Vice President - Finance - Consumer Startup

About Company

- Our client is a VC funded and one of the strongest brands in the Consumer- Food products company, having a state-of-the-art centralized manufacturing facility with European equipment near Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The founding team consists of a 'Master Baker' from Le Cordon Bleu, Paris, one of the finest culinary institutes in the world and an IIM-A alumni with a McKinsey background.

Job description

The role covers the entire gamut of end-to-end Finance Management covering areas such as planning, budgeting and financial forecasts.

Roles & responsibilities:

- Prepare financial statements, business activity reports, and financial forecasts.

- Perform a variety of advanced financial analysis to determine present and forecasted financial health of the company.

- Develop the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) for the company with target tracking metrics by department and highlight causes of deviation and corrective measures as appropriate.

- Examine financial and legal documents to verify accuracy and adherence to financial regulations and acceptable financial principles.

- Manage the preparation and publication of departmental and organization financial documents.

- Develop or recommend solutions for problems or situations.

- Manage employees and contractors who are responsible for financial reporting and budgeting.

- Periodically review the organization's financial reports and identify opportunities for cost reduction. Analyze data and advise top management on how to maximize profits.

- Analyze market trends and identify opportunities for growth/expansion. Present potential scenarios and outcomes to management team

- Oversee organization's investments. Collaborate with management on development and execution of funding strategies

- Manage and execute fundraise of the Company through angel investors, VCs, PEs and other similar firms

- Funds management of the Company which shall include procurement of long-term loan and working capital funds from financial institutions, capital markets and any other source.

- You shall also be responsible for any other responsibility assigned to you from time to time

Requirements:

- Graduation: CA is mandatory

- Post-Graduation : PGDM/ MBA in Finance or similar

- Preferably be from FMCG or retail or consumer brand / D2C background.

- 5-10 years' experience in a financial management position

- Prior experience with audits by Big 4 or similar firms.

- Proven strategic planning experience at the management level

- The person must exhibit strong commercial and contractual awareness and excellent negotiation skills

- Demonstrated creative and critical thinking skills

- Able to work on multiple projects simultaneously

- Strong in Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets and PowerPoint etc.