Ardee Industries - Chief Financial Officer

Custodian and Implementation of Business Plan :

- Observe, monitor and suggest corrective action in respect of achievement of business plan as measured weekly/fortnightly/monthly/quarterly/semiannually/annually

- Have complete grasp and control over all the key parameters, achievement of which will directly impact positively the business plan

- Define specifications and critical parameters for Business Plan

- Define reporting and alerting procedure in case there is any variances to the Business Plan

- Work closely with Business/ Department Head to optimize and enhance Business Plan/Targets

- Help design, document and maintain system processes to ensure achievement of Business Plan

- Regularly/periodically check and evaluate performance of all the Business/ Department Head

- Make corrective actions to resolve the variances and ensure achievement of Business Plan

- Communicate key insights and findings to Management

Budgeting Excellence :

- Initiate and drive Annual budgeting exercise to prepare Annual Business Plan and Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and Execute month on month to achieve Business Plan

- Preparing short term / long term budgets for all SBUs and departments and design business plans / strategies.

- Preparing & implementing management information system, financial policies & standard operating procedures pertaining to business plan

- Monitor business growth and revenue as per the Business Plan and Inform Management time to time about Financials results of comparison between business plan vs actual performance,

Costing Excellence :

- Perform regular cost analysis of RML, BOM items, fuel and other factors effecting pricing of pure lead and lead alloys.

- Monitor projected cost vs actual cost and share variance report.

- Conduct regular raw materials costing analysis and ensure right inventory in plants as per the inventory guidelines and working capital plan

Financial Objective and Planning :

- Determining financial objectives of Business Plans

- Develop financial and tax strategies to optimize financial resources and contributes in bottom line

- Develop performance measures that support the company's strategic direction

- Help in planning working capital in such a manner that there should be continues flow of funds to keep business momentum

- Identify different cost optimization process and work with cross functional team to increase gross margin of products for to better profitability

- Help in pricing of product which should be competitive and give higher gross margin

Auditing & Taxation :

- Drive compliance with internal financial and accounting policies and procedures and ensure that there are no accounting and control weaknesses

- Monitor that necessary documents and records are accurately maintained at all locations as per statutory requirement

- Preparation of all supporting information for the internal and external audits

- Monitor the audit and liaise with auditors to ensure that audits are completed as per schedule and all queries raised are responded to the satisfaction of auditors

- Drive and ensure post audit action plans are implemented to address audit observations / non-conformances if any

- Ensure ongoing assessment of company risk profile and drive risk mitigation measures

- Focus proactively on tax planning activities and ensure timely & accurate filing of statutory returns, replies to statutory authorities and completion of tax assessments

Secretarial Functions :

- Ensure balanced Board structure, Corporate structure, holding and subsidiary structure like to Change in Shareholding Pattern, Appointment of New Directors, Change in Directorship holding, Investment in Subsidiary

- Getting e filling of forms within time, maintaining mandatory statutory registers, charge filling like AOC - 4, MGT - 7, MGT - 8, ADT - 1, MBP - 1, CHG -1, 3, E forms - As & When

- Ensure filling of various E forms and XBRL filling of statutory audit report, cost audit report & Annual return

- Maintaining minutes of the meetings, ensure audit of statutory records, ensuring related party transactions, loan, investment as per Companies Act, 1963

- Financial Analysis & Business Performance Improvement

- Prepare and publish monthly MIS of the company's key financial and operational metrics. Provide adhoc financial reports as sought by management for their review

- Review and monitor business performance by comparing actual vs. budgeted targets, derive insights

- Drive requisite measures to reduce gaps in performance vs. plan to achieve / improve profitability