Chief Financial Officer Consultant

The Corporate Institute; Gurgaon; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

The Corporate Institute in Gurgaon is seeking an experienced Chief Financial Officer to lead strategic finance, planning, and governance for the business. The role partners with senior leadership on investments, risk and major commercial decisions.

You will drive budgeting, profitability analysis, cash flow, and ERP-enabled finance digitisation, while strengthening controls and regulatory compliance. A high-performing finance team will report into you.

Qualifications

• Strategic finance leadership across the organisation.
• Budgeting, forecasting and MIS with variance analysis.
• Governance, controls, risk and compliance management.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial strategy, annual plan, forecasts and long-range planning.
• Review monthly actuals vs budget and provide actionable insights.
• Drive cash-flow discipline, collections and working capital optimization.
• Oversee taxation, audits, statutory reporting and compliance.
• Lead ERP/finance digitisation, dashboards and analytics.
• Build and mentor a high-performing finance team.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Financial partnering

Analytical skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

CA/Chartered Accountant

Tools

ERP systems

Excel advanced

BI dashboards

Job description

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.