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Financial ControllerXtreme Media • Republic Of India, IN
Financial Controller

Financial Controller

Xtreme Media • Republic Of India, IN
5 days ago
Job description

A. Group Financial Reporting & Consolidation

  • Drive the preparation of group and subsidiary financial statements – Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss, Cash Flow, Statement of Changes in Equity – including all required notes and disclosures as per AS.
  • Ensure that all subsidiaries financials in the holding company’s format to enable consolidation.
  • Perform inter-company reconciliation of closing balances and intra-group transactions;

prepare adjustment entries for eliminations and other consolidation adjustments.

  • Scrutinise Trial Balance and General Ledger – identify abnormal balances / transactions, confirm arithmetical equality (debits = credits) and correct errors before finalising financials.
  • Lead the period-end close process in the ERP environment, including opening / closing posting periods, ensuring proper fiscal procedures and controls.
  • B. Analysis & Management Reporting (MIS), Forecasting & Budgeting

  • Conduct ratio analyses (profitability, liquidity, efficiency), cash flow analyses and other business insights.
  • Manage the monthly MIS process from business units : collect MIS, perform checks for accuracy, consolidate at company level, produce insightful PowerPoint presentations to management on variances (Revenue, Material Cost, Variable Cost, Fixed Cost, Other Income).
  • Prepare presentations for meetings (Audit Committee, Board of Directors, Investor Calls) – focusing on standalone & consolidated financial health, internal audit observations, action-taken reports, and key numbers (Revenue, Volumes, EBITDA, PBT, PAT) with comparable.
  • C. Audit, Compliance & Controls

  • Oversee statutory auditors’ review under applicable regulations and manage liaison with both external and internal auditors.
  • Prepare quarterly audit plan (tentative due dates, SPOCs) and coordinate all audit queries.
  • Act as audit-coordinator : arrange auditor meetings with company departments, respond to queries in a timely manner, ensure resolution of audit observations.
  • Collaborate with secretarial consultant on compliance matters (related parties, MSME returns, DPT-3, CSR budget). Handle XBRL filings for financials.
  • Support the development and implementation of reports and procedures in alignment with law changes and internal control requirements.
  • D. Direct Taxation

  • Manage direct taxation : handle faceless tax assessments, respond to tax notices, prepare documentation for tax audits and represent the company before tax authorities.
  • Compute and report current and deferred tax liabilities;
  • ensure tax figures are appropriately recorded in the financial statements per accounting standards.

  • Oversee Income Tax Returns (ITR), TDS / TCS compliance and coordination with tax advisors.
  • E. Inventory Management & Product Costing

  • Establish and oversee the inventory management system : track stock movements, ensure controls around stock counts, reconciliations and inventory ageing.
  • Supervise product costing design : define & maintain cost-structure for manufactured / held goods including materials, labour, overheads, and absorption of indirect cost.
  • Select and apply suitable inventory valuation / costing methods (e.G., FIFO, specific cost) and ensure consistency of method year-to-year.
  • Monitor inventory ageing, obsolescence, slow-moving and excess stock;
  • ensure appropriate provisioning / write-downs in line with accounting standards.

  • Provide periodic product-cost variances : material cost variance, labour cost variance, overhead absorption variance;
  • feed these into MIS / management reports to highlight cost control opportunities.

  • Collaborate with business units and supply-chain / production / warehouse teams to align operational inventory policy (reorder points, lot sizes, lead-times) with financial targets and minimise carrying cost.
  • Work with the ERP team to embed inventory & product costing logic into system : ensure postings of inventory movements, WIP, finished goods, COGS flows correctly through the ledger, and reports support management decision-making.
  • Link inventory & costing metrics into monthly MIS / rolling forecasts / budgeting : e.G., closing stock, inventory turnover, cost of goods sold, margin by product line, inventory days.
  • Ensure disclosure note-requirements in financial statements for inventory (valuation method, cost formula, carrying amounts, etc.) in accordance with applicable standards.
  • F. Indirect Taxation (GST, Customs, etc.)

