Location: Mumbai 

Reporting to: Senior Director-Finance

Team Size: ~20 extended team with Accounting, Receivables, Payables, Tax & Treasury

Role Purpose

Own end-to-end financial controllership, governance, and cash management. Ensure accurate books, strong compliance, tight working capital control, and provide sharp financial visibility to drive profitable growth.

Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Controllership & Closure

• Lead monthly, quarterly & annual closure with clean books
• Own P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, provisions, and reconciliations
• Ensure adherence to Ind-AS & IGAAP and accounting policies
• Drive audit readiness and strong internal controls

2. Process, System and Analytics

• Marketplace (Amazon, Nykaa, Flipkart etc) & D2C reconciliation 
• Payment gateway, returns, refunds tracking, commission and settlement validation
• Strengthen system, processes and automation by leveraging ERPs and BI tools
• Build scalable processes and reporting discipline
• Build insights & data for management for informed decision making

3. Compliance, Audit & Governance

• Ensure 100% compliance with GST, Income Tax, TDS, Companies Act
• Lead statutory, internal, and tax audits
• Handle notices, assessments, and litigation
• Strengthen internal financial controls (IFC) and risk frameworks

4. Accounts Receivables Management

• Own Days Sales Outstanding, ageing, collections efficiency
• Define credit limits, payment terms, and risk controls
• Drive distributor / MT / key account reconciliations
• Ensure bad debt provisioning and recovery governance

5. Accounts Payables & Vendor Governance

• Ensure accurate invoice processing and timely payments
• Drive GRN matching, approvals, and payment controls
• Optimize payables cycle while maintaining vendor trust
• Control trade spends, claims, and leakage risks

Key Success Metrics

• Working Capital Days
• Closure of Accounts
• Receivables: DSO reduction and on-time collections
• Payables: Optimized cycle and zero penalties
• Audit/Compliance: Zero major gaps
• Any other key metrics which evolve as per business needs as part of the role

Candidate Profile

Education

• CA (mandatory, strong academic track, first or second attempt preferred)
• Strong grounding in accounting standards, taxation, and audit

Experience

• ~ 5+ years of experience in controllership roles
• Proven experience in:
  • Financial closure & audits
  • AR, AP and working capital management
  • Treasury and cash flow control
  • Compliance and governance frameworks
• Lead and develop high-ownership finance team (more than 20 extended member team)
• Experience in FMCG, D2C & Retail is preferred

Behavioral Skills & Traits

• High integrity and control mindset
• Detail-oriented with business understanding
• Strong stakeholder management (Management, auditors, Sales & Supply Chain Partners etc.)
• Bias for process rigor and continuous improvement