General Manager - Accounting & Finance - Manufacturing Firm - CA

General Manager- Accounting & Finance

This requirement is for a leading manufacturing company located in Mumbai.

Position Summary:

- Reporting to the Managing Director of the Company, The General Manager Finance would support the Management in setting the company's strategic plan for growth and business objectives, and preparation of the company's annual and long-term financial strategies.

- He would drive and lead the overall finance functions and provide strategic advice for taking key decisions regarding Finance, Accounting, Compliances, Planning, Business Strategy, and Cashflow.

- He would provide insights to take key business decisions, backed by financial analytics.

- The Company requires a seasoned professional with experience in ERP (pref. MS Dynamics). This is an extremely vital role that would be responsible for tracking and analyzing financial information to ensure that the organization takes decisions that are aligned to its vision.

Key Areas of Responsibilities :

- Accounting: Have an oversight on the overall accounting function of the company. Implement Manage and Maintain Financial Controls organization wide.

- Financial Reporting: Guide and drive the finance team with respect to budgeting, financial analysis and management reporting. As the GM Finance, the candidate will be required to work closely with the business and functional heads with respect to various operating financials, cost calculations, budgets and inputs from a commercial point of view.

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- Business Plans: Develop financial plans in discussion with management. Preparation of Budgets, Monthly/Quarterly/Annual Reports and Annual review of financial performance. Track and work with various stakeholders to achieve agreed targets.

- Costing: Be involved with detailed product costing, with an aim to improve margins. Work closely with the production team to achieve overall business goals

- Compliance: Verifying Compliance with financial statutory norms, internal processes, procedures and controls based on State and Central Govt requirements. Be responsible for all compliances

- Direct Taxes, Indirect Taxes, Company Law, and all others.

- Financial Analysis and Risk Management

- Assessment of risks and devise Mitigation plans for the same.

- Funds Management: To have an oversight on the cash flows of the business, keep a close watch on the receivables, and plan well to ensure business operations run smoothly. Maintain excellent relationships with banks and financial institutions.

- Systems and Processes: Ensuring the adequacy of Information Technology and Communication Systems with respect to company's assets. Implementing Internal Controls and checks for payment mechanism, thereby supporting management achieve its business objectives. Need to lead and improvise various systems and processes, with a view to strengthening those in line with best practices.

- Effectively and efficiently manage company's Foreign Exchange transactions.

- Audits: Work closely with internal and external auditors. Supervising Internal and external audits and collating the results thereof. Work constructively towards addressing issues and gaps identified by the auditors.

- Team Building: Be a team player, and to continuously work towards developing skills of all the team members with a view to increasing productivity on a continuous basis.

- As part of the leadership team of the company, participate in the key strategic decision-making process and enhance the quality of decisions by highlighting financial implications of decisions.

- Uphold the financial health and integrity of the company. Steward the organization to optimize the financial resources of the organization most effectively.

- Timely and accurate periodical Management Reporting and analysis.

- Reporting all kinds of findings to the MD/Management/Board of Directors

Qualification: Preferred Chartered Accountant