Finance Controller (15-20 yrs)
Position - Finance Controller
Role Overview:
We are looking for a strategic and execution-focused Finance Controller to lead the organization's financial controllership, reporting, compliance, and governance functions. The ideal candidate will bring strong expertise in financial reporting, consolidation, audits, internal controls, budgeting support, process automation, and stakeholder management while partnering closely with business leaders to drive scalable financial operations.
The Finance Controller will play a critical role in strengthening financial governance, enabling business growth, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting fundraising, investor reporting, and strategic initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
Financial Controllership & Reporting:
- Lead end-to-end financial controllership including monthly, quarterly, and annual book closure.
- Ensure timely preparation and review of standalone and consolidated financial statements.
- Manage financial reporting under applicable accounting standards (Ind AS/IGAAP/IFRS/US GAAP, as applicable).
- Review balance sheet schedules, reconciliations, and financial disclosures.
- Drive MIS reporting, management dashboards, variance analysis, and business performance reporting.
Compliance & Governance:
- Ensure compliance with Companies Act, Income Tax, GST, FEMA, Transfer Pricing, and other applicable regulations.
- Manage statutory, tax, internal, and group audits while coordinating with external auditors and consultants.
- Handle tax assessments, notices, litigation support, and regulatory filings.
- Develop and strengthen Internal Financial Controls (IFC), Risk Control Matrix (RCM), SOPs, and governance frameworks.
Business Finance & FP&A Support:
- Partner with business teams on budgeting, forecasting, Annual Operating Plan (AOP), and financial planning.
- Monitor budget versus actual performance and recommend corrective actions.
- Support profitability analysis, pricing decisions, unit economics, and cost optimization initiatives.
- Deliver actionable insights through financial modelling and business analytics.
Treasury, Cash Flow & Working Capital:
- Monitor cash flow, liquidity, and working capital.
- Drive governance around receivables, payables, customer advances, vendor payments, and collections.
- Optimize cash conversion cycle and working capital utilization.
Investor Relations & Strategic Finance:
- Support fundraising, investor reporting, financial due diligence, and data room management.
- Coordinate financial, tax, legal, and commercial due diligence for investment and M&A transactions.
- Prepare board presentations, investor MIS, and financial analysis for leadership.
Process Improvement & Digital Transformation:
- Lead ERP implementation, finance automation, and digital transformation initiatives.
- Improve finance processes through automation, workflow optimization, and scalable controls.
- Collaborate with technology teams for finance system enhancements and integrations.
Team Leadership:
- Lead and mentor the finance controllership team.
- Establish performance metrics, build capabilities, and foster a high-performance culture.
- Collaborate effectively with business, legal, tax, HR, procurement, and operations teams.
Desired Qualifications:
- Chartered Accountant (CA) with 12-18 years of progressive experience in Finance and Controllership.
- Experience in startups, technology, SaaS, retail, consumer, manufacturing, or multinational organizations is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of accounting standards, financial reporting, taxation, audit, and regulatory compliance.
- Experience in consolidation of multiple entities across geographies.
- Exposure to fundraising, due diligence, investor reporting, and M&A transactions.
- Hands-on experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, Zoho, or similar platforms.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and financial modelling skills.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership capabilities.
Key Skills:
- Financial Controllership
- Financial Reporting & Consolidation
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- MIS & Business Analytics
- Internal Controls & Risk Management
- Statutory & Tax Compliance
- Audit Management
- Treasury & Cash Flow Management
- Fundraising & Due Diligence
- Investor Relations
- ERP Implementation & Finance Automation
- Process Improvement
- Business Partnering
- Team Leadership
- Success Measures
- Timely and accurate financial reporting and month-end closure.
- Strong compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Effective implementation of internal controls and governance.
- Improved cash flow and working capital management.
- Successful audit completion with minimal observations.
- Scalable finance processes supported by automation.
- High-quality support for strategic initiatives, fundraising, and business growth.
Pay: ₹5,000,000.00 - ₹9,800,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
