Chief Finance Officer - Education

We are hiring for CFO (includes Legal & Admin) for our client- a leading name in education segment.

Key Deliverables:

- Financial Analysis & Governance Control for revenue and EBITDA achievement, measured through any budget variance.

- Analysing growth opportunities and preparing business case.

- Achieve expected - Team Retention- and ESAT score.

Key Responsibilities:

- Direct and coordinate financial planning and budget management functions for the organization.

- Manage the preparation of financial outlooks and financial forecasts and recommend benchmarks for measuring the financial and operating performance of the company and lines of business (LOB) by identifying key financial measures and setting up monitoring systems.

- Provide objective and analytical insight on financial impact and soundness of business decisions to the MMG and BOD.

- Participate and assist in new business incubation by providing financial & viability guidance including prospective capital,land, buildings requirement, prospects for future growth in overall sales & market share and increase in the work force to determine cost effectiveness of prospective new business ventures and deal restructuring.

- Ensure maintenance of effective and up-to-date Financial MIS in order to supply interim analytics to various LOB/functions on Business Results, Product and Customer Costing, outstanding, inventory status and Profitability Analysis etc.

- Watch and control expenses with a view to increase profitability ratios by undertaking multiple steps like manpower productivity analysis, vendor and rent negotiations, GST optimisation, inventory control and revenue tracking.

- Direct the preparation and check accuracy of all financial reports, including income statements, balance sheets, reports to shareholders, tax returns, and reports for government regulatory agencies.

- Analyze projections of sales and profit against actual figures, budgeted expenses and forecasts and suggest methods of improving the planning process, as appropriate.

- Supervise investment of funds, work with banks and/or investment bankers to raise additional capital as required for expansion.

- Develop and maintain systems of internal controls to safeguard the company through audits, risk assessment and mitigation.

- Be the custodian of the - Financial Authority and Management Guidelines- and drive the governance environment accordingly.

- Manage the legal ( regulatory and judiciary) function along side.

- Lead the administration function in totality through well-defined guidelines for office management, asset maintenance and branch accounting practices.

- To retain and engage the talent employed and build a collaborative and high-performance team.

Educational Qualification:- Essential- CA, in addition ICWA, CS is desirable.

Experience: -15+ Years with at least 5 years in leadership position with medium to large service industry exposure.