Finance Controller - Retail/eCommerce - CA

Assistant finance controller - India \ finance controller Gurugram, Haryana, India

Job Summary:

We are looking for an experienced finance professional to focus on a broad range of Financial accounting, reporting, and operations, Critical analysis and Cost control, MIS reporting, working capital management, Risk and internal control framework, Team building, Process transformation .

What you will be doing:

Operations:

- Oversee all accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems, ensuring compliance with appropriate accounting principles and regulatory requirements. Ensure underlying accounting records are accurate, complete and in accordance with GAAP.

- Review monthly financial reports for accuracy, completeness and major variances between actual and budget results

- Drive operational efficiency by monitoring and improving costing activities and data accuracy. Identify saving initiatives and leverage economies of scale.

- Manage cash flow and forecasting by developing a reliable cash flow projection process and reporting mechanism that includes minimum cash threshold to meet operating needs.

- Oversee and approve financial transactions and reconciliations, ensuring that robust controls are in operation and workloads are managed effectively

- Lead financial compliance, ensuring that all procedures and policies are business focused and communicated effectively to relevant stakeholders. Ensuring that finance activities are compliant with internal/external financial policies and regulations

Regulatory and statutory compliances

- Build a strong internal and external Audit Framework for the Group. Own all audit activities to ensure seamless audits across geographies

- Manage and comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings

- Ensure risk identification, escalation, investigation and mitigation

- Mange and responsible for all the statutory , internal and group audits . Experience of dealing with Big-4 auditor's

- Ensure preparation of controls matrix and ensuring ICFR compliance

Year end and month end reporting

- Close the month end reporting in line with the global timelines

- Ensure the timely reporting the month end results in the consolidation system (OneStream)

- Work closely with local FPA team for the accurate reporting of the India numbers to the management.

- Manage the inter company reconciliations.

- Ensure balance sheet review on timely basis and highlight the key risk area

Tax and Regulatory Statutory compliance

- Responsible Involvement for all Direct Tax and Indirect Tax compliance & reporting which includes IT returns, Tax provisioning, Tax Audits, DTA/DTL, e-tds returns, Transfer Pricing, Equalisation Levy, Goods & Service Tax (GST),

- Involved in tax structuring, building up taxation team and reporting, appointment of best consultant to manage our tax compliance and litigation

- Handling Income Tax, Service Tax, GST, Sales Tax, assessments, filed submissions in response to the requisitions of the tax officers and assisted directors by researching, drafting and filing tax appeals when summoned by Commissioner and Tax Appeal Tribunals

- Liaising with senior management, lawyers, consultant and clients to ensure proper lines of communication critical in addressing a myriad of problems and issues requiring immediate attention and providing immediate resolution

- Take care of annual closing entailing preparation of annual financial statement as per Indian GAAP, 3CD, 3CEB, filing of ITR and annual report with ROC.

- Preparation of various data required by Company Secretary for statutory fillings with RBI and ROC

Finance transformation/Automation

- Lead all the finance transformation project for India .

- Assessment, blueprinting, designing, implementation of any process efficiency via digital to process transformation.

- Implementation of new accounting software SAP

- Implementation of new accounting Standard (IND_AS and IFRS)

Team management

- Provide effective management and leadership to the finance team, and conduct performance and development reviews of staff managed, to ensure motivated performance, high quality service delivery and achievement of the business plan.

- Develop and maintain a continuous improvement culture, focusing on efficient ways of working for both current and new processes.

Inhouse Systems expert:

- You will be expected to learn these systems and gain a full working knowledge of these tools

- You will also work with country teams and central FP&A team to articulate changes in the planning tool which will be provided as inputs to FiT team

What we are looking for:

- Bachelor of Accountancy or CA equivalent

- 7 - 12 years post qualification experiences

- Knowledge of accounting standards (India, International and US GAAP) and tax requirements

- Experience in using ERP and other accounting systems and reporting packages

- Experience of working with financial planning tools (Cognos, HFM, SAP, Anaplan, Onestream)

- Excellent analytical skills: Able to structure and process qualitative and quantitative data and draw insightful conclusions

- Attention to details and strong hold on numbers. Ability to plan, organize, schedule and drive projects

- Experience of reviewing financial data & identifying errors

- Ability to prioritise and effective time management skills

- Ability to communicate fluently in English (both written & conversational)

- Experience in multiple stakeholder management. Proven ability to build relationships and communicate with peers, subordinates, executive management & other critical stakeholders

- Prior experience in Big-4 and Retail Industry preferably

Attributes/behaviours

- Excellent communication skills to work with colleagues at different levels to ensure quality service delivery

- Meticulous and thorough analytical skill and ability to draw insights

- Proactive and hands-on

- Can-Do attitude

- Proven leadership in identifying and leading transformation

- Mature and positive working attitude

- Aptitude of Inclusive collaboration: Create space for multiple voices and integrate diverse perspectives to realize shared goals.

- Engages with openness - Share and seek ideas and dialogue openly to deepen understanding and connection with others

- Learning Mind-set: Find the courage to question what we know, take risks and learn continuously to unlock potential in ourselves and others

- Embracing future: Generate possibilities and use the power of creativity to innovate in ways that matter to people

- Empathy

- Sense of urgency

What can you expect from us and what do we offer?

- Opportunity to work with one of India's fastest growing marketplaces

- Be part of a truly international team with high degree of cross functional, multi geography interactions

- A high visibility role with clear growth path

- Mentoring: personal branding support focused on leadership; diverse career opportunities.

- A workplace where trust, empowerment and feedback are valued, and a positive and inspiring working atmosphere.

- Competitive compensation and incentive structure