Plant controller and cost accountant recruitment for manufacturers.
Plant controllers, cost accountants, plant finance managers and GM Accounts for manufacturers and auto-component groups. 3 to 5 CA-reviewed profiles in 7 working days. Fee: one month’s CTC.
What the role covers. A plant controller owns the numbers of a factory: product costing, inventory, the monthly close for the plant, budgets against actuals, and the reports management uses to run the site. Most manufacturers ask for a CA or a CMA (cost accountant), with hands-on experience of standard costing, inventory valuation and supporting the cost audit.
Tell us the plant, the products and the ERP you run, and we screen for that work, not only the qualification. If you also need a finance manager or controller at head office, see financial controller hiring.
Pune and its industrial belts
Chakan, Talegaon, Ranjangaon and Hinjawadi.
Pune has one of the deepest pools of plant finance work in India. On 22 October 2026 Naukri listed 645 finance manager, 363 financial controller, 450 CFO and 734 chartered accountant jobs in Pune, and LinkedIn showed 832 financial controller jobs. These are keyword counts, so treat them as a guide to demand, not an exact number.
Pune manufacturers already use recruitment agencies for these roles. Live posts placed through consultancies on the same day included a group finance controller for a listed manufacturer at ₹70 to 85 lakh, a GM Accounts at ₹25 to 32.5 lakh, an assistant finance controller in Chakan at ₹8 to 14 lakh, and plant controller roles asking for a CA or CMA.
Ahmedabad and Vadodara. Gujarat’s manufacturers hire for the same roles. Naukri showed 189 “finance manager manufacturing” jobs in Ahmedabad on 22 October 2026, and Vadodara posts that day included an AGM plant commercial role at ₹25 to 30 lakh and a DGM Finance at ₹40 to 55 lakh. See Ahmedabad and Vadodara for city pay ranges.
What plant controllers earn
Plant controller pay, and our fee.
Annual pay from the Michael Page India Salary Guide 2026 (finance and accounting, basic salary, not split by city), with Pune context from AmbitionBox. Our fee is one month of the CTC you agree with the candidate.
Michael Page’s guide also lists higher plant controller bands of ₹25 to 50 lakh and ₹35 to 85 lakh for the most senior people. Michael Page figures are basic salary for its client base of larger companies and run above AmbitionBox; we read them from a third-party copy because the official guide needs a sign-up. AmbitionBox figures are its typical Pune ranges, read on 22 October 2026. Fees exclude applicable taxes. These are published ranges, not our placement data.
Pricing
Simple and stated upfront.
Our fee per hire
1 month’s CTC
Of the candidate you hire, plus applicable taxes.
Paid upfront
₹5,000
Service charge per job opening, paid when you decide to go ahead. It is adjusted against the fee.
If not closed in 30 days
50% back
Half the service charge is returned if we do not close the opening within 30 days of receiving it. Conditions apply.
One month’s CTC is 8.33% of the annual CTC. Agency fees for senior hires in India usually run higher: Indian fee guides put senior roles at 12% to 16.67% of CTC, and VelivoHR gives up to 16.67% for senior contingency hires (VelivoHR, 2026).
Plant controller at ₹18 lakh CTC
Our fee: ₹1,50,000 plus applicable taxes
Paid upfront: ₹5,000, adjusted against the fee. The balance of ₹1,45,000 is due within 10 days of joining
At 12% to 16.67%: about ₹2.16 to ₹3.00 lakh
GM Accounts at ₹28 lakh CTC
Our fee: ₹2,33,333 plus applicable taxes
Paid upfront: ₹5,000, adjusted against the fee. The balance of ₹2,28,333 is due within 10 days of joining
At 12% to 16.67%: about ₹3.36 to ₹4.67 lakh
Both CTC figures sit inside the published ranges above. They are examples, not quotes. The 12% figure is the lower end of the senior-role band cited in Indian fee guides; VelivoHR gives the 16.67% upper end. All amounts exclude applicable taxes.
How it works
Run fully by phone and video.
We do not need a visit to your plant to run the search. Briefing, screening and interviews happen by phone, WhatsApp and video, so a plant in Chakan, around Ahmedabad or near Vadodara gets the same process and the same 7 working days as a head office.
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Brief on a call
Tell us the plant, the products, the ERP, the CTC range, the reporting line and the companies you want people from, including your competitors. A phone or video call is enough.
2
Pay the ₹5,000 service charge
The 7 working days start on the day we receive it. It is adjusted against the fee, and half is returned if we do not close the opening within 30 days.
3
We search, screen and interview on video
We approach candidates, interview them by video and test the work the role needs. CA Ketul Patel reviews every shortlisted profile himself.
4
3 to 5 profiles within 7 working days
You interview the shortlist, in person or on video, as you prefer. We handle scheduling, feedback and the offer.
5
Your hire joins
If the placement ends within 90 days of joining, we find one replacement for the same role at no additional fee. Conditions apply.
Who reviews your shortlist
Every profile checked by a Chartered Accountant.
Chartered AccountantFounder
CA Ketul Patel
Founder, Accounting Baba
Ketul reviews every shortlisted profile himself before it reaches you. For a plant controller or cost accountant search, that means a Chartered Accountant has read the candidate’s costing, inventory and plant close experience against your role before you spend time on an interview.
Yes. We recruit plant controllers, cost accountants, cost controllers, plant finance managers, plant accounts heads and GM Accounts for manufacturers and auto-component groups, including plants in and around Pune, Ahmedabad and Vadodara.
Either can do the job well. Many manufacturers accept both. Tell us which you prefer; we screen for the plant work itself, such as product costing, inventory valuation, the monthly plant close and cost audit support, not only the qualification.
Michael Page’s India Salary Guide 2026 puts plant controllers at ₹12 to 20 lakh a year with 3 to 5 years’ experience and ₹15 to 30 lakh with 5 to 10 years, as basic salary in larger companies. Pay moves with plant size, industry and experience; we share what candidates are asking for as the search runs.
Our fee is one month’s CTC of the person you hire, plus applicable taxes. ₹5,000 per job opening is paid upfront as a service charge and is adjusted against that fee. If we do not close the opening within 30 days of receiving the service charge, half of it is returned. The balance is payable within 10 days of the candidate joining. There is no annual fee, retainer or monthly charge.
One month’s CTC: ₹1,50,000 plus applicable taxes. The ₹5,000 service charge is adjusted against it, so ₹1,45,000 plus taxes is due within 10 days of joining. At the 12% to 16.67% many agencies charge for senior roles, the same hire would cost about ₹2.16 to ₹3.00 lakh.
No. The brief, the screening and the candidate interviews run by phone, WhatsApp and video. You can interview the shortlisted candidates in person at your plant if you prefer.
Our founder, CA Ketul Patel, a Chartered Accountant, reviews every shortlisted profile himself before you see it. For plant roles he checks the candidate’s experience against the work your plant needs, such as product costing, inventory, the monthly plant close and the reports your management uses.
Yes. Name the companies you want people from, including your competitors, and we approach candidates working there. You can also tell us which companies to avoid.
We find one replacement for the same role at no additional fee if the candidate resigns or is let go within 90 days of joining. It applies when the fee has been paid on time and you tell us within 7 days of the exit, and not when the exit is due to redundancy, restructuring or a change in the role, location or salary. Full details are in our Terms of Business.
