Financial Controller, India

Key responsibilities:

Reporting

• Responsible for accounting and book-keeping activities across various GAAPs (IND-AS and IFRS), including monthly book closures, quarterly reporting, direct and indirect tax filings, facilitating statutory and internal audits, monitoring daily cashflows, facilitating bank payments, etc.
• Responsible for setting up detailed systems, processes, procedures and controls relating to Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR).
• Prepare and review budgets and forecasts for Senior Leadership team, including timely & relevant reporting packages detailing financial & operational KPI’s.
• Manage all statutory compliance obligations, including liaising with tax authorities and external auditors.
• Manage budgets and expenditure related to corporate expenditure and capital projects across development and construction work.

Systems, Controls and Process

• Work with Digital Edge Group Finance and IT teams to establish and continue to update DEI on relevant software/ERP and system platforms and oversee the efficient day to day operation on these systems.
• Implement adequate financial controls.
• Working with legal and compliance team, establish an appropriate risk management matrix and reporting.

Finance

• Responsible for supervising daily project finance activities, equity/debt draw downs.
• Manage DEI business and cashflow forecasting.
• Managing multiple banking relationships.

General

• Co-ordinating with tax and accounting advisors, government agencies, auditors etc.
• Provide analytical support to functional groups such as Sales, Marketing, HR, Marketing, & Operations
• Actively champion and comply with policies and procedures related to workplace health & safety, information security, environmental, quality, and energy management systems, incident management, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

The successful candidate:

• Experience: Must be a Chartered Accountant with a minimum of 12 years of Industry experience in the Finance and Accounting function OR must have worked at Big 4 audit firms (in their audit discipline).
• Strong preference for experience in working in a global environment as part of a multinational company.
• Experience in data centers/telecommunications/real estate or digital infrastructure sectors and worked along in development and construction projects is preferred.
• Experience in project finance and raising third‐party debt is an added advantage.
• Strong core financial reporting skills covering consolidation, financial reporting, management reporting, ICFR and FP&A.
• Must have experience in working with established ERP systems like SAP, Oracle etc. Being part of an ERP implementation team is beneficial.
• A team player willing to be hands on in a dynamic, unstructured and fast paced environment.
• Ability to develop and maintain professional and respectful working relationships.
• Ability to prioritize and meet deliverables within agreed deadlines.
• Experience in reporting and presenting to multiple stakeholders.
• Process oriented and automation mindset and High level of commercial acumen
• Skillful in building relationships to positively influence decision making.
• Education level: Chartered Accountant
• Certifications/Licenses: None