Financial Controller

Context – Why This Role ExistsIntertech Group is a multi-entity engineering and manufacturing conglomerate with operations across automation, robotics, material handling, and process validation, serving pharmaceutical, food, cosmetics, and chemical industries, with exports to global markets.The Group is actively working with investment bankers, auditors, and advisors and is building itself toward private equity investment and long-term IPO readiness. This requires institutional-grade financial controls, consolidated reporting, audit robustness, and investor-ready data infrastructure.The Finance Controller will play a central execution role in making the organization fundable, bankable, and scalable.Role ObjectiveThe Finance Controller will own end-to-end financial execution, ensuring that the company is always:• Audit-ready• Investor-ready• Bank-ready• Data-room-readyThis role goes far beyond accounting and compliance. It is about building the financial backbone required in a funded, PE-backed organization.Key Responsibilities & Weightage1. Financial Controllership, Consolidation & Audits (25%)• Own monthly, quarterly, and annual closure across all group entities• Lead consolidation of financials at group level• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and audit defensibility of numbers• Coordinate statutory audits, internal audits, tax audits, and special audits• Strengthen internal control frameworks aligned with PE / institutional standards2. Fundraising Readiness, Data Room & Investor Support (20%)• Build and maintain a structured investor data room• Ensure historical and current financial data is clean, reconciled, and traceable• Support PE, banker, and investor diligence processes• Prepare analysis required for valuation, normalization, and adjustments• Ensure seamless coordination with bankers, auditors, and advisorsThis role will be critical during private equity fundraising cycles.3. MIS, Dashboards & Performance Visibility (20%)• Build and own management and board-level MIS• Develop dashboards covering:– P&L– Cash flow– Working capital– Entity-wise and plant-wise performance• Convert financial data into decision-ready insights• Ensure leadership has real-time visibility on financial health4. Banking, Cash Flow & Working Capital Management (15%)• Lead banking relationships and negotiations (limits, renewals, covenants)• Own cash flow forecasting (short-term and medium-term)• Drive working capital discipline:– Receivables– Payables– Inventory• Support structuring of debt, LC/BG limits, and banking instruments5. KPI Ownership & Execution Discipline (10%)• Own execution and tracking of financial and operational KPIs• Ensure budget vs actual analysis with clear root-cause commentary• Work with business teams to close gaps, not just report them• Drive accountability and financial discipline across departments6. Ad-hoc Financial Management & Strategic Execution Support (10%)This role will act as a core financial executor for high-priority, ad-hoc requirements, including:• One-time analysis for board or investor discussions• Financial support during acquisitions, restructuring, or special projects• Rapid turnaround requests from leadership, bankers, or auditors• Crisis-mode cash, compliance, or negotiation support, legal mattersThis 10% is intentionally reserved for high-impact, unstructured execution, typical in funded and fast-scaling companies.Candidate ProfileExperience• 7–12 years in controllership, audit, or corporate finance• Exposure to manufacturing / engineering / multi-entity groups preferred• Experience working with PE-backed or investor-facing companies is a strong plusSkillset• Strong command over financial statements, consolidation, and audits• Experience building MIS, dashboards, and data rooms• Comfortable engaging with bankers, auditors, and investors• Strong working capital and cash flow understandingMindset• Execution-oriented, ownership-driven• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and high-expectation environments• High integrity, precision, and zero-surprise mindset