Financial Controller - IIM/MDI/ISB/XLRI

About the Role :

The Financial Controller will serve as the financial backbone of our DMC operations across Thailand, Bali, Vietnam, Singapore, Maldives, and Europe. Reporting directly to the Managing Director, this role owns the full financial function - from multi-destination P&L management to vendor payment controls, margin governance, and regulatory compliance.

You will work alongside destination operations heads and the central leadership team to ensure every booking, vendor contract, and sales commission translates into a profitable, audit-ready outcome.

Key Responsibilities :

- Own end-to-end financial management - consolidate multi-currency P&L and present monthly business reviews to leadership

- Monitor destination-level margins, markup adherence, and profitability KPIs in close coordination with operations managers

- Manage vendor payment schedules, advance settlements, and credit terms suppliers across destinations

- Oversee booking-level revenue recognition, ensuring sales data from Salesforce / Sembark /tally / Eprompt etc integrates accurately into financial reports

- Lead annual budgeting and quarterly reforecasting for each destination vertical; track actuals vs. budget with variance commentary

- Design and enforce internal financial controls - approvals matrix, expense policies, SOPs for cash advances and reimbursements

- Manage statutory compliance : GST, TDS, FEMA (for overseas payments), income tax filings, and ROC requirements

- Oversee accounts payable / receivable cycles, ensuring turnaround benchmarks are met for agent collections and vendor disbursements

- Evaluate pricing models for group tours, FIT packages, and MICE - provide margin guidance to sales and ops teams before confirmation

- Lead monthly MIS preparation, including incentive computations for the DMC operations team in line with approved incentive frameworks

- Drive audit readiness and coordinate with external auditors, banks, and legal advisors

- Participate in technology adoption initiatives - assist in configuring financial modules within Salesforce or other ERP tools

Required Qualifications :

Education :

- MBA Finance (premium Institute only)

- 3 - 4 years post-qualification

- Strong Excel / Google Sheets skills - pivot-based MIS, scenario modelling, dynamic dashboards