Senior Manager - Finance

As a Senior Manager - Finance in a footwear trading company with an annual turnover of around Rs 100 crores, your role involves overseeing the financial health of the organization and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. You will also play a crucial role in supporting strategic decision-making. The major job activities for this position are drawn from common practices in similar Indian trading and retail firms: - **Financial Planning and Budgeting**: - Lead the preparation of annual budgets, financial forecasts, and long-term financial plans. - Focus on cost optimization and alignment with business goals like inventory turnover and sales projections. - **Financial Reporting and Analysis**: - Prepare and analyze financial statements such as profit and loss, balance sheets, and cash flow statements. - Conduct monthly/quarterly reports and variance analyses to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for revenue enhancement or cost control. - **Compliance and Statutory Obligations**: - Ensure adherence to Indian regulatory requirements, including filing GST, TDS, ESI, PF returns. - Coordinate with statutory auditors and manage audits to maintain compliance in a trading environment with potential import duties or export incentives. - **Trade Finance Operations**: - Handle import/export-related finances by arranging letters of credit (LC), bank guarantees (LG), and discounting facilities critical for sourcing footwear from domestic or international suppliers. - **Risk Management and Strategic Support**: - Assess financial risks such as forex fluctuations in international trading and provide insights to senior management on investment decisions. - Support business strategies like expansion or supplier negotiations. - **Team Oversight and Process Improvement**: - Supervise the finance team, review daily operations, reconciliations, and reports. - Implement efficient accounting systems and continuous improvements to enhance accuracy and efficiency. In addition, the company offers benefits such as cell phone reimbursement and health insurance. The work location is in person. If you are interested in this opportunity, you can speak with the employer at +91 9930430246. The application deadline is 01/09/2025, and the expected start date is also 01/09/2025.,