CA - Finance Manager - D2C

**Key Roles and Responsibilities** **1. Accounting & Financial Reporting:** - Ensure accurate and timely accounting & compliances like GST, TDS, etc - Ensure accurate and timely preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements - Maintain compliance with applicable accounting standards / Ind AS - Oversee general ledger, reconciliations, and monthly closing processes **2. Manufacturing Finance (Critical):** - Monitor cost of production, BOM variance, consumption and inventory valuation - Track plant-level performance (yield, wastage, overhead absorption) - Partner with operations team to improve cost efficiency **3. Trading Business Finance:** - Manage margin analysis, pricing controls, and discount structures - Monitor inventory turnover and working capital cycles - Ensure profitability tracking across SKUs and channels **4. Working Capital & Cash Flow Management:** - Optimize receivables, payables, and inventory levels - Prepare cash flow forecasts and ensure liquidity management - Work closely with sales and procurement teams on credit policies - Treasury Management **5. Compliance & Controls:** - Ensure compliance with GST, TDS, Income tax, and other statutory regulations - Manage audits (internal, statutory, tax audits) - Strengthen internal financial controls and SOPs - Secretarial compliances, RBI **6. Team Management:** - Lead and mentor finance and accounts team of 8-10 • Ensure process discipline and continuous improvement - Coordinate cross-functionally with operations, sales, and supply chain **7. MIS & Business Support:** - Prepare annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and variance analysis - Develop dashboards for management reporting - Provide actionable insights to leadership for decision-making - Support strategic initiatives such as expansion, pricing, and cost restructuring - Prepare MIS for Management and investors in strict timelines **Qualifications** CA/CMA with 3 to 5 years of experience in similar roles from any industry/mid-sized CA firms **Strong understanding of** - Accounting, Balance Sheet - Costing and inventory accounting - Working capital cycles - GST and regulatory compliance - Proficiency in ERP systems (ERP Next/ Odoo/SAP / Oracle / Tally or similar) Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills **Key Skills** - Strong analytical and problem-solving ability - Commercial mindset with attention to detail - Ability to work closely with operations and business teams - Leadership and stakeholder management