Financial Controller

Job Description:

Role & responsibilities:

- Accounts and Financial Reporting: Oversee the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in compliance with Ind AS, Companies Act, 2013, and other applicable regulations.

- Taxation: Lead all direct and indirect tax matters, including Income Tax, GST, TDS, Transfer Pricing, and assessments. Ensure timely and accurate compliance and represent the Company before tax authorities.

- Banking and Treasury: Manage relationships with banks, NBFCs, and rating agencies. Lead working capital limit renewals, term loan negotiations, credit rating exercises, and ensure timely servicing of debt obligations.

- Budgeting and MIS: Drive the annual budgeting process, financial planning, cash flow forecasting, and variance analysis. Monitor key financial ratios including Current Ratio, Debt/Equity, DSCR, and Interest Coverage.

- Working Capital Management: Optimise Net Working Capital, monitor receivables, payables, and inventory cycles, and support initiatives to strengthen the balance sheet and liquidity profile.

- Audit and Internal Controls: Coordinate with statutory auditors, internal auditors, tax auditors, and cost auditors. Ensure adherence to internal financial controls and timely closure of audit observations.

- Regulatory Compliance: Ensure full compliance under the Companies Act, FEMA, RBI regulations (including forex hedging policy), and SEBI regulations, as applicable. Oversee secretarial compliance in coordination with the Company Secretary.

- Strategic Finance: Evaluate capex proposals, fund-raising options, and structured finance opportunities. Support the management in strategic initiatives, lender presentations, and investor communications.

- Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and build a strong finance team. Drive process automation, ERP enhancements, and digitisation of finance operations.