Head of Finance & Accounting

Responsible for Finance & Accounting of legal entity covering all locations. Position reports to CFO and has team of executives reporting on the position.

Accounting:

▪ Ensuring completeness of accounting data taking into consideration requirements of Financial Reporting Manual and other Continental guidelines as well as local regulatory requirements
▪ Ensuring financial reporting in compliance with local GAAP and IFRS and also regulatory requirements
▪ Ensure accurate and timely sharing of accounting information to the Management for taking appropriate business decision

Finance & Treasury:

▪ Planning requirements and deployment of funds                           
▪ Co-ordinating with Continental Corporate Treasury on deciding capital structure, sourcing of funds etc.
▪ Ensure better management of treasury for minimizing the cost of funding

Audits:

▪ Review of preparation for IFRS audit, local statutory audits and tax audits
▪ Co-ordination with auditors
▪ Attending and responding to audit queries
▪ Ensure Clean Audit report and on compliance

Insurance:

▪ Identifying risk areas requiring insurance cover
▪ Co-ordinating with Global team on selecting insurers 
▪ Co-ordinating for Claim handling along with Logistics and other department

Direct Taxation:

▪ Day-to-day tax compliance including matters like withholding tax, etc.
▪ Preparation and filing of annual tax return and withholding tax returns
▪ Attending queries from tax authorities
. Representing company before tax authorities during assessment proceeding etc.
. Identifying and implementing areas of tax planning, Transfer Pricing and other areas

Credit Control & Accounts Receivables:

▪ Setting up of credit limits
▪ Monitoring overdue receivables position and follow up for collections
▪ Providing required information to corporate credit control

Credit control:

▪ Ensure Internal control compliance in Finance processes and Systems
▪ Periodic review mechanisms of Risks and implementation of mitigation plan by bringing better internal control
▪ Creating more awareness across all functions on Internal Control

Other Projects:

▪ M&A
▪ Integration projects
▪ Handling new expansion projects - green field/ brown field
▪ Business Planning for future years - long term