Head of Finance

As a Finance Head (General Manager) at a leading processing equipment manufacturer (part of a global group), your primary responsibility will be to oversee financial discipline, ensure compliance, and lead strategic financial initiatives. You will play a crucial role in financial planning, budgeting, and long-term forecasting to align with strategic goals. It will be your duty to monitor financial projections and performance against budgets, ensuring accuracy and optimizing working capital to maintain liquidity and support operational cash flow. You will be responsible for ensuring timely and accurate preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, including balance sheets, P&L, and cash flows. Coordinating timely monthly and statutory reporting to the Parent Company will also be a key aspect of your role. Leading audits, tax filings, and compliance with accounting standards such as IFRS and regulatory requirements will be central to maintaining financial integrity. You will provide accurate financial analysis for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring timely MIS reporting to Group companies. Implementing cost control measures, focusing on manufacturing expenses to enhance margins, overseeing product costing, inventory valuation, and overhead management will also fall under your purview. Ensuring compliance with tax laws, coordinating with tax authorities and auditors for timely submissions, and leading SAP system implementation to enhance financial reporting and accounting processes will be essential tasks. Mentoring and developing a finance and accounts team to drive performance and growth will be crucial to the success of the financial operations. You will also assist in pricing strategies and assess the financial impacts of business decisions. Managing relationships with banks, auditors, tax consultants, and financial institutions, as well as representing the company in meetings with investors and financial stakeholders as needed, will be part of your role. To qualify for this position, you must hold a Chartered Accountant (CA) certification and have over 15 years of experience in finance and accounting, including 5-7 years in a leadership role within the manufacturing sector. In-depth knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting, and manufacturing-specific compliance requirements is required. You should have proven experience managing mid-scale financial operations and proficiency in SAP software. Prior experience with multinational corporations (MNCs) would be beneficial. Skills and attributes that will be essential for this role include in-depth knowledge of financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes, expertise in cost accounting and financial analysis, a strong understanding of tax regulations and compliance in the Indian context, excellent leadership, team management, and interpersonal skills, analytical and problem-solving abilities with a focus on operational efficiency, strategic thinking with the ability to influence and drive business decisions, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.,