Financial Controller - Retail - CA

Financial Controller - Retail (15-20 yrs)reporting into the MD

Qualified Chartered Accountant

Roles and Responsibilities:

- Accurate and timely completion and publishing of monthly, quarterly and yearly financial statements.

- Develop accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls

- Drive key finance initiatives to improve performance and facilitate business growth

- Identify opportunities to improve cost structure

- Mentor team and groom for higher responsibilities

- Stakeholder Management - internal, investors and vendors

- Own the preparation of the budget, financial forecasts and report variances

- Manage Cash-flow (Collections, Investments and Expenses)

- Coordinate and own preparation of regulatory reporting with local, state, and central government tax filings

- Coordinate with auditors / diligence teams to successfully close audits

Handling company's fiscal activity, including budgeting, reporting, and auditing.

- Assure legal and regulatory documents are filed and monitor compliance with laws and regulations.

- Identify and address financial risks and opportunities for the company.

- Supervise financial reporting and budgeting team.

- Oversee the financial operations of subsidiary companies

- Develop financial and tax strategies

- Manage the capital request and capital allocation processes

- Understand and mitigate key elements of the company's risk profile

- Construct and monitor reliable control systems

- Manage the processes for financial forecasting and budgets, and oversee the preparation of all financial reporting

- Provide leadership, direction and management of the finance and accounting team

- Working Capital Management, arrange for funds-short term, long term etc, work with banks to raise additional capital and negotiate best interest rates.

Desired Qualification, Skills and Abilities :

- CA with 12+ years of experience

- 2+ years of experience in scaling up high growth start-up preferred.

- Demonstrated success in leadership role for minimum 2 years (Finance Controller, Director- Finance, GM - Finance or similar role)

- In-depth knowledge of corporate finance and accounting principles, laws and best practices

- Solid knowledge of financial analysis and forecasting

- Proficient in the use of MS Office and accounting software such as Tally is a must

- Should have excellent, communication and leadership skills

- Highly data driven and analytical approach in problem solving

- Drive for excellence

- A hands-on approach to work as business partner