KCIL - Vice President - Finance & Accounts

Job Description:

Position Summary:

- Lead the overall finance functions and provide strategic advice for taking key decisions regarding Finance, Budgeting, and Cash flow, Accounting, FX Management, Imports & Exports, Fund flow, Compliances and Business plan.

- Provide strategic recommendations to the Board/VP and members of the Executive management team. Advising on long-term business and financial planning. The

- Company requires a seasoned professional with experience in ERP implementation and ability tomanage cash flows as well as drive commercial discussions.

- This is an extremely vital role that would be responsible for tracking and analyzing financial information to ensure that the organization takes decisions that are aligned to its vision & mission

Key Areas of Responsibilities:

- Accounting: Have an oversight on the accounting function. The company is required to maintain accounts as per IGAAP for Indian, while ensuring high level of accuracy in accounting.

- Financial Reporting: Guide and drive the FPA team with respect to budgeting, financial analysis and group reporting. As a CFO, the candidate will be required to work closely with the business heads with respect to various operating financials, cost calculations, budgets and inputs from a commercial point of view. Completion analysis & bench marking.

- Cost Allocation: Oversee the development, implementation and utilization of direct and administrative overhead cost allocation and / or indirect cost recovery methodologies that appropriately reflect activity-based levels of effort across programs/cost centers.

- Compliances: Be responsible for tax & Statutory compliances - Direct Taxes as well as Indirect Taxes

- Funds Management: To have an oversight on the cash flows of the business, keep a close watch on receivables, and plan well the cash flows to ensure smooth running of the business.

- Fund raising: To work closely with the CEO and the core team to raise debt and equity funds. Lead the Investor Relations function, along with the CEO.

- Systems and Processes: Need to lead and improvise various systems and processes, with a view to strengthening those in line with best practices.

- Audits: Work closely with the internal and external auditors. Work constructively towards addressing issues and gaps identified by the auditors. Secretarial & Tax audits.

- Information Technology: Lead the IT team to have an oversight on the software and hardware IT infrastructure. Lead various initiatives in the IT function.

- Team Building: Be a team player, and to continuously work towards developing skills of all the team members with a view to increasing productivity on a continuous basis.

- As part of the leadership team of the company, participate in the key strategic decision-making process and enhance the quality of decisions by highlighting financial implications of decisions.

- Uphold the financial health and integrity of the company.

- Steward the organization to optimize the financial resources of the organization most effectively.

- Implement, Manage and Maintain Financial Controls organization wide.

- Timely and accurate periodical Management Reporting and analysis.

Qualification:

Required : Chartered Accountant / Masters in Business Administration Additional

Preferred - Cost Accountant/ CISA

Desired Candidates Profile:

- 10 plus years of progressive experience in managing finance/ accounting/ FP&A and Information Technology functions, coupled with other operational functions.

- Currently working as a CFO/Financial Controller/ VP Finance Should have done fund raising and banking relations

- Strong Commercial acumen

- Strategic capability and mindset exposure to analytical decision-making processes.

- Proven track record of coaching and mentoring teams

- Ability to take responsibility and ownership Should be from manufacturing organics Specialty chemicals / intermediates/ API (60% time must be in this industry)/ Exposure/ understanding of costing.