Key Roles & Responsibilities
1. Board, Audit Committee & Investor Relations Interface
- Act as a key finance interface for the Board, Audit Committee and other Board-level committees.
- Prepare and present Board-level financial reports, management insights, governance updates and audit observations.
- Coordinate with investors, analysts, institutional stakeholders and other external stakeholders on financial matters.
- Ensure timely, accurate and transparent communication of material financial information.
- Support the management in developing investor confidence through credible financial disclosures and governance practices.
2. Capital Markets & Listing Regulations Compliance
- Ensure compliance with applicable SEBI regulations, Companies Act provisions, stock exchange requirements and other capital-market regulations.
- Drive listing readiness, including financial, governance, disclosure and reporting requirements.
- Oversee periodic and event-based disclosures, stock exchange filings and statutory submissions, in coordination with the Company Secretary.
- Establish systems to ensure compliance with applicable corporate governance and related-party transaction requirements.
- Monitor regulatory developments and assess their impact on business operations and reporting obligations.
3. High-Stakes Financial Reporting & Group Consolidation
- Lead the preparation, review and consolidation of financial statements across Group entities.
- Ensure compliance with applicable Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS), statutory reporting requirements and accounting policies.
- Drive timely monthly, quarterly and annual financial closures with strong accuracy and accountability.
- Oversee intercompany reconciliations, consolidation adjustments, related-party transactions and group-level reporting.
- Provide reliable financial insights, cash flow visibility, profitability analysis and financial performance reports to senior management and the Board.
4. Internal Financial Controls (ICFR / IFC) & Enterprise Risk Management
- Design, implement and continuously strengthen the Internal Financial Control and Internal Control over Financial Reporting framework.
- Establish robust financial processes, control mechanisms, delegation of authority and approval matrices.
- Identify financial, operational, compliance and governance risks and develop appropriate mitigation mechanisms.
- Drive risk-based internal audits and ensure timely closure of audit observations.
- Strengthen financial discipline, fraud prevention, asset protection and accountability across manufacturing plants and corporate functions.
5. Public-Company Audit Management & Regulatory Defence
- Lead coordination and management of statutory audits, internal audits, tax audits, secretarial audits and other regulatory audits.
- Act as the principal finance interface with external auditors, regulators and statutory authorities.
- Ensure audit readiness through appropriate documentation, reconciliations, supporting evidence and control compliance.
- Manage complex audit observations, accounting judgments, regulatory queries and financial investigations.
- Drive timely resolution of audit qualifications, control weaknesses and regulatory observations while protecting the organisation's governance and financial interests.
6. Strategic Finance & Business Governance
- Partner with the CEO, CFO, Board and business leadership in strategic financial decision-making.
- Provide financial oversight for capital expenditure, investments, fundraising, debt management and business expansion.
- Strengthen financial governance across subsidiaries, business units and manufacturing locations.
- Establish financial risk monitoring, cash flow management and performance reporting mechanisms.
- Support corporate restructuring, mergers, acquisitions, due diligence and other strategic transactions as required.