Messe Muenchen India

Manager – Finance & Legal Controlling

Corporate Finance & FP&AConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeMumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A qualified or semi-qualified Chartered Accountant or an MBA in Finance is required.
Six to eight years of post-qualification experience in finance or controlling roles, including two to three or more years independently owning financial planning and analysis processes and two to three or more years independently managing compliance processes.
Strong experience with sales forecasting, pricing administration, and managing project or event profit and loss.
Advanced Excel skills and hands-on experience with enterprise resource planning systems such as SAP or equivalent are required.
Knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards and Indian Accounting Standards, as well as corporate secretarial board processes, corporate social responsibility documentation, Registrar of Companies and Ministry of Corporate Affairs filings, and trademark registration or renewal coordination.
Demonstrated experience with financial data governance and internal controls is required.
Experience partnering with senior leadership on financial planning decisions and working effectively with sales and operations teams is required.
The ability to collaborate across global controlling and management teams, including cross-cultural coordination with German headquarters, is required.
Confident communication, presentation, and negotiation skills in a finance or business partnering context are required.

Responsibilities

Own the company’s financial planning, reporting, and compliance agenda.
Drive the annual budgeting and forecasting cycle.
Safeguard corporate secretarial legal compliance.
Administer pricing and profitability for the exhibitions and trade fair portfolio.
Act as custodian of all financial reporting data.
Work closely with the Controlling and Group Management teams at the Munich headquarters.
Serve as the finance business partner to the senior leadership team.

Desired Qualifications

Hands-on experience with business intelligence or reporting tools is a plus.

Manager - Finance & Legal Controlling

Messe Muenchen India · Mumbai, India · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-18

Workplace: on_site

Description

Messe Muenchen India is the Indian subsidiary of Messe München and a leading organizer of B2B trade fairs and exhibitions. The business delivers industry-focused events across multiple sectors, with finance playing a central role in supporting commercial performance, reporting accuracy, and sound governance across the portfolio.

In this role, you will lead the company’s finance and legal controlling agenda, helping shape planning and decision-making across the business. You will work as a trusted finance partner to senior leadership while collaborating closely with Controlling and Group Management teams at headquarters to support disciplined reporting, compliance, and portfolio profitability.

Responsibilities

Own the company’s financial planning, reporting, and compliance agenda.
Drive the annual budgeting and forecasting cycle.
Safeguard corporate secretarial legal compliance.
Administer pricing and profitability for the exhibitions and trade fair portfolio.
Act as custodian of all financial reporting data.
Work closely with the Controlling and Group Management teams at the Munich headquarters.
Serve as the finance business partner to the senior leadership team.

Requirements

Qualified or semi-qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) or MBA in Finance.
6–8 years of post-qualification experience in finance or controlling roles, including 2–3+ years of independently owning FP&A processes and 2–3+ years of independently managing compliance processes.
Strong experience with sales forecasting, pricing administration, and managing project or event P&L.
Advanced Excel skills, along with hands-on experience working with ERP systems such as SAP or equivalent.
Knowledge of IFRS and Ind AS, as well as corporate secretarial board processes, CSR documentation, ROC/MCA filings, and trademark registration or renewal coordination.
Demonstrated experience with financial data governance and internal controls.
Proven ability to partner with senior leadership on financial planning decisions and to work effectively with sales and operations teams.
Strong collaboration skills across global controlling and management teams, including cross-cultural coordination with German headquarters.
Confident communication, presentation, and negotiation skills in a finance or business partnering context.
Hands-on experience with BI or reporting tools is a plus.

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