Chief Financial Officer

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO) - JOB DESCRIPTION 1. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES Strategic Finance & Business Partnership: Partner with MD/CEO/Board on strategy, investments, growth plans, financial risks and major commercial decisions. Financial Planning, Budget & MIS: Own annual budget, forecasts and monthly reviews; provide analysis of revenue, margins, EBITDA, PBT, cash flow and variances. Business Performance & Profitability: Drive profitability analysis by customer, product, order and unit; identify margin leakage and corrective actions. Treasury & Cash Flow: Ensure liquidity, rolling cash forecasts, banking relationships, funding availability and finance-cost optimisation. Working Capital Management: Improve receivables, inventory and payables; monitor DSO, inventory turns and cash-conversion cycle. Cost & Commercial Finance: Strengthen costing, pricing, customer profitability, material/labour cost analysis and cost-reduction initiatives. Governance, Controls & Risk: Establish DOA, segregation of duties, SOPs, audit readiness and fraud-risk controls. Tax, Audit & Statutory Compliance: Ensure timely and accurate tax, statutory reporting, audits and regulatory compliance. 2. STRATEGIC & OPERATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES - Lead financial strategy, annual operating plan, forecasts and long-range financial planning. - Review monthly actuals vs budget and provide actionable variance analysis. - Build dashboards covering revenue, margins, EBITDA, working capital, inventory, receivables, cash flow, CAPEX and productivity. - Drive cash-flow discipline, collections, inventory optimisation and supplier-payment strategy. - Review pricing, customer/order profitability, credit limits, payment terms, deductions and commercial risks. - Evaluate CAPEX business cases, ROI/IRR, payback, funding and post-investment performance. - Manage banking facilities, working-capital limits, LC/BG, borrowing cost and forex exposure. 3. FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES - Ensure accurate accounting, timely month-end closing and financial statements in accordance with applicable standards. - Strengthen internal controls, approval matrices, segregation of duties and SOP compliance. - Coordinate statutory, internal, tax and banking audits; ensure timely closure of observations. - Oversee GST, TDS, direct tax, customs/export matters, assessments and tax planning. - Drive manufacturing cost analytics including material yield/wastage, labour productivity, overheads, rejection and rework. - Lead export finance and foreign-exchange exposure management. - Partner with procurement, operations, sales and HR to improve cost, productivity and commercial outcomes. - Lead ERP/finance digitalisation, automated approvals, dashboards and analytics. - Build a high-performing finance team with accountability, succession planning and capability development.