Finance Controller

Senior Finance Manager /Chartered Accountant (15-20 yrs)

The position heads Finance, Accounts and Taxation. S/he is responsible for but not limited to:

1. Providing support to the CEO, Group CFO, and India CFO, local head of operations in India

2. Leading and managing finance functions to safeguard the company assets and funds, and adherence and follow ups to agreements

3. Coordinating the preparation of regular analytical financial reports, special analyses and information reports to Group and financial report for statutory compliances.

4. Ensuring compliance to meet corporate headquarter needs, adhering to all external compliance requirements of the Government, Auditors. Banks etc

5. Leading internal controls procedures documentation and process improvements

Hands-on Operational & Financial Responsibilities

1. Statutory Compliance related to financial statements, GST, taxable income and ensure, timely payments of taxes and filling of annual returns, TDS (Tax deducted at source) etc,

2. Financial Reporting and Audits Bookkeeping and Accounting: Maintaining accurate books of accounts in our ERP system in line the operations and ensure they also comply with India Accounting Standards and group financial standards for timely monthly reporting and statutory audit.

3. Coordinate regulatory and statutory filings and documentation with our partners & legal personnel (include but not limited to ROC, MGT, AOC-4 etc), AGM

4. Cashflow forecast and management (inflow and outflow)

5.Lead Internal control & Governance process with CFO and operations.

6. Responsible for monthly, quarterly & year-end closing incl schedules, notes, and annexures

7 Responsible for monthly, quarterly, and annual financial performance reports with dashboards, and active engagement of senior corporate management for follow-ups at group level.

8 Spearheaded various initiatives & implementations aimed at critical business processes standardization, improvements & automation of financial processes for efficiency.

9. Timely execution payments for invoices, payroll within organization with partners, HR and for suppliers

10. Assisted CFO in Project Finance, disbursement planning, cashflow planning & budgeting.

11. Ownership of ERP system, including setting up the system for effective costs follow up

12. Coordinate banking transactions with Group especially for related party transactions

Qualification and technical skills required to execute the role.

- Successful candidate should be a chartered Accountant with between 15 to 20 years of experience, ideally coming in from Agricultural or manufacturing sales organizations with financial scale up company experience

- Strong Hands-on experience at operational level including understand project accounting

- Should have eye for details have to roll-up sleeves and execute the operational responsibilities him/herself

- Possess good, reporting presentation skills and organizational skills with international group reporting experience

- Strong knowledge of transfer pricing, local tax, and local statutory compliance requirements.

-Strong knowledge of foreign currency regulation and requirements of India banking requirements

- You will also be a strong business partner coming with result backed achievements in terms of supporting operational growth.

- Should have a strong track record of maintaining internal controls & compliance as well as cost controlling experience

- Should have solid knowledge and experience of working in ERP system, ownership of accounting processes

- Good communication in English and can have strong people management skills as strength.

- Willing to grow with the company and be part of our journey in an exciting, challenging phase of the scale up of the company.

Location: Shillong / Delhi

Start: as soon as possible