Bombay Hemp - Head - Finance & Accounts

Role Summary:

As a "Finance and Accounts Manager", you will oversee the Finance and Accounts function at the Bombay Hemp Company, which lies at the heart of the organization, where Finance is literally the engine of the company.

You are expected to be pro-active and go about assignments in a pragmatic manner, where the key objective is twofold: on the one hand, you will be required to maintain internal control by expanding on current processes. On the other hand, you will ensure we are accurate and timely with our accounting, which will enable key decision makers with critical insights in order to enhance collective decision making.

Job Description:

- Payments: Monitoring processing of payments in a timely manner by the Accounts Executive that you will be supervising directly.

- Receivables: Monitoring collection of receivables in time. In addition, oversee that pro-forma and tax invoices are raised appropriately.

- Recording: Overseeing the accounting function in ensuring that the P&L and Balance Sheet presents an accurate picture of our accounts.

- Costing: Playing a crucial role in deriving the unit economics for our range of products.

- Reporting: You will play a critical role in preparing monthly management reports on metrics / sales /budgeting to various process owners to enhance their decision making.

- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs): You will play a pivotal role in devising the processes by which the Finance and Accounts function and the functions/businesses it interacts with, will adhere. This includes shifting towards more technology-driven processes in order to streamline Finance and Accounting operations.

- Banking and Third-party Partners: Liaising and coordinating with our banking partners and other third-party partners related to Finance and Compliance work.

What we are looking for?

- 3-5 years of experience working in a Finance/Accounting department of a company or for a Finance/Accounting services firm.

- Master's degree relevant to Finance/Accounting

- Excellent knowledge of financial statements and its mechanics.

- A Team Player with a pro-active and a "go-getter" attitude.

- Critical thinker who comes up with pragmatic solutions with respect to the task at hand.

- Demonstrable leadership skills in a professional environment.

- Command over MS Office applications (such as Excel, Word, and Powerpoint) and excellent working knowledge of accounting software (Zoho experience preferred).

- Excellent Verbal and Written English communication skills.

- An eye for detail