Senior Specialist - Finance

About Ingredion:

Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it, you’ve experienced our work in your favorite chocolate, your pet’s food, the paper you write on, and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether you’re just starting your career or bringing years of experience, there's a place for you here to make a real difference. Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create.

Location: Navi Mumbai

Workplace type: On Site

As a Senior Specialist - Finance, you are responsible for managing full set of accounts (USGAAP and Local GAAP) for India, financial and costing analysis for business decisions (FP&A) and ensure local statutory and legal compliance. The incumbent is also expected to prepare and review budgets and ensure timely and accurate corporate reporting.

What you will do:

Finance & Accounting

Manage the Finance and Accounts function for the country operations which includes day to day accounting to group reporting (USGAAP)

Preparing IGAAP financial statements and liaison with financial auditors for statutory financial audit and tax audit for tax filings

Ensure the integrity of financial reporting including balance sheet reviews and maintaining account reconciliation quality as per corporate directives

Work with business team on financial budgets. Monthly and quarterly business review of the actuals against budget

Ensure adherence to group internal control procedures and customize controls for local operations where necessary

Manage the treasury operations for the country – fund forecast, hedging FX exposure, optimizing fund productivity

Ensure compliance for corporate tax and transfer pricing including tax filling, documentation and assessment representations

Ensure compliance with other statutory acts like GST, Customs VAT, excise, and service tax

Ensure compliance with Companies Act requirements and coordinate with the regional legal team and corporate secretary on India specific drafting and legal interpretations

Regular travel to manufacturing sites for supervision and control

Business Partnering

Drive business team for KPIs directly influencing the business (CCC, GP, etc.) and devising MIS to facilitate control and ease of business operation

Support business team with costing information for product pricing decisions

Prepare analysis and narratives for Monthly business Review (MBR) and Quarterly Business Review (QBR)

Coordinate with Shared Service team for designing business reports for the business owners

Collaborate with other functions to prepare and validate the annual budgets and latest estimate (LE) for legal entity.

Relationships and People

Coach team members and engage with Shared Service team to ensure high quality service

Develop credibility and build partnerships across the Asia Pacific Finance and other cross functional teams

What you will bring:

Chartered Accountancy qualification, additional Company Secretary qualification a plus

5-7 years’ experience in finance and accounts with increasing responsibility, in a manufacturing environment

Strong understanding of business processes and related internal controls

Strong knowledge of Indian GAAP with experience in preparing financial statements from scratch and ability to interpret of USGAAP for internal reporting

Exposure to corporate tax filings and assessments and able to interpret Income Tax laws.

Strong MS Excel and MS PowerPoint skills (for FP&A), working knowledge of Power BI desirable

Exposure to ERP environment preferably SAP, BW data warehouse

English fluency, both written and spoken

Preparedness to travel to the manufacturing plants when needed

Why Join Ingredion?

Discover why Ingredion is the ideal place to advance your career with our exceptional rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive. Create the future with us and enjoy:

Total Rewards Package – Competitive salary and performance-based pay recognizing your contributions to our success

Comprehensive Benefits & Wellness Support – Health, long-term savings, and resources for your physical, mental, and emotional well-being

Career Growth – Learning, training, and development opportunities.

Employee Recognition Program – A culture of real-time appreciation, with personalized recognition rewards globally

Employee Referral Program – Refer top talent and earn a bonus if they’re hired

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Relocation Available:

No