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POST NAME - Assistant Manager Finance
QUALIFICATION - CA/CMA/MBA
EXPERIENCE - 5 To 8 Years
LOCATION - Lalru, Chandigarh
JOB DESCRIPTION :-
Lead end-to-end CAPEX financial controlling for India CBU and Lalru manufacturing site. Partner with Operations, Engineering, Projects, C&P, Tax, Legal and business functions to shape investment choices, maintain reliable forecasts and cash phasing, strengthen investment governance, and maximize return from assets throughout the project lifecycle.
- Own the CAPEX cycle covering strategic plan, Pre-AOP/AOP, rolling forecasts, monthly actuals, commitments, cash-out phasing and depreciation visibility for Lalru and CBU projects.
- Coordinate functional CAPEX submissions; challenge assumptions, scope, timing, resource requirements and affordability. Consolidate a single CBU view aligned with approved guidance.
- Lead financial review of e-CAR/CAR and supplementary requests, including business case, NPV/IRR/payback logic, risks and opportunities, cash flow, accounting treatment and availability of approved budget before commitment.
- Prepare C-Flow submissions, maintain project IDs and pipeline hygiene, prevent duplicate or obsolete lines, and reconcile portal data with approved e-CARs, forecasts, actuals and management reporting.
- Monitor project spend from approval to closure through PR/PO commitments, GRNs, invoices, provisions, cash-out and uncommitted balance; highlight deviations early and drive corrective actions with project owners.
- Lead monthly and quarterly CAPEX reviews and provide concise decision support for Operations reviews, QBRs and regional/global stakeholders, including bridges, risks, opportunities, project status and forward outlook.
- Provide finance validation for CAPEX contracts and CCS/CCR packages, focusing on approved scope/value, payment milestones, advances and bank guarantees, retention/PBG, taxes, liquidity impact, change orders and financial risk exposure.
- Partner with C&P to improve payment terms and working-capital outcomes; support resolution of blocked or critical payments only where escalation is required, while maintaining clear process ownership.
- Ensure timely asset capitalization and place-in-service, validate readiness for intended use, monitor open commitments before IO closure, and govern supplementary expenditure after capitalization.
- Maintain fixed-asset governance through asset register reconciliation, physical verification support, idle/under-utilized asset analysis, transfers, impairment and write-off/disposal validation, including book-value and approval checks.
- Ensure compliance with Danone CAPEX policy, accounting rules, delegation of authority, internal controls and audit requirements; maintain complete and traceable documentation for every investment decision.
- Act as the CAPEX finance point of contact for the CBU and site, build financial capability of project teams, standardize tools and trackers, and continuously improve data quality, reporting speed and decision effectiveness.
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