knowledge of Indian GAAP, Ind-AS, GST, direct/indirect taxation, and compliance.
- Proven experience in financial planning, cost control, and business partnering.
- Hands-on exposure to ERP systems (SAP B1, SAP S4HANA) and advanced Excel functions.
- Strong budgeting and reporting skills
- Experience in managing P&L lines such as product, channel, marketing, etc
Your advantages
- Time off on special occasions;
- Team building activities;
- Challenging and interesting projects in a dynamic international working environment;
- Possibilities of promotion and development of a career plan.
Join our team!
The common question that gets asked in business is, “Why??", but a better question we think is “Why not?”. So why don’t we get to know each other and continue our remarkable story together? Make the first step and apply to us!
