Business Finance Manager - Logistics/Supply Chain/Tech Firm

Description:

Location: Mumbai, India

Experience: 5+ years

Qualification: CA / CMA / MBA (Finance)

Key Responsibilities

1. Accounts Payable & Bank Operations

- Lead vendor management from onboarding to final payments.

- Verify invoice accuracy, PO and GRN matching, and ensure timely approvals.

- Run the daily payment process batches, uploads, authorisations, and bank reconciliations.

- Maintain accurate cash flow visibility across all banks and entities; update weekly cash forecast.

- Oversee bank documentation, fund transfers, OD/WCDL usage, and short-term placements.

- Enforce spend control through vendor ageing review and approval matrix adherence.

2. Accounts Receivable & Collections

- Supervise invoicing and debit/credit note issuance as per shipment data.

- Track collections daily; publish customer-wise ageing and follow-up actions.

- Ensure accurate receipt accounting and customer reconciliation in ERP.

- Coordinate with Sales and Operations on billing accuracy and credit limit usage.

- Drive DSO reduction through proactive escalations and direct client coordination.

3. MIS & Reporting

- Prepare and release monthly MIS covering revenue, gross profit, AR/AP ageing, cash flow, and entity P&L.

- Maintain tracking for budget vs actuals and variance commentary from verticals and subsidiaries.

- Reconcile ERP job-costing with financial books to ensure margin accuracy.

- Standardise reporting templates and closure timelines for all finance teams.

- Collaborate with Tech/MIS teams to automate dashboards and streamline data extraction.

4. Internal Controls & Compliance

- Implement robust controls for vendor onboarding, approval, and payment processes.

- Monitor policy adherence for expense claims, advances, and reimbursements.

- Ensure accurate GL reconciliations bank, vendor, customer, inter-company, and advances.

- Support internal and statutory audits with schedules, explanations, and documentation.

- Align subsidiary finance practices to group-level accounting and reporting standards.

5. People & Process Management

- Supervise finance executives managing AP/AR/MIS across entities.

- Conduct monthly reviews with subsidiary finance managers to resolve open items.

- Drive continuous process improvement to reduce manual intervention and errors.

- Provide training on ERP usage, compliance policies, and reporting discipline.

Candidate Profile

- CA / MBA (Finance) with 5+ years of experience in finance operations and MIS within logistics, supply chain, or tech-enabled industries.

- Hands-on experience with ERP operations, reconciliations, and cash management.

- Proven ability to manage monthly closures and generate accurate, timely MIS.

- High attention to detail and discipline in documentation and control.

- Strong communication skills for cross-functional coordination.

- Execution-focused mindset with ownership for accuracy, speed, and compliance.