Director - Finance Operations - FMCG/IT/Retail - CA

Role and Responsibilities:

This is a high impact & critical role within the Finance team, which entails components of accounts receivable, accounts payable, procurement & Finance infrastructure.

An ambitious individual who can deal with ambiguity and is interested in working for a growth-phase company would be an ideal fit for the role.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage accounting operations including Billing, A/R & A/P

- Prepare and publish timely monthly financial statements & reports

- Establish and monitor the KPIs and SLAs on the A/R and A/P process

- Oversee the Fixed assets process including review of FAR, monthly depreciation runs, supporting physical verification and ensuring accurate reporting in the financial statements.

- Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting

- Research technical accounting issues for compliance

- Support month-end and year-end close process

- Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting

- Enable controls to have "Zero" non-compliances on regulatory matters.

- Understand and oversee the Special Economic Zone compliance.

- Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls

Requirements and skills:

- Proven working experience in Finance operations

- Chartered accountant with 12-18 years of overall combined accounting and finance experience

- Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures

- Experience with creating financial statements

- Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close process

- Excellent accounting software user and administration skills

Personal traits:

- Exceptional leadership skills; ability to manage a team of 10-15 individuals

- Excellent communication & collaborative skills

- A self-starter and problem solver

- Pays attention to detail

- High degree of ownership