Lead – Finance Controller
Mumbai Full-time Senior Accounting
At a glance
Senior Accounting role at Adani Career Site. Mumbai · full-time.
Pay not stated Accounting salary
RoleAccounting
SenioritySenior
LocationMumbai
EmploymentFull-time
PostedSep 18, 2026
Role brief
financeroles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Build budgets and forecasts for real estate projects and business units, then explain gaps against plan
- Prepare financial statements, MIS reports and dashboards, keeping them accurate and on schedule
- Track project returns, spending, revenue recognition and cash needs, including working capital and fund use
- Set financial controls and oversee risk, audits, tax compliance, filings and work with external auditors
- Assess project proposals and feasibility models, advise business teams, and lead finance staff development
What you bring
- You must hold a Chartered Accountant qualification; an MBA in Finance is preferred
- You bring twelve to eighteen years in controllership, financial planning and analysis, or project finance
- You have handled major real estate projects and can work across multiple stakeholder groups
- You know accounting standards, tax, reporting, budgeting, treasury and internal controls
Who this fits
This senior finance leadership role suits someone who can guide a finance team and advise project and business leaders. The role is based in Mumbai, India.
From the employer
- Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis for real estate projects and business units.
- Ensure accurate and timely preparation of financial statements, MIS reports, and management dashboards.
- Monitor project profitability, cost control, revenue recognition, and financial performance against approved budgets.
- Drive financial governance, internal controls, risk management, and compliance with accounting standards and statutory requirements.
- Manage project cash flows, fund utilization, working capital, and treasury-related activities.
- Partner with business, project, procurement, sales, and leadership teams to provide financial insights and decision support.
- Oversee audits, tax compliance, statutory filings, and coordination with external auditors and regulatory authorities.
- Evaluate investment proposals, project feasibility studies, financial models, and business cases.
- Lead and mentor finance teams, ensuring capability development and adherence to organizational policies.
- Support strategic initiatives, process improvements, digitization, and enhancement of financial reporting systems
- Chartered Accountant (CA) mandatory; MBA (Finance) preferred.
- 12-18 years of experience in finance controllership, financial planning & analysis, or project finance, preferably within the real estate, infrastructure, or construction industry.
- Strong knowledge of accounting standards, taxation, financial reporting, budgeting, treasury management, and internal controls.
- Experience in managing large-scale real estate projects and multiple stakeholders.
- Proficiency in ERP systems (SAP/Oracle) and advanced financial analysis tools.
- Strong leadership, business partnering, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.