Interim Chief Financial Officer

Job Description:

• Lead a team of accounting/ finance professionals.
• Identifying gaps in current accounting & financial processes and building robust SOPs.
• Close interaction with CEO and Business heads
• Finalization of annual financials
• Month End Closure, thorough understanding of costing and keeping internal controls
• Take overall ownership for Accounts & Finance function in client company acting as De-facto CFO.
• Identifying process controls gaps and building robust processes
• Driving monthly budgetary control & variance analysis
• Driving collections & inventory management with stake-holders including working capital management
• Pricing decision support & enabling other business decision capex, special projects, structuring
• Provide analysis and commentary for Financial and Operating MIS
• Support in creation of long-term & short-term business forecasts
• Ensure creation & adherence to budgets across organization
• Ensure creation & adherence to Monthly Cash Flow Plans
• Finalize Financial MIS - P&L, CF, BS preparation and Operating MIS
• Ensure all Statutory Compliances (GST, TDS, VAT, Income Tax etc.)
• Managing relationships with Banks (negotiating credit limits, rate of interest, transaction costs etc.)
• Ensure reduction in working capital requirements
• Initiate & follow up on Cost savings initiatives
• Initiate & follow up on IT initiatives including ERP implementations
• Lead statutory / internal audits and deal with auditors

Qualifications:

• Finance professional with 15 years of experience
• Bachelor's degree in finance
• Prior experience as a CFO
• Excellent spoken and written communication and experience partnering with an executive team