Head of Finance & Accounts

We are seeking a Head of Finance & Accounts to assist the leadership team with strategic decision-making and oversee the company's fiscal activities. You will be responsible for budgeting, financial planning, ensuring legal and regulatory compliance, and identifying financial risks and opportunities. This role requires a CA with 5-8 years of experience, strong expertise in commercial finance and financial analysis, and a robust understanding of P&L and budgeting.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Strategic Financial Leadership: Assist the leadership team with policy and strategy decisions. Define the future structure of Finance and Accounting for the company.
• Fiscal Oversight & Planning: Oversee all fiscal activities, including budgeting and financial planning. Develop and implement systems for collecting, analyzing, verifying, and reporting financial information.
• Compliance & Risk Management: Review and supervise to ensure legal and regulatory documents are filed and monitor compliance with laws and regulations. Identify and address financial risks and opportunities. Avoid legal challenges by understanding current and proposed legislation, enforcing accounting regulations, and recommending new procedures.
• Accounting Operations & Control: Maintain accounting controls by establishing a chart of accounts and defining accounting policies and procedures. Achieve accounting operational objectives by preparing and completing action plans, implementing standards, resolving problems, and identifying trends for system improvements.
• Financial Analysis & Reporting: Review Sales/Operations/Supply Chain finance activities and collaborate with multi-function teams on interdependencies. Review financial reports to identify ways to reduce and optimize costs. Prepare quarterly financial reports and manage cash flow. Responsible for MIS for Revenue, EBIDTA, margin, and overhead cost, including variance analysis. Responsible for end-to-end reconciliation of intercompany transactions and balances monthly.
• Stakeholder Interaction: Interact and discuss business and compliance-related matters with customers and external vendors/consultants.
• Team Management: Manage accounting staff to achieve financial objectives by forecasting requirements, preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, and analyzing variances.

Skills Required

• CA with 5-8 years of experience.
• Strong experience in Commercial Finance and Financial Analysis.
• Experience managing P&L (Profit & Loss) and a robust understanding of budgets.
• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to plan and execute work efficiently.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills.
• Experience in working with ERP software.
• Experience in a startup environment is an added advantage.
• Strong networking abilities.

QUALIFICATION:

• Chartered Accountant (CA) certification is mandatory.