Director/Senior Vice President - Finance & Business Controls - CA

Job Description

Job Description - Director Finance / SVP Finance - Provide Finance Leadership to the company, and be accountable for finance function to the founders and to the board. - Partner with the business unit heads to help the company achieve business goals. - Develop periodic financials forecasts, strategic planning, & budgeting.- Establish and Control budget heads; drive financial discipline in the company; - Set Up Financial control processes, including Six monthly/Quarterly Operating Plan, and ensure adherence to budgets.- Be accountable for all Statutory Compliances for the Company, including the Companies Act, RBI, FEMA, Taxation, Labour Laws, Shops & Establishment, FSSAI, Ecommerce, Consumer protection etc.,- Monitoring of operating and financial performance of the company; track cash flow Unit Economics, and Supply chain costs on a periodic basis. - Present financial performance of the company on a periodic/monthly basis to the leadership.- Liaise with indirect tax authorities and govt bodies, and/or external consultants on indirect taxation, and be accountable for taxation issues for service tax, vat, income tax and other taxation requirements. - Managing Commercial functions for trading, terms of trade with brands/manufacturers, etc for the companys business units and/or subsidiaries, and logistics terms of trade with 3p logistics providers. - Be accountable for corporate finance functions, including investment finance, equity and debt fundraising, and M&A.- Design and drive payment processes for marketplace sellers, partners, and customers in the most tax efficient way.- Drive the strategy for companys payment related product offerings including wallets, loyalty cards etc, to help us design simple tax efficient and compliant offerings. - Be accountable for the integrity of companys finances, and ensure readiness for Audit and compliance.- Build and lead a team of top notch finance talent in the company - Work with Tech and Product teams and provide inputs to build the accounting platform/backend for both marketplace and internal finance control systems. - Setup up a very metrics driven finance organisation; work closely for Finance Ops teams and Marketplace seller payment teams, category vendor management teams; drive metrics for on time payments, and accurate payments. Required :Must Have :- CA, 12-20 yrs of experience in corp and biz finance function,- Min 5 years experience in Retail FMCG major.- Demonstrated excellence in performance, growth/promotions in past companies - Demonstrated ownership of finance goals, and hands on experience partnering with business leaders to drive business goals.- Excellent knowledge of India taxation regime. Good knowledge of Indian Accounting System IND-AS- Excellent understanding of retail economics, e-commerce, marketplace business model- Proven experience in direct and indirect taxation- Excellent communication and leadership skills. Ability to scale the entire finance function for growth stage- Drive and motivation to think and act like founders. Other Skills and Experience -- Experience in Logistics function or logistics companies will be very useful.- Experience in PE/VC investment process and FDI regulations will be very useful.- Ability to provide business inputs and domain knowledge for finance/accounting tech team and products, and help us build world class finance/accounting backend powered by tech.- Ability to mentor peer leaders and drive company goals - Proven experience presenting plans and managing expectations of investors, board of directors - Proven experience handling PnL for retail units or business units,

Keyskills :
salesboard of directorsretailreportinglabour lawsservice taxfinancemarketing