Finance Controller - CA/CS - Education Startup

Finance Controller

An IIT Alumni promoted start up aimed at school children with revenues of 20 Cr is seeking for a Financial Controller who will eventually graduate to a CFO :

Role would report to the CFO of the VC.

Reports To : CEO

Qualification : CA and CS (preferred)

Experience : 8 to 10 years

Direct Reports : Finance & Accounting

- Treasury

- Legal & Secretarial

- Taxation

- MIS/Analytics

- Audit

- Commercial

Accountabilities :

The key accountabilities of the Finance Controller would be :

The following are the key job accountabilities of the Finance Controller.

Funding & Treasury :

- Understand the company's funding requirements and spearhead capital raising initiatives

- Drive financial planning and lead fund raising activities through debt and equity

- Manage relationships with banks and financial institutions

- Prepare the accounts for additional funding rounds as required

Financial Control :

- Develop policies and processes to ensure accuracy of the financial statements

- Prepare company annual report with oversight of financial reporting, corporate governance and risk management policies

- Create systems to monitor accurate revenue recognition

- Establish good controls to monitor the company financials

Regulatory & Compliance :

- Prepare financial policies according to Indian GAAP

- Ensure compliance to direct and indirect tax laws

- Maintain relationships with external and internal auditors

Commercial & Cost Control :

- Drive cost control initiatives and enforce budget control to improve cost efficiencies

- Conduct business and financial evaluation of specific proposals

- Management Reporting

- Ensure accuracy of investor brief and documents provided to the Board

- Provide timely and relevant financial analysis to the management team

Others :

- Maintain high performance standards, initiate talent development measures.

- Identify and evaluate growth opportunities; including conducting economic analyses

- Have experience in working with a Big 4 auditor

Maintain oversight of legal and secretarial functions

Competencies & Soft Skills :

- Maturity and business acumen

- Be a self-starter with high-energy levels

- Demonstrate ability to work in ambiguity

- Detail oriented approach to work

- Possess a strategic mindset and strong execution skills

- Have the ability to train, mentor and motivate a growing team

- Have a commitment to excellence and strong achievement orientation

- Be result-oriented with the ability to be decisive

- Be willing to seize initiatives and opportunities

- Possess mature negotiations and commercial skills

- Have strong analytical skills with the capability of solving problems

- Have strong verbal and written communication skills

- Have excellent presentation skills

- Have impeccable integrity and high personal ethics