Finance Director, India

We are seeking aFinance Directorposition based in ourMumbailocation to lead theFinance and Controlling Department.

Ready to help build a better future for generations to come
In an ever-changing world we owe it to ourselves and our future generations to live life responsibly. At ROCKWOOL we work with dedication to enrich modern living through our innovative stone wool solutions.
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Your future team:

You will lead the Finance and Controlling Department in India as the business transitions into its ownOPCO. The role covers India with factories and full supply chain within India and surrounding export markets. You will have5 direct reports located in Mumbaiand be part of a broader Finance/Controlling/Legal organisation of around11 employees. You will work closely with the Managing Director and the Management Team and collaborate with Group and Business Area Asia stakeholders (including support from Asia Business Center/Shared Services).

What you will be doing:

• Act as akey Business Partnerto the Managing Director and Management Team driving profitable growth while ensuring full compliance with Group policies and local regulations
• Leadplanning and budgeting including a5-quarter rolling forecast budgeting resource demand planning and timely updates to Group and Business Area Asia
• Ownfinancial reporting and regulatory/statutory reporting ensuring high quality and on-time delivery to authorities and internal stakeholders
• Ensure strongIFRS complianceand manage the reconciliation between local statutory requirements and Group standards
• Leadcontrolling and business support including customer/product profitability analysis investment cost tracking and early warnings on volume and profitability risks
• Managecash flow working capital and treasury including FX exposure/hedging funding needs capital structure and cash pooling (in cooperation with the relationship bank)
• Overseetax and transfer pricingcompliance (direct and indirect taxes incl. VAT/GST) supported by external advisors and auditors
• Drive stronginternal controls and governance coordinate internal audits and support Group Business Assurance activities
• Coordinate localERP / IT / Master Dataactivities in cooperation with Group DIGI ensuring master data quality and recovery plans
• Support (as part of the leadership scope) relevantHR and legaltopics within the Finance/Controlling/Legal organisation including succession planning performance reviews and ensuring compliance with company rules and Code of Conduct
• Contribute tostrategic initiatives including evaluation of growth opportunities business expansion plans andM&A analysis and integration(where applicable)
• Participate inSupervisory Board meetingsand monthly interactions with Business Area Asia stakeholders
• Travel up to60 days per year

What you bring:

• A relevant university degree inFinance/Economics/Accounting(qualified accountant background preferred)
• 10 years post-qualification experience with a significant part at senior leadership/director level in finance (or equivalent scope and accountability)
• Strong knowledge offinancial management controlling planning/forecasting cash management tax and statutory reporting ideally in a manufacturing and supply chain environment
• Proven ability to act as a strongbusiness partnerand provide commercial counsel on growth margin maximisation opportunity analysis and robust planning
• Experience operating in amatrix organisationand managing stakeholders across different levels and cultures
• Strong leadership and integrity: able to set clear standards challenge when needed and build high-performing teams
• ERP literacy (preferablySAP) and strong digital/IT understanding (master data reporting tools)
• Exposure to India or other Asian countries is a plus

Interested

If you recognize yourself in this profile and challenge we kindly invite you to apply with CV written in English.

Who we are

At ROCKWOOL everything we do is based on releasing the natural power of stone to enrich modern living. We help our customers and communities tackle many of todays biggest sustainability and development challenges from energy consumption and noise pollution to fire resilience water scarcity and flooding. Our product range reflects the diversity of the worlds needs while supporting our stakeholders in reducing their own carbon footprint.

Stone wool is a recyclable versatile material that forms the basis of all our businesses. With 11800 dedicated colleagues in 37 countries and sales in more than 120 we are the world leader in stone wool products from building insulation to acoustic ceilings external cladding systems to horticultural solutions customised stone wool insulation components for other manufacturers products and systems (OEM) to insulation for the process industry and marine & offshore.

Sustainability is central to our business strategy. ROCKWOOL was one of the first companies to commit to actively contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework and are actively committed to 11 SDGs including SDG 14 Life Below Water. Through our partnership with the One Ocean Foundation and in connection with our sponsorship of the ROCKWOOL Denmark SailGP team we will help raise awareness around ocean health challenges in an effort to accelerate solutions to protect it.

Diverse and Inclusive Culture

We want all our people to feel valued respected included and heard. We employ 79 different nationalities worldwide and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees promote diversity and work against all forms of discrimination among ROCKWOOL employees.
At ROCKWOOL you will experience a friendly team environment. Our culture is very important to fact we refer to our culture as The ROCKWOOL Way. This is the foundation in which we operate and is based upon our values of ambition responsibility integrity and efficiency.