Vice President - Corporate Finance Controller - Manufacturing Firm - CA

Vice President - Corporate Finance Controller

Reporting to: CFO

Location: Chennai

Position Purpose: Lead the Corporate Finance operations consisting of Financial Reporting, Treasury, Taxation, Financial planning & Analysis, Shared Services, Subsidy and specific SBU finance. The role will be the incharge of all corporate controls, compliances and driving IT and automation initiatives across the function.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic:

- Lead Corporate Finance operations and provide strong support to the company in achieving its financial objectives - Provide leadership and guidance to specific SBU finance operations.

- Provide insights through Industry inputs & competition benchmarking

- Oversee treasury & risk management practices, establish best in class Treasury operations

- Evaluate and suggest tax planning opportunities for current operations and future expansion plans of the company.

- Drive end to end process excellence through Shared Service Centre

- Work with IT on Finance IT architecture and drive digital adoption

- Support the CFO on working through Enterprise Risk Management Strategy for the company & prepare regular business risk assessment

Operational :

- Ensure timely, best in class financial reporting considering the listed company requirements. Ensure clean Audit report.

- Develop, modify and maintain the operational and design effectiveness of internal controls within the shared service function.

- Ensure timely tax and treasury compliances and right deployment of funds

- Take a lead role in the annual planning, quarterly forecasting exercise for the company. Support in presentations of Management, Board and Committee meeting

- Provide monthly / quarterly high qualitative MIS for management review and analysis

- Monitor and drive working capital improvements

- Ensure smooth and effective functioning of shared services.

- Ensure IFC and ITGC controls in place

Financial :

- Ensure accurate and timely reporting of financial matters.

- Closely work with the accounting team on compliance to accounting standards and guidelines.

- Support in achieving company's financial target

Profile Requirements:

Educational Qualification :

- CA-first attempt

Experience:

- 20 - 25 years' experience with at least 10 years of experience in controllership, financial closure, MIS, treasury and tax functions.

- Experience in leading a large team

The Industry to be hired from:

- Experience in manufacturing industry with multiple locations. Candidate with MNC background preferred.

Skills:

- Financial Accounting and reporting knowledge

- Treasury / Tax related matters

- Management reporting

- Knowledge of ERP -SAP system

- IFC , INDAS, ICDS

Competencies (behavioural skills) required:

- Strong financial, accounting and controls orientation

- Business acumen

- Ability to define, simplify, standardize processes and implement best practices

- Proactive thinking and ability to work with multiple stakeholders

- Excellent presentation and communication skills

Leadership Skills and Experience:

- Well organized, highly system and process oriented approach

- Good business partner with customer orientation.

- Self-starter who can manage a range of competing priorities and projects.

- Ability to question status quo and bring in best in class practices.

- Ability to inspire and rally team around business objectives and excellence