Chief Financial Officer

Reports to: CEO & Managing Director

Function: Financial Governance, IPO Preparation, Controls, Strategy

Position Overview:

The CFO will play a pivotal role in ensuring the Organisation's financial readiness for its next growth phase and eventual IPO. The role will focus on institutionalizing controls, realigning procurement and cost structures, implementing financial technology systems, and bringing financial discipline across business units. This leader will have a zero-tolerance approach toward malpractices, ensuring all functions align with ethical and compliant behavior.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Financial Leadership

Co-develop the financial roadmap for scaling to ₹800 Cr with a balanced mix of domestic and export revenues.

Actively participate in business model refinement, capex planning, and facility expansion in Overseas and India.

Support the IPO planning process: due diligence, statutory compliance, investor readiness, and governance.

Financial Planning & Analysis

Design and implement budgeting, forecasting, costing, and financial reporting systems across the organization.

Develop weekly/monthly dashboards for real-time business insights (plant efficiency, revenue splits, material costs, etc.).

Analyze product line profitability and provide strategic recommendations to optimize margins.

Governance, Compliance & Internal Control

Set up audit frameworks, internal control systems, and risk mitigation processes.

Lead forensic audits (if needed) to investigate suspected financial discrepancies in India operations.

Ensure full compliance with Indian and international tax, regulatory, and export-import frameworks.

ERP, Systems & Process Implementation

Lead the deployment of ERP systems to unify data across plants, procurement, sales, and finance.

Oversee automation of reporting, reconciliations, and statutory filings.

Team Development & Vendor Oversight

Build and mentor a finance team across core areas – FP&A, cost control, taxation, audit, treasury, and legal.

Work with procurement to establish cost benchmarks, vendor due diligence, and pricing control.

Ideal Candidate Profile

CA/CPA with 15–20 years’ experience; manufacturing or export industry background a must.

IPO preparation experience highly valued.

Proven success in ERP implementation, financial control, and transformation of legacy finance setups.

Strong ethical values, capable of driving transparency and governance.