Chief Financial Officer - Manufacturing Firm - CA

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Strategy & Leadership:

- Develop and execute the organization's financial strategy aligned with business objectives.

- Serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO, Board of Directors, and executive leadership team.

- Drive business profitability, sustainable growth, and shareholder value creation.

- Provide financial insights to support strategic investments, mergers, acquisitions, and expansion initiatives.

- Lead enterprise-wide financial planning and long-term capital allocation strategies.

Financial Planning & Analysis:

- Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning processes.

- Monitor financial performance against budgets and business plans.

- Analyze profitability by business units, plants, products, and customer segments.

- Drive cost optimization initiatives and improve overall financial efficiency.

- Develop financial models and scenario analyses to support business decisions.

Financial Reporting & Consolidation:

- Ensure timely preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.

- Lead financial consolidation across multiple business units and legal entities.

- Ensure compliance with Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) and statutory reporting requirements.

- Present financial reports and performance dashboards to senior management and the Board.

- Maintain strong internal financial controls and governance frameworks.

Accounting & Compliance:

- Oversee general accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets, and financial close activities.

- Ensure compliance with Companies Act, SEBI regulations, Income Tax, GST, TDS, and other statutory requirements.

- Coordinate internal audits, statutory audits, tax audits, and regulatory inspections.

- Strengthen internal control systems, risk management practices, and financial governance.

Treasury & Working Capital Management:

- Manage treasury operations, banking relationships, cash flow, liquidity, and fund utilization.

- Optimize working capital through effective management of receivables, payables, and inventory.

- Develop financing strategies and negotiate with banks and financial institutions.

- Monitor foreign exchange exposure, interest rate risks, and financial market risks.

- Ensure adequate capital availability for business operations and growth.

Taxation:

- Lead direct and indirect tax planning and compliance activities.

- Ensure timely filing of corporate tax, GST, TDS, and other statutory returns.

- Manage tax assessments, audits, litigation, and regulatory interactions.

- Develop tax-efficient business strategies while ensuring full regulatory compliance.

Investor Relations:

- Build and maintain strong relationships with investors, analysts, auditors, and regulatory authorities.

- Support quarterly earnings releases, investor presentations, and annual reports.

- Coordinate Board meetings, Audit Committee meetings, and shareholder communications.

- Ensure transparency and timely financial disclosures for listed entity compliance.

Manufacturing Finance:

- Drive finance operations for engineering/manufacturing businesses.

- Monitor plant-level financial performance, production costs, inventory valuation, and profitability.

- Partner with manufacturing and operations teams to improve operational efficiency.

- Lead cost control initiatives across procurement, production, logistics, and supply chain.

- Implement financial controls for capital expenditure and manufacturing investments.

SAP & Digital Finance Transformation:

- Lead finance transformation initiatives using SAP ERP and digital technologies.

- Optimize financial processes through automation and system improvements.

- Support SAP implementation, upgrades, enhancements, and process standardization.

- Improve reporting capabilities using dashboards, analytics, and business intelligence tools.

- Drive digital initiatives to enhance financial visibility and operational efficiency.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management:

- Lead, mentor, and develop high-performing finance, accounts, taxation, treasury, and audit teams.

- Collaborate with Operations, Manufacturing, Procurement, HR, Legal, and Sales teams.

- Build a performance-driven finance organization focused on business partnership.

- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across finance processes.

Required Skills:

- Strong expertise in Corporate Finance and Financial Strategy.

- Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A).

- Budgeting, Forecasting, and Business Planning.

- Financial Reporting and Consolidation.

- Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS).

- Cost Management and Profitability Analysis.

- Manufacturing Finance and Plant Finance.

- Treasury Management and Cash Flow Planning.

- Working Capital Management.

- Direct and Indirect Taxation (GST, Income Tax, TDS).

- Statutory Compliance and Corporate Governance.

- Investor Relations.

- Internal Financial Controls (IFC).

- Risk Management.

- SAP ERP (FI/CO).

- Financial Modeling and Business Analytics.

- Audit Management.

- Digital Finance Transformation.

- Strategic Decision Making.

- Leadership and Stakeholder Management.

Technical Skills:

- SAP ERP (FI/CO)

- SAP S/4HANA Finance (preferred)

- Financial Consolidation Systems

- Microsoft Excel (Advanced)

- Microsoft Power BI

- Financial Planning & Budgeting Tools

- ERP Reporting Solutions

- Business Intelligence & Analytics

- Dashboard Development

- Data Analysis & Financial Modeling

- Microsoft Office Suite

Preferred Experience:

- Experience in listed Engineering, Automotive, Industrial Manufacturing, or Heavy Engineering companies.

- Strong understanding of SEBI regulations and listed company compliance.

- Experience managing large finance teams across multiple business units.

- Exposure to mergers & acquisitions, business restructuring, and strategic investments.

- Experience driving ERP implementation and finance transformation initiatives.

- Strong exposure to investor relations and Board reporting.

Qualifications:

- Chartered Accountant (CA) Mandatory.

- Additional qualifications such as MBA (Finance), CMA, or CFA will be an added advantage.

Experience:

- 15-24 years of progressive experience in Finance & Accounts, with significant leadership experience in Engineering, Automotive, or Manufacturing organizations.

- Proven experience leading finance operations for a listed company with expertise in financial strategy, Ind AS, SAP, treasury, taxation, compliance, investor relations, budgeting, cost control, and digital finance transformation.