Licious – Associate Director – Controllership – CA Licious

The Corporate Institute; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Licious in Bengaluru is seeking a seasoned Chartered Accountant to lead the company’s financial operations and drive accurate reporting across the group. You will oversee accounting processes, ensure ledgers are current and compliant, and coordinate monthly and annual financial statements under Ind AS.

In this role, you will manage audits, work with external consultants and investors, and support funding coordination.

Qualifications

• CA with 7–10 years post-qualification and strong internship experience.
• Strong accounting and reporting fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience with MS Office, Oracle, and inventory/WMS systems.

Responsibilities

• Managing all financial operations of the company headquartered in Bengaluru/Bangalore.
• Develop/manage processes for accounting and reporting.
• Ensuring accounting books and ledgers are properly maintained and updated.
• Preparing financial reports of the Group, including standalone, subsidiaries and consolidated financial statements under Ind AS monthly and annually.
• Leading annual statutory/tax/due diligence/audits of the Group entities on the ground.

Skills

Accounting fundamentals

MS Office

Financial reporting

Oracle

Inventory / WMS systems

Education

CA - Chartered Accountant

Tools

Oracle ERP

Inventory / WMS

Job description

About Licious:

We are Licious and we are a Bengaluru based meat and seafood company founded in 2015 by Abhay Hanjura and Vivek Gupta, our founders, foodies and friends. We pride ourselves on being Indias most successful D2C food-tech brand operating in 20 cities across the country delighting over 32 lac customers with our delicious fresh meat and seafood!

Think you have what it takes to be the magic ingredient in the recipe that is Licious? Read on

What makes the role meaty:

• – Managing all financial operations of the company headquartered in Bangalore.
• – To Develop/manage processes for accounting and reporting.
• – Ensuring accounting books and ledgers are properly maintained and updated.
• – Preparing financial reports of the Group, including standalone, subsidiaries and consolidated financial statements under Ind AS on a monthly and annual basis.
• – Leading the annual statutory / tax / due diligence / other audits of the Group entities on the ground and ensuring that timelines explained are adhered.
• – Responsibility towards the fund raise activities such as funding documentation, diligence and financial coordination.
• – Responsible for implementation, monitoring, and auditing of the ICOFR including GITC and ITAC controls.
• – Technical expert for the various existing and potential accounting matters. Lead the stakeholder’s relationship with external technical consultants, statutory auditors and investors on preparation, finalization and reporting of accounting memos across various matters.
• – Leading the monthly MIS-FS preparation and reporting to the stakeholders.
• – Leading the cost review and reporting, including finalization of ARDs for stakeholders reporting.
• – Leading the finance ERP implementation charter for the Group.
• – Coordinating with the tech / product teams to enhance the reporting requirements across the functions.
• – Leading the SOP implementations across the processes and its adherence by timely review.
• – Leading the Insurance charter for the Group.

We hope that you have a:

• – A CA with a minimum of 7-10 years of post qualification and a strong internship experience (preferably with one of the big 4s).
• – Have strong accounting and reporting fundamentals and hands on experience with different accounting and reporting formats.
• – Are a self starter, who has the hunger to learn everyday, find newer problems to work on everyday and is patient enough to deliver those with the right mindset.
• – Have Integrity: accepting and adhering to high moral, ethical, and personal values in decisions, communications, actions and when dealing with others.
• – Have strong analytical skills: able to clearly link financial results to operational performance drivers, generate alternatives and drive positive change.
• – Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate complex business issues in a clear/concise manner.
• – Are adaptable/Flexible: being open to change in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances, and/or to work in ambiguous situations.
• – Have strong knowledge and experience with MS office, Oracle, inventory / WMS systems.