Finance and Accounts Head

Finance & Accounts Head FMCG

Location: Chennai

Industry: FMCG / Consumer Products / Food & Nutrition

We are looking for an experienced Finance & Accounts Head to lead the finance function for a growing FMCG/Consumer Products business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead financial accounting, reporting and month-end closure.
• Drive Business Finance, FP&A, budgeting, forecasting and performance management.
• Partner with the Business Head on revenue, profitability, cash flow and business growth.
• Analyse product, category, brand, channel and customer profitability.
• Drive margin improvement, cost optimization and commercial finance initiatives.
• Manage working capital, inventory, receivables, payables and cash flow.
• Lead internal controls, IFC, statutory, internal and cost audits.
• Drive financial modelling, business cases, pricing decisions and investment appraisal.
• Partner with Corporate Treasury on liquidity, banking and funding requirements.
• Drive finance automation, ERP/BI reporting and process improvements.
• Lead the finance team and work closely with senior business stakeholders.

Candidate Profile

• CA Mandatory
• MBA Finance / CMA preferred.
• 1015 years of progressive Finance & Accounts experience.
• Minimum 68 years of experience in FMCG / Consumer Products / Food & Beverages / Nutrition / Packaged Foods.
• Strong experience across Business Finance, Financial Accounting, Commercial Finance and FP&A.
• Strong commercial and business partnering skills.
• Proven experience in P&L, profitability, working capital and cash-flow management.
• Experience in internal controls, risk management and audits.
• Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA / ERP and BI tools will be preferred.