Finance Controller
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Job Description
The Finance Controller will lead and oversee the company's entire financial management function, ensuring financial discipline, business profitability, effective fund management, statutory compliance and strong internal financial controls.
The role requires a highly experienced finance professional with 15\+ years of experience in financial planning, accounting, taxation, project costing, cash flow management, budgeting, audit and financial risk management.
The candidate must act as a strategic finance partner to the CEO, CFO and management team, supporting business decisions through accurate financial analysis and reporting.
2\. Key Roles \& Responsibilities
A. Strategic Financial Planning
- Develop long\-term and short\-term financial strategies.
- Prepare annual business budgets and financial forecasts.
- Advise management on financial feasibility of new projects.
- Evaluate project investments and expected returns.
- Monitor company profitability and financial performance.
- Identify financial risks and recommend corrective measures.
- Support management in business expansion and investment decisions.
B. Financial Control \& Accounting
- Supervise the complete accounting and finance function.
- Ensure accurate books of accounts and financial statements.
- Review monthly, quarterly and annual financial closures.
- Establish financial policies and accounting procedures.
- Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards.
- Monitor assets, liabilities, revenue and expenditure.
- Implement strong internal financial control systems.
C. Real Estate Project Financial Management
- Develop project\-wise budgets and cost estimates.
- Monitor land acquisition and development costs.
- Control infrastructure, construction and approval expenses.
- Track project\-wise revenue and expenditure.
- Prepare project profitability and ROI reports.
- Monitor cash flow requirements for each project.
- Evaluate financial feasibility before project execution.
- Identify cost overruns and implement corrective actions.
- Monitor project funding and investment utilization.
D. Cash Flow \& Treasury Management
- Oversee overall company cash flow.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly cash flow forecasts.
- Manage banking relationships and financial facilities.
- Monitor working capital requirements.
- Plan fund allocation across projects.
- Control cash utilization and payment priorities.
- Monitor customer collections and outstanding balances.
- Ensure optimum utilization of available funds.
E. Taxation \& Statutory Compliance
- Oversee GST, TDS and income tax compliance.
- Review tax calculations and statutory returns.
- Ensure timely statutory payments and filings.
- Coordinate statutory and internal audits.
- Handle tax assessments and audit observations with professional advisors.
- Ensure compliance with applicable financial regulations.
F. Budgeting \& Cost Optimization
- Develop annual operating budgets.
- Establish department\-wise expense limits.
- Monitor actual expenses against approved budgets.
- Review budget deviations and take corrective action.
- Control administrative and operational costs.
- Establish financial approval mechanisms.
- Identify opportunities to improve margins.
G. Audit \& Risk Management
- Lead internal and external audit processes.
- Establish internal audit procedures.
- Identify financial irregularities and control weaknesses.
- Ensure proper documentation of financial transactions.
- Review fraud prevention and financial risk controls.
- Implement corrective and preventive measures.
- Report significant financial risks to top management.
H. Leadership \& Team Management
- Lead and mentor the finance and accounts team.
- Define departmental responsibilities and KPIs.
- Establish finance department SOPs.
- Review employee performance.
- Conduct regular finance review meetings.
- Improve accounting systems and reporting processes.
- Develop a high\-performance finance team.
I. Management MIS \& Decision Support
Prepare and present the following reports to management
- Monthly P\&L statement.
- Balance sheet.
- Cash flow statement.
- Project\-wise profitability report.
- Project\-wise budget versus actual.
- Customer outstanding report.
- Vendor outstanding report.
- Bank and fund position report.
- Working capital report.
- Tax and statutory compliance report.
- Monthly financial performance dashboard.
- Annual financial projections.
3\. Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
Performance parameter
Expected standard
Monthly financial closure
Within 7–10 days
Financial reporting accuracy
99%\+
Statutory compliance
100% on time
Bank reconciliation
100% monthly
Project cost monitoring
100%
Budget variance reporting
Monthly
Cash flow forecasting
Monthly
Payment control compliance
100%
Audit issue resolution
Within agreed