Financial Controller

Role & responsibilities

• Own local accounting, month-end and year-end close, journal reviews, balance sheet reconciliations and management reporting for India entities.
• Oversee preparation and audit of statutory financial statements under applicable Indian accounting standards and ensure timely group reporting under IFRS, including necessary adjustments.
• Oversee GST, TDS, corporate income tax, advance tax, related reconciliations and filings, working with external tax advisers.
• Manage transfer pricing compliance, cost-plus intercompany service arrangements, supporting documentation, invoicing and settlement.
• Coordinate Companies Act requirements, ROC filings, statutory registers and board-related matters with company secretarial advisers.
• Monitor applicable RBI/FEMA and foreign investment reporting obligations, and oversee payroll accounting and statutory payroll compliance in coordination with HR and service providers.
• Manage local treasury, banking, cash forecasts, payments and delegated signatory authorities; maintain strong financial controls and audit-ready records.
• Lead local relationships with statutory auditors, tax advisers, banks and other external advisers.

Qualifications and Experience

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (ICAI) or equivalent recognised professional accounting qualification.
• Approximately 1015 years of relevant experience, including significant hands-on financial controllership and people leadership responsibilities.
• Strong experience in Indian statutory accounting, audits, GST, TDS, income tax and regulatory compliance, with working knowledge of transfer pricing and FEMA/RBI obligations.
• Sound IFRS knowledge and experience reporting to an international parent group; practical understanding of applicable Indian accounting standards.
• Experience leading and developing teams in a multinational, global capability centre, captive finance or shared services environment.
• Experience collaborating with international stakeholders and operating effectively within a matrix reporting structure.
• Strong financial control, process governance, communication, organisational and problem-solving capabilities.

Preferred candidate profile

• Experience establishing or scaling a captive or global finance capability centre, including finance process transitions.
• Experience with NetSuite, SAP, Oracle or comparable ERP platforms; multi-entity, multi-currency and intercompany accounting.
• Big Four audit or advisory background followed by industry controllership or finance leadership.
• Experience supporting finance operations in Australia, the US or the UK, or within technology, financial services or complex multinational businesses.
• Exposure to finance transformation, process automation and operational improvement.