The Quarry – Finance Controller – CA

Overview:

As the Finance Controller, you will be responsible for maintaining strong financial controls, accurate accounting, timely reporting, statutory compliance, and financial discipline across Design First and The Quarry.

You will work closely with the Founder, leadership team, Finance & Accounts team, and business functions to ensure financial accuracy, transparency, compliance and effective financial operations.

Key Responsibilities:

– Oversee day-to-day accounting operations, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely recording of financial transactions.

– Ensure timely monthly, quarterly, and annual closure of books, including all reconciliations, provisions, accruals, and schedules.

– Prepare and review monthly MIS, financial statements, cash flow reports, ageing reports, and variance analysis covering Revenue, EBITDA, Gross Margin, Net Margin, and Overheads.

– Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, collections, vendor payments, petty cash, employee reimbursements, banking transactions, and reconciliations.

– Monitor working capital, cash flow, collections, payables, fund requirements, and intercompany transactions and balances.

– Ensure timely GST, TDS, Income Tax, PF, ESIC, Professional Tax, ROC, Shops & Establishments, Labour Welfare Fund, and other applicable statutory compliances.

– Coordinate with CAs, CS, auditors, tax consultants, legal advisors, banks, regulatory authorities, and other external stakeholders.

– Lead coordination for statutory, internal, tax, and other financial audits and ensure timely closure of audit observations.

– Review payroll workings, statutory deductions, reimbursements, and Full & Final settlements in coordination with HR and the payroll partner.

– Monitor project-wise financials, costs, margins, advances, receivables, payables, fixed assets, and other balance sheet schedules.

– Oversee finance-related documentation and coordination for business insurance policies, including renewals, payments, claims, and supporting documents.

– Establish and monitor internal financial controls, accounting policies, SOPs, approval processes, and reporting systems.

– Identify financial risks, discrepancies, control gaps, and process inefficiencies and ensure timely corrective action.

– Work closely with Sales, Procurement, Projects, Operations, HR, and other functions to ensure adherence to financial processes and improve financial discipline.

– Maintain accurate financial, statutory, audit, insurance, and other finance-related records and drive continuous improvements in financial systems and processes.

– Provide regular financial control and exception reports to the Founder, highlighting key risks, discrepancies, overdue items, compliance matters, and areas requiring attention.

– Lead and supervise the Finance & Accounts team, ensuring timely completion of responsibilities and adherence to defined processes.

– Support and lead finance-related special projects and other responsibilities assigned by the Founder and leadership team.

Candidate Profile:

Qualification & Experience:

– Chartered Accountant (CA) with 10 – 15 years of post-qualification experience, including at least 3 – 5 years in a leadership role.

– Proven experience in Commercial Finance, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), P&L management, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, cash flow management, and working capital.

– Strong experience in accounting, taxation, statutory compliance, audits, financial reporting, and corporate governance.

– Experience in coordinating with Company Secretaries (CS), auditors, legal advisors, banks, and regulatory authorities.

– Experience working in a startup or high-growth organization will be an added advantage.

Skills & Qualities:

– Strong working knowledge of Tally Prime, Microsoft Excel, and financial reporting tools.

– Strong analytical, commercial, and strategic thinking abilities.

– Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, and decision-making skills.

– Ability to build scalable financial processes, strengthen governance, and drive continuous improvements.

Personality – What this role requires:

– Absolute integrity and discretion.

– High ownership and accountability.

– Integrity and strong ethical standards.

– Business-oriented mindset with attention to detail.

– Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

– Strong problem-solving skills with a collaborative and hands-on approach.

– Calm under pressure with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.

Work Timings:

– Monday to Friday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

– Saturday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Who are we?:

The Quarry is a luxury home decor brand. In just eleven years, the brand is celebrated for revolutionizing the marble industry in India. And recognized as the brand to be associated with by the world’s best marble quarries across continents. The Quarry is the first-of-its-kind indigenous luxury brand with more than 55% of India’s Fortune 500 families as clients currently, among other HNI and UHNI clientele.

Office: Kanjurmarg, Central Mumbai

To know more about The Quarry, visit www.quarry.asia and https://www.instagram.com/thequarrygallery

We are a lean team of high performing go-getters who take ownership of their roles in the organization. Debates and discussions are an important part of our culture and we encourage young minds to bring unique perspectives to the conversations. Most importantly, we love solving problems.

If you think you’re cut out from a similar cloth, we’d encourage you to apply for this role.