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About the role:
Our client is a fast growing FMCG firm. The founders currently manage the finance function. As the business scales, the company is now looking to bring in a Finance Controller who can take complete ownership of the finance function and manage it end-to-end.
The Finance Controller will be responsible for finance operations, financial planning & analysis, budgeting, and fund management, while building strong processes and controls.
Key Responsibilities:
1. End-to-End Ownership of Finance:
– Take over complete responsibility for the finance function from the founders.
– Own day-to-day finance operations, reporting, and governance.
– Act as the primary finance partner to founders and leadership.
2. Financial Planning, Budgeting & FP&A:
– Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and rolling financial plans.
– Build and institutionalize FP&A and MIS frameworks.
– Track margins, costs, working capital, and profitability.
– Provide forward-looking insights to support business decisions.
3. Fund Management & Treasury:
– Manage cash flows, liquidity planning, and working capital.
– Drive discipline in fund utilization and capital allocation.
– Support leadership with financial preparedness for future fundraising.
4. Finance Operations & Controllership:
– Oversee accounting, compliance, audits, and taxation.
– Strengthen financial controls, SOPs, and processes.
5. Ensure accurate accounting for:
– In-house manufacturing.
– Contract / third-party manufacturers.
6. Systems & Process Building:
– Improve and formalize finance systems and reporting structures.
– Work with existing ERP and support migration to a more scalable platform.
– Ensure finance processes are audit-ready and scalable.
7. Team Leadership:
– Manage and develop a finance team of 8 members.
– Set structure, accountability, and performance standards.
– Provide supervisory oversight to plant finance teams.
Candidate Profile:
– Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) with 10 to 15+ years of relevant finance experience.
– Strong hands-on expertise in Financial Planning & Analysis.
– Strong hands-on expertise in Budgeting & forecasting.
– Strong hands-on expertise in Fund / cash flow management.
– Experience managing end-to-end finance operations.
Preferred Background:
– Experience in consumer / FMCG businesses.
– Exposure and understanding of General Trade (GT) and Modern Trade (MT) models.
– Experience in manufacturing environments (plant and/or contract manufacturing).
– Experience in founder-led or fast-growing organizations is a strong plus.
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