Job Description

Functional Tasks:

- Contributing to the development and implementation of the Company's operational plan and strategic business plan with the executive management team.

- Contributing to the overall management of the firm, as part of the senior management team

- Acting as the business partner for the CEO in providing financial guidance and counsel on all major strategic issues

- Working with the business line managers on relevant Key Performance Indicators and metrics and ensure that the operational and technology processes are in place to provide timely and accurate information.

- Overseeing and managing the accounting, hedging, tax, insurance, audit, budget, and credit and treasury functions.

- Providing leadership, guidance and mentorship to the finance staff in the organization.

- Leading the budgeting and auditing processes for the company.

- Ensuring that the financial practices and processes of the organization are extremely efficient and above reproach.

- Providing the primary financial interface in support of the CEO to banking institutions and other outside interested parties, relating to the Company's finances and its financial investment activities.

- Serving as a champion for operational excellence and the maximizing of value creation.

- Leveraging a detailed understanding of 'what's driving the numbers' to act as a key strategic and operational contributor to the overall growth of the business.

- Remains informed about the business, puts measurements and reporting dashboards into place enabling real time assessment of performance and 'what's over the horizon'.

Key Performance Deliverables:

In light of the identified responsibilities, the following are specific deliverables that the position is designed to achieve.

- Planning & Objective Setting- Systematic in approach to work. Produces action plans in which objectives are defined and steps for achieving them are clearly specified.

- Strategic Approach- Develops a strategic plan to realize the vision. Revises strategy in light of changing circumstances.

- Information Seeking- Consults widely for business or technical advice, probes for facts and obtains information from a wide variety of sources.

- Problem Solving- Draws parallels across situations and contexts. Divides problems into their individual elements.

- Results Orientation- Focuses strongly on achieving agreed upon outcomes and ensures that key objectives are met.

- Commercial Acumen- Applies appropriate commercial and financial principles. Understands situations in terms of costs, profits, added-value and return on investment.

Preferred Experience / Education:

- 15+ years of experience post CA with last 4-5 years in FMCG manufacturing

- Has experience in Preparing business plan, financial plans, controls, develop short and long-term financial projections

- Oversee budgeting, planning, revenue & cost forecast and board presentations.

- Has supervised Monthly Financial statements (B/S, PL Cash flow statements) company-wise and consolidated for Management review and decision making.