Financial Controller

We're Hiring: Finance Manager – Operations

Location: Noida (In-office)

How to Apply

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About The Cinnamon Kitchen (TCK)

At The Cinnamon Kitchen, we are redefining snacking with plant-based, organic, and gluten-free foods—from spreads and cookies to cakes and breads. Every product is thoughtfully crafted without preservatives, enriched with nutrients, and designed to support healthier everyday choices.

We are looking for a Finance Controller to build and own our end-to-end financial operations as we scale rapidly. This role sits at the intersection of finance, operations, and business strategy.

You will be responsible for:

• Bringing financial discipline
• Ensuring clean processes (PO–GRN–Invoice–Payment)
• Managing vendor payments and cash flow
• Building actionable MIS across product, category, and operations

This is a high ownership role with direct visibility to the founder and leadership team.

Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Control & Process Setup

• Establish and enforce 3-way matching (PO–GRN–Invoice)
• Build and streamline purchase-to-payment workflows
• Ensure accurate and timely bookkeeping and reconciliations
• Maintain clean vendor ledgers and expense tracking systems
• Drive audit readiness and compliance processes

2. Vendor Payments & Cash Flow Management

• Prepare and manage weekly payment plans
• Prioritise vendor payments based on cash flow and business needs
• Handle vendor communication for payment timelines and negotiations
• Ensure no duplicate or incorrect payments
• Improve and manage working capital cycles

3. MIS & Business Insights

• Build and own weekly/monthly MIS dashboards
• Track:
• SKU-level margins
• Category profitability
• Raw material cost trends
• Wastage and efficiency metrics
• Store/channel performance
• Translate financial data into actionable insights for business decisions

4. ERP & Data Integrity

• Own accuracy and structure of ERP/accounting data
• Work with internal teams to ensure clean data flows
• Build reporting frameworks from ERP outputs

5. Team & Cross-functional Coordination

• Manage and guide:
• Accounts Executive (data entry)
• Reconciliation Executive
• Work closely with:
• Purchase team
• Warehouse
• Production
• Operations

What We're Looking For

Experience

• 5–8 years in finance roles (FMCG / manufacturing / D2C preferred)
• Experience in vendor payments, reconciliations, and MIS reporting
• Strong understanding of operational finance

Skills

• Strong Excel / Google Sheets skills
• Comfortable working with ERP systems
• Ability to handle vendor conversations confidently
• Strong attention to detail and ownership mindset
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment

Education (Flexible)

• B.Com / M.Com / MBA Finance / CA Inter