CTS DC India Private Limited (CTS Group)

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Finance Director

Job ID JOB-006-0000313

• Finance Director

  Company: CTS DC India Private Limited (CTS Group)
  Location: Chennai, India
  Reports To: Plant Director
  Type: Full-Time, On-Site

  About CTS Group

  CTS Group is a fast-growing international design and build company specialising in data center development across Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and India. We combine engineering excellence, innovation and digital transformation to deliver high-performance, sustainable and future-ready data center solutions.

  With over 40 nationalities represented across our teams, CTS fosters a collaborative, inclusive and high-performance culture where innovation and technical precision drive every project. Beyond construction, CTS develops digital systems and standardised modular data center units to meet the evolving needs of hyperscalers, colocation providers and enterprise clients.

  In India, CTS DC India Private Limited operates a production campus in Chennai for the manufacturing and prefabrication of modular data center units, supported by a growing engineering and design center in Mumbai.

  Role Overview

  The Finance Director will act as the Finance Business Partner for CTS DC India's Chennai operations, running the finance and business administration of multiple units across the production campus and its supporting functions. The role owns financial performance, cost and margin visibility, group reporting and planning, and statutory compliance, while leading the site finance team and managing external partners such as auditors, tax consultants and external manufacturers.

  Working as a hands-on business partner to plant operations, procurement, projects and group finance, the Finance Director turns financial information into operational and commercial decisions. The position suits a manufacturing finance professional who combines strong controlling and reporting discipline with ERP depth and the ability to build scalable processes in a fast-growing environment.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Business Controlling: Act as the business controller for the Chennai operations, owning financial performance, margin tracking, cost control and investment evaluation, and providing the analysis that drives operational and commercial decisions.
  • Multi-Unit Finance and Business Administration: Run the finance and business administration of multiple units, including the production campus, prefabrication lines and corporate functions, ensuring consistent processes, controls and reporting across all units.
  • Group Reporting and Planning: Deliver monthly and quarterly reporting packs to CTS Group in line with group timelines and formats. Lead the annual budget, rolling forecasts and business plan inputs for the India units, and explain variances to group finance.
  • Financial Control and Accounting: Manage the full accounting cycle, including month-end and year-end close, general ledger, reconciliations, fixed assets and preparation of financial statements under Ind AS and the Companies Act, 2013.
  • Cost and Manufacturing Accounting: Maintain product and project costing for prefabricated modules and materials, including bills of material, work-in-progress, inventory valuation and cost-to-complete, and report margin and cost-efficiency to management.
  • Business Partnering: Work cross-functionally with plant operations, procurement, supply chain, tendering, projects, HR and engineering to translate financial information into decisions, challenge assumptions and support corrective action.
  • External Stakeholder Management: Manage relationships with statutory and internal auditors, chartered accountants, tax consultants, banks, external manufacturers and subcontractors, ensuring timely, well-documented engagement.
  • Statutory Compliance and Taxation: Ensure accurate and timely compliance with GST, TDS/TCS, income tax, PF/ESI and other applicable Indian statutory requirements, including returns, filings, assessments and notices.
  • Procurement and Vendor Finance: Review purchase orders, contracts and vendor terms, including arrangements with external manufacturers, from a financial and commercial standpoint in coordination with procurement and operations.
  • Working Capital, Cash Flow and Banking: Manage working capital, cash forecasting, fund flow and banking relationships to meet operational and project payment obligations across the units.
  • ERP and Systems: Own all finance-related modules of the ERP and drive their effective use. Lead ERP implementation, rollout or upgrade activities and reporting automation across the units.
  • Audit and Governance: Coordinate statutory, internal and tax audits. Maintain audit-ready documentation and strengthen internal controls and delegation of authority across the units.
  • Team Leadership: Lead, develop and allocate work across the site finance and administration team, building capability as the India operations scale.
    
    

  Required Skills and Experience

  • Chartered Accountant (CA) or MBA/Postgraduate qualification in Finance or Accounting. CMA (ICMAI) is an advantage.
  • 12 to 15 years of progressive finance experience, including at least 5 years in a manufacturing plant or production environment.
  • Proven business controlling experience across multiple units, sites or entities, with ownership of finance and business administration.
  • Experience delivering group reporting, budgets and forecasts to a parent or group finance function. Exposure to a multinational group is preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of Ind AS, the Companies Act, 2013, GST, TDS and Indian statutory compliance requirements.
  • Hands-on experience with manufacturing cost accounting, including standard costing, bills of material, inventory valuation and project-based costing.
  • Strong hands-on ERP experience (SAP S/4HANA, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics or similar). Involvement in an ERP implementation or rollout is strongly preferred. Advanced MS Excel required.
  • Demonstrated experience leading a finance team and managing external auditors, chartered accountants, tax consultants and external manufacturers.
  • Strong business partnering skills, with a track record of working cross-functionally with operations, procurement, sales and project teams.
  • Sound understanding of working capital, cash flow management and internal controls.
  • High attention to detail, ownership mindset and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-growing environment.
  • Prior experience in data centers, EPC, modular construction or other operations-driven environments is an advantage.
    
    

  How to Apply

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