  • Manage indirect tax compliance across the group : monitor, interpret and apply the regulatory framework for GST in India (CGST / SGST / IGST), ensure correct registration, tax classification (HSN / SAC codes), tax rate application, timely filings and claims of input tax credit.
  • Oversee customs duty matters for imported goods : ensure compliance with tariff classification, correct valuation, duty payment, documentation and liaison with customs authorities.
  • Coordinate with team to assess indirect tax liabilities, reconcile tax credits (for example, GST input tax credit) and ensure correct recording of indirect-tax expenses or assets in the financial statements.
  • Integrate indirect tax aspects into audit and regulatory agenda : e.G., ensure audit coverage of GST compliance, customs compliance, tax notices / responses for indirect tax matters.
  • Work with IT / ERP team to develop and enhance the system : ensure the ERP captures correct tax codes / rates, tax implications for inter-company transactions, imports / exports, and MIS reports cover indirect tax performance (tax paid, input credit, compliance deadlines).
  • Keep abreast of indirect tax law changes (GST slab changes, customs tariff revisions, regulatory clarifications) and assess business impact;
  • update policy, processes and controls accordingly.

    G. ERP Finance & Process Improvement

  • Collaborate with the BC implementation team (or partner) to define finance & operations requirements : mapping existing ZOHON processes (month-end close, posting periods, inter-company eliminations, inventory cost flows, product costing, indirect tax functionalities) into Business Central.
  • Lead the configuration of BC modules relevant to finance, consolidation, inventory & costing, tax and operations. Ensure key components such as general ledger, posting periods, inter-company journals, inventory valuation / absorption, cost centres, product costing are set up correctly.
  • Develop and manage “on-the-go” enhancements (post-go-live) in BC :
  • Design and test new BC reports & dashboards (using Power BI / BC built-in reporting) to meet management / board / audit requirements.
  • Work with BC’s workflow automation (via Power Automate, BC workflows) to embed controls — e.G., approval of intercompany journals, validation of posting period opening / closing, inventory count alerts, cost variance notifications.
  • Conduct continuous improvement : as business evolves (new products, geographies), update BC configuration and extensions to support changes — e.G., new cost centre hierarchies, new statutory tax regimes, new methods of inventory valuation.
  • Manage the fiscal close in BC : ensure correct opening / closing of posting periods, reconciliation of ledgers, validation checks for debit / credit equality, abnormal balances detection via custom reports or alerts within BC.
  • Ensure integration of BC with other systems : e.G., subsidiary data collection into BC for consolidation, inter-company elimination logic, inventory movements feeding into costing sub-ledgers, tax system linkage for GST / customs.
  • Provide finance users, business-unit stakeholders, audit & tax teams with training and documentation on the BC system — covering both standard functionality and the custom enhancements ("on the go" developments).
  • Monitor and govern data quality, master-data controls (chart of accounts, cost centres, posting groups, inventory items, inter-company partners) within BC to ensure that financial reporting, consolidation and costing stay accurate and reliable.
  • Stay updated with Microsoft’s Business Central updates / patches, and evaluate how new features (e.G., AI insights, Copilot, workflow automation) can further streamline finance operations;
  • coordinate partner updates and internal change management.

    3. Key Skills & Competencies

  • Strong knowledge of AS and consolidation accounting.
  • Deep experience in trial balance, general ledger scrutiny, error rectification & adjustment entries.
  • Ability to prepare and analyse financial statements (BS, P&L, Cash Flow, SoCE) including detailed disclosures.
  • Proficiency in ratio analysis, cash flow analysis, variance analysis, forecasting & budgeting.
  • Excellent presentation skills for senior management, auditors, board / investor calls.
  • Experience with audit coordination, liaison with external / internal auditors, preparation of audit plans.
  • Familiarity with regulatory compliance (e.G.,XBRL, MSME returns, DPT-3, CSR, RPT).
  • Hands-on ERP finance processes : month-end / fiscal close, posting period management, report development.
  • Product costing and inventory valuation expertise, cost-control mindset.
  • Strong indirect tax knowledge : GST, customs, import / export duty, tax credits and compliance.
  • Taxation capabilities : handling tax assessments, preparing ITRs, computing current / deferred tax, TDS / TCS compliance.
  • Strong business partnering & communication — collaboration with secretarial team, business units, consultants, etc.
  • Analytical mindset, attention to detail, ability to manage multiple tasks under deadlines.
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