VP Finance I Copper Manufacturing | Base Metal | Nickel | CA

The CFO will be a strategic and operational finance leader, responsible for driving financial excellence across manufacturing, recycling operations, and trading/export activities. The role requires strong expertise in commodity-linked businesses, working capital management, compliance, and plant finance.

Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Strategy & Leadership

• Partner with promoters to define long-term financial strategy and growth roadmap
• Lead financial planning for capacity expansion, new plants, and diversification (e.g., recycling streams)
• Drive profitability improvement across plants and product lines

2. Plant & Manufacturing Finance

• Oversee plant-level P&L, costing, and margin analysis
• Implement robust systems for:
• Yield optimization (input scrap vs output metal)
• Cost control (energy, raw material, recovery efficiency)
• Monitor inventory valuation (LME-linked pricing, metal exposure)

3. Working Capital & Treasury Management

• Manage high working capital cycles involving:
• Scrap procurement
• Inventory-heavy operations
• Optimize:
• Cash flow
• Banking lines (CC/WC limits, LCs, BGs)
• Drive relationships with banks/NBFCs for structured finance

4. Commercial Finance & Trade

• Oversee financial aspects of:
• Domestic and export sales
• Commodity price risk (Metal, alloys)
• Implement hedging strategies (if applicable)
• Ensure pricing discipline linked to metal benchmarks

5. Compliance, Audit & Governance

• Ensure compliance with:
• GST, Income Tax, Customs (import/export)
• Environmental & recycling regulations
• Lead:
• Internal audit systems
• Statutory audits and reporting
• Strengthen governance in a promoter-driven setup

6. Fundraising & Investor Management

• Lead fundraising initiatives:
• Debt structuring
• Private equity / strategic investors (if expansion planned)
• Prepare financial models, IMs, and due diligence data rooms

7. Systems & Process Transformation

• Implement ERP and digital finance systems across plants
• Drive automation in:
• Procurement to payment cycle
• Inventory tracking
• Build MIS dashboards for real-time decision-making

8. Team Leadership

• Build and mentor finance teams across HO and plant locations
• Establish strong finance controls across decentralized operations

Candidate Profile

Must Have

• CA / MBA Finance (Tier-1 preferred)
• 15-20 years of experience
• Prior experience in:
• Metals / Mining / Recycling / Manufacturing / Commodity trading
• Strong exposure to:
• Plant finance
• Working capital-heavy businesses

Good to Have

• Experience in non-ferrous metals, battery recycling, or scrap ecosystem
• Exposure to export/import finance