Financial Controller (CA-1st Attempt)

About the Role :

Our Client is looking for a Financial Controller to own the company's financial reporting, controls, and compliance function. This role partners closely with business and operations leadership to drive financial discipline as the company scales.

Key Responsibilities :

- Own monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing and MIS reporting

- Ensure statutory compliance - Companies Act, Income Tax, GST, and other regulatory requirements

- Drive standardization of accounting policies (Ind AS) and internal financial controls

- Lead statutory, internal, and tax audits end-totoend

- Manage costing, inventory valuation, and manufacturing/plant-level financial controls

- Oversee treasury, working capital management, and cash flow planning

- Partner with FP&A on budgeting, variance analysis, and business reviews

- Build and mentor a highperforming finance/controllership team

- Support fundraising, investor reporting, and due diligence processes as needed

- Drive automation and process improvement in finance operations

Candidate Requirements :

- CA with a first attempt clear (mandatory screening criterion)

- 10-17 years of postqualification experience, with significant time in a controllership/finance leadership role

- Must have worked with an automobile OEM or automotive manufacturing company (twowheeler, threewheeler, commercial vehicle, or passenger vehicle) - candidates without automobile industry background will not be considered

- Strong handson experience with manufacturing/plant costing, Ind AS, and statutory/tax compliance

- Prior experience managing statutory and internal audits independently

- ERP exposure (SAP/Oracle preferred); comfortable in a fastscaling, highgrowth environment

- Strong stakeholder management and team leadership skills