Financial Controller

Key Responsibilities:

– Own end-to-end financial management – consolidate multi-currency P&L and present monthly business reviews to leadership

– Monitor destination-level margins, markup adherence, and profitability KPIs in close coordination with operations managers

– Manage vendor payment schedules, advance settlements, and credit terms suppliers across destinations

– Oversee booking-level revenue recognition, ensuring sales data from Salesforce / Sembark /tally / Eprompt etc integrates accurately into financial reports

– Lead annual budgeting and quarterly reforecasting for each destination vertical; track actuals vs. budget with variance commentary

– Design and enforce internal financial controls – approvals matrix, expense policies, SOPs for cash advances and reimbursements

– Manage statutory compliance: GST, TDS, FEMA (for overseas payments), income tax filings, and ROC requirements

– Oversee accounts payable / receivable cycles, ensuring turnaround benchmarks are met for agent collections and vendor disbursements

– Evaluate pricing models for group tours, FIT packages, and MICE – provide margin guidance to sales and ops teams before confirmation

– Lead monthly MIS preparation, including incentive computations for the DMC operations team in line with approved incentive frameworks

– Drive audit readiness and coordinate with external auditors, banks, and legal advisors

– Participate in technology adoption initiatives – assist in configuring financial modules within Salesforce or other ERP tools

Required Qualifications:

Education:

– MBA Finance (premium Institute only)

– 3-4 years post-qualification

– Strong Excel / Google Sheets skills – pivot-based MIS, scenario modelling, dynamic dashboards