Lead – Finance Controller

Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis for real estate projects and business units.
• Ensure accurate and timely preparation of financial statements, MIS reports, and management dashboards.
• Monitor project profitability, cost control, revenue recognition, and financial performance against approved budgets.
• Drive financial governance, internal controls, risk management, and compliance with accounting standards and statutory requirements.
• Manage project cash flows, fund utilization, working capital, and treasury-related activities.
• Partner with business, project, procurement, sales, and leadership teams to provide financial insights and decision support.
• Oversee audits, tax compliance, statutory filings, and coordination with external auditors and regulatory authorities.
• Evaluate investment proposals, project feasibility studies, financial models, and business cases.
• Lead and mentor finance teams, ensuring capability development and adherence to organizational policies.
• Support strategic initiatives, process improvements, digitization, and enhancement of financial reporting systems

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant (CA) mandatory; MBA (Finance) preferred.
• 12-18 years of experience in finance controllership, financial planning & analysis, or project finance, preferably within the real estate, infrastructure, or construction industry.
• Strong knowledge of accounting standards, taxation, financial reporting, budgeting, treasury management, and internal controls.
• Experience in managing large-scale real estate projects and multiple stakeholders.
• Proficiency in ERP systems (SAP/Oracle) and advanced financial analysis tools.
• Strong leadership, business partnering, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.