CFO – FMCG Confidential

The Corporate Institute; Gurgaon; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

The Corporate Institute in Gurgaon invites a senior finance leader to steer financial strategy, FP&A, treasury, accounting, and governance. You will partner with the CEO and leadership on growth, capital allocation, and strategic investments, while building robust controls and reporting for investors and the board.

You will lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning, drive ERP/automation initiatives, and mentor the finance team to enhance profitability and unit economics across the

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute financial strategies aligned with business objectives and growth plans.
• Partner with the CEO and leadership team on financial decision-making, business expansion, and capital allocation.
• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning.
• Identify opportunities to improve profitability, operational efficiency, and financial performance.
• Evaluate business investments, new ventures, and strategic partnerships.
• Develop financial models, projections, and scenario-based business plans.
• Monitor financial KPIs, revenue, expenses, margins, EBITDA, and working capital.
• Conduct budget-versus-actual analysis and provide actionable recommendations.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial performance reports for management and investors.
• Establish department-wise budgets and financial accountability.
• Oversee cash flow planning, liquidity management, and working capital optimization.
• Manage banking relationships, credit facilities, borrowing, and treasury operations.
• Optimize receivables, payables, and cash conversion cycles.
• Ensure adequate liquidity to support ongoing operations and future growth.
• Implement effective financial controls to minimize unnecessary expenditure.
• Oversee accounting operations, financial reporting, and closure of books.
• Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, including Ind AS, where relevant.
• Supervise GST, TDS, income tax, and other applicable financial and regulatory compliances.
• Coordinate statutory audits, internal audits, and tax assessments.
• Strengthen financial policies, internal controls, and governance frameworks.
• Ensure accurate and timely preparation of financial statements.
• Lead financial preparation for equity funding, debt financing, and strategic investments.
• Develop investor presentations, financial models, valuation analyses, and fundraising documentation.
• Manage financial due diligence and coordinate with investors, lenders, and advisors.
• Maintain investor reporting, financial disclosures, and board-level MIS.
• Evaluate funding structures and their implications for shareholder value.
• Identify and mitigate financial, operational, taxation, and compliance risks.
• Implement robust internal financial controls and approval mechanisms.
• Ensure effective governance and transparency in financial reporting.
• Oversee insurance coverage, contractual financial risks, and financial exposures.
• Work with legal and compliance teams on regulatory matters.
• Lead and develop the finance and accounts team.
• Establish standardized processes for budgeting, accounting, payments, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Drive implementation and optimization of ERP and financial management systems.
• Introduce automation and analytics to improve financial visibility and accuracy.
• Establish dashboards and management information systems for real-time decision-making.
• Act as a strategic financial advisor to the CEO, founders, and board.
• Build and mentor a high-performing finance team.
• Collaborate with business heads to improve unit economics and profitability.
• Manage relationships with auditors, banks, financial institutions, investors, and regulatory authorities.
• Present financial performance, forecasts, risks, and recommendations to senior management.

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Strategy & Business Planning:

– Develop and execute financial strategies aligned with business objectives and growth plans.

– Partner with the CEO and leadership team on financial decision-making, business expansion, and capital allocation.

– Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning.

– Identify opportunities to improve profitability, operational efficiency, and financial performance.

– Evaluate business investments, new ventures, and strategic partnerships.

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A):

– Develop financial models, projections, and scenario-based business plans.

– Monitor financial KPIs, revenue, expenses, margins, EBITDA, and working capital.

– Conduct budget-versus-actual analysis and provide actionable recommendations.

– Prepare monthly and quarterly financial performance reports for management and investors.

– Establish department-wise budgets and financial accountability.

Cash Flow & Treasury Management:

– Oversee cash flow planning, liquidity management, and working capital optimization.

– Manage banking relationships, credit facilities, borrowing, and treasury operations.

– Optimize receivables, payables, and cash conversion cycles.

– Ensure adequate liquidity to support ongoing operations and future growth.

– Implement effective financial controls to minimize unnecessary expenditure.

Accounting, Taxation & Statutory Compliance:

– Oversee accounting operations, financial reporting, and closure of books.

– Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, including Ind AS, where relevant.

– Supervise GST, TDS, income tax, and other applicable financial and regulatory compliances.

– Coordinate statutory audits, internal audits, and tax assessments.

– Strengthen financial policies, internal controls, and governance frameworks.

– Ensure accurate and timely preparation of financial statements.

Fundraising & Investor Relations:

– Lead financial preparation for equity funding, debt financing, and strategic investments.

– Develop investor presentations, financial models, valuation analyses, and fundraising documentation.

– Manage financial due diligence and coordinate with investors, lenders, and advisors.

– Maintain investor reporting, financial disclosures, and board-level MIS.

– Evaluate funding structures and their implications for shareholder value.

Risk Management & Corporate Governance:

– Identify and mitigate financial, operational, taxation, and compliance risks.

– Implement robust internal financial controls and approval mechanisms.

– Ensure effective governance and transparency in financial reporting.

– Oversee insurance coverage, contractual financial risks, and financial exposures.

– Work with legal and compliance teams on regulatory matters.

Finance Operations & Process Automation:

– Lead and develop the finance and accounts team.

– Establish standardized processes for budgeting, accounting, payments, reconciliations, and reporting.

– Drive implementation and optimization of ERP and financial management systems.

– Introduce automation and analytics to improve financial visibility and accuracy.

– Establish dashboards and management information systems for real-time decision-making.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management:

– Act as a strategic financial advisor to the CEO, founders, and board.

– Build and mentor a high-performing finance team.

– Collaborate with business heads to improve unit economics and profitability.

– Manage relationships with auditors, banks, financial institutions, investors, and regulatory authorities.

– Present financial performance, forecasts, risks, and recommendations to senior management.