Financial Controller cum Deputy CFO

Role Overview: As the Finance Lead (Finance Controller cum Deputy CFO Commercial Heavy Role) in Mumbai, you will be responsible for leading the commercial-facing finance function of the company. Your role will involve managing pricing, schemes, distributor interactions, and market-facing decisions while ensuring core financial discipline, controls, MIS, and reporting. There is potential for internal elevation into a full-fledged Head of Finance role in the coming years. Key Responsibilities: - Own pricing strategy, margin management, scheme analysis, and claims validation. - Collaborate closely with sales, distributors, and customers to resolve trade/commercial issues. - Drive commercial hygiene by overseeing discounting, credit notes, and collections follow-up. - Evaluate trade spends, ROI, and business impact of commercial programs. - Engage with stockists/distributors on commercial processes and dispute resolution. - Provide visibility into market-level profitability, leakages, and inefficiencies. - Manage MIS, monthly reporting, and finance dashboards. - Coordinate month-end processes with promoters and accountant(s). - Maintain internal controls, governance, documentation discipline, and predictability. - Support budgeting, forecasting, and planning cycles. - Strengthen working capital discipline and finance systems. Qualification Required: - Must hold a Chartered Accountant (CA) qualification. - Possess 12-22 years of experience in Finance/Commercial Finance roles. - Currently or recently served as Finance Controller/Senior Manager Finance/Commercial Finance Lead. - Strong experience in distributor-led businesses such as FMCG, retail, food, pharma, etc. - Ability to collaborate closely with a conservative promoter overseeing finance. - Hands-on exposure to pricing, schemes, and distributor operations. - Demonstrated strong MIS discipline, structured thinking, and stable career progression. Additional Company Details: The company prefers candidates with exposure to Pharma or premium Consumer sectors, particularly South Indian candidates currently based in Mumbai for promoter comfort. Experience in promoter-led organizations and readiness to grow into a Head of Finance role within 2-3 years are considered advantageous. Candidates from beauty/cosmetics/personal care industry, over-senior CFO-level profiles, job hoppers with frequent moves, and pure accounting profiles without commercial/market interaction are advised to refrain from applying.,