Head - Finance - Leather Manufacturing - CA

Based out of Ranipet

- Minimum 20-years of experience is required

- Should have necessarily worked in leather/footwear industry

- Should be a qualified CA

- To support the strategic intent of the Company through management of the business finance and control functions.

Key Responsibilities : 

- Support the development of short / medium / long term business plans

- Help create and drive annual business plans though generation and analysis of requisite MIS. Prepare, consolidate and review monthly MIS.

- Critically evaluate the performance of various business units through an analysis of profitability, top-line growth, cost control, etc.

- Manage risk through effective risk mitigation plans. Identify and track risk inclusive of credit risk, currency risk and country risk.

- Identify idle capital and develop actions plans for unlocking value. Follow up and review progress on areas like liquidation of inventory, overdue debtors / advances, working capital management, etc.

- Maintain an optimum talent level in the team through retention.

- Compliances, oversee accounts / audit finalization, support in structuring deals

- Drive improvement initiatives like waste elimination, optimization of working capital, cost reduction, etc

Department : Finance & Accounts

Desired Profile : Experience of around 20 years post qualification. Prefer experience in ERP based operations. Should have handled similar roles in organizations with size around 1000 Crores.

Competencies and Traits : 

- Effective communicator :

a. Ability to record and publish information

b. Interpersonal skills to effectively deal with senior executives

- Analytical ability for decision support (understanding and resolving problems, data collation and analysis)

- Business acumen - commercially strong and savvy

- At ease with IT tools

- Exposure to international business / trading preferred

Reports To : Head - F&A and Legal & Secretarial & Global Head - Leather Products

Reportees : Financial control teams of the Business

Industry Preference : Only from Leather Industry

Location : Chennai