Finance Controller

**Job Title**: Finance Controller **Location**: Remote - India **Reports to**: CEO **Industry**: Oil & Gas | Energy Technology **Work Type**: Full-time | Remote | India-based **Team Size**: Works with global finance and local operations teams **Role Summary**: As Finance Controller, you will lead the **global finance function** for a fast-growing, innovation-led oil and gas company. You’ll ensure **tight financial discipline**, global compliance, and support strategic growth by managing budgets, cost controls, reporting, and audits. This is a **hands-on role** requiring a **strong personality**, critical thinking, and the ability to manage global transactions with confidence and clarity. **Key Responsibilities**: **1. Financial Leadership** - Own global **P&L**, **budgeting**, and **financial forecasting**: - Lead **monthly, quarterly, and annual closing**, ensuring timely and accurate reporting - Drive financial strategy in coordination with the CEO **2. Cost Control & Expense Discipline** - Enforce strict expense monitoring; establish checks on discretionary and non-core spending - Review, challenge, and approve vendor/contractor costs, CAPEX/OPEX decisions - Monitor project costs, especially drilling, R&D, and digital infrastructure **3. Compliance & Risk** - Ensure compliance with **local (India) and international tax, transfer pricing, and statutory obligations**: - Coordinate global **statutory audits**, **internal controls**, and **risk assessments**: - Maintain accounting standards under **IFRS / GAAP** and local laws **4. Operations & Process Control** - Optimize finance processes: AP/AR, vendor management, payroll, intercompany reconciliation - Build and refine financial SOPs for international subsidiaries or branches - Support ERP / finance software implementations and data migration **5. Strategic Support** - Provide financial insights and models to support **capital allocation**, new country entry, joint ventures, and **digital investment decisions**: - Partner with leadership to improve cash flow, operational ROI, and profitability **Qualifications**: **Required**: - Chartered Accountant (CA) - 10+ years experience; at least 3-5 years in an international/multi-entity environment in similar role - Experience in Oil & Gas, Energy, or Industrial Services preferred - Strong understanding of **project-based costing**, **international reporting**, **compliance**, and **funding structures**: - Strong command over financial software (Tally, Xero, Zoho Books, QuickBooks, NetSuite, etc.) **Preferred**: - Experience with **remote team collaboration**: - Exposure to **cross-border transactions**, **currency conversions**, and **intercompany billing**: - Excellent English communication and assertiveness to challenge spending decisions **Key Attributes**: - Strong personality with **high financial discipline**: - Ability to say **“no”** when needed and enforce **tight control over budgets**: - Analytical, detail-oriented, and highly trustworthy - Independent, yet collaborative in approach - Proactive with a **"founder's mindset"** Pay: ₹350,000.00 - ₹550,000.00 per month Schedule: - Day shift - Morning shift Application Question(s): - Have you ever challenged or reduced spending in your previous roles? If yes, mention one example briefly (area of spend + outcome): - Have you handled financial reporting and compliance for multi-country operations? If yes, list the countries and the accounting standard used (e.g., IFRS, US GAAP): - o you have experience managing finance for project-based operations (e.g., drilling, R&D, field services)? If yes, name the industry and how you tracked project costs (tool/method): Work Location: Remote