Director - Finance - CA

Client: D2C Skincare.

Roles & Responsibilities

Strategic Finance Leadership

- Support executive decision-making with deep financial insights and scenario modeling.

- Lead company-wide financial planning and budgeting cycles.

Investor Relations & Communications

- Lead investor-facing communication, including reporting dashboards, pitch decks, and financial narratives.

- Support fundraising, coordinate due diligence, and ensure clear alignment through internal budgeting programs, target-setting, and cross-functional collaboration.

Financial Strategy & Reporting

- Deliver timely, accurate, and insightful financial reports, including P&L statements, balance sheets, budgets, forecasts, business plans, and MIS reports to advise and support decision-making and long-term strategy as well as for investor reporting.

Business Intelligence & Financial Analytics

- Build a financial intelligence layer to identify profit pools, growth opportunities, and underperforming areas.

- Deliver clear, data-backed analysis to guide strategy and operational decisions.

Group Financial Consolidation

- Lead the consolidation of financials across our four global entities (US, UK, India, NL), ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to international accounting standards.

Cross-Regional Collaboration

- Partner with regional accounting and tax teams to ensure streamlined, compliant, and consistent financial practices across the US, UK, Netherlands, and India.

Compliance & Tax Management:

- Oversee all regulatory compliance, including international tax filing, transfer pricing reviews, and working with external advisors to manage tax exposure.

System & Process Optimization

- Design and implement financial SOPs and controls to support scalable growth.

- Evaluate and recommend accounting systems and tools aligned with company needs.

Inventory & Capital Oversight

- Conduct regular inventory reconciliations and provide financial guidance on capital management, investor communications, and budgeting exercises across departments.

Business Partnering

- Work closely with department heads to provide real-time visibility into budgets, YTD spends, liabilities, and variances.

- Enable teams with actionable financial data to drive performance and accountability.

Who You Are Qualified

- Chartered Accountant with 810 years of experience, ideally within the personal care, skincare, or beauty industries or the wider consumer segment.

- Deep expertise in global accounting standards, financial controls, and cross-border financial operations.

- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, and financial modeling.

- Experience with various accounting software platforms (e.g., QuickBooks, Tally).

- Strong leadership and team management skills, with experience in building and implementing SOPs.

- Proven ability to work cross-functionally and collaborate with global teams, senior management, investors, and stakeholders.

- Prior startup experience is a plus; if not, a natural problem-solver with a roll-up-your sleeves attitude is essential.

- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

- Aligned with brands core values: initiative, ownership, integrity, team-first mindset, and customer obsession.

- Experience communicating with investors and high-level stakeholders.

- Acquainted with international financial reporting standards.

- High initiative and path builder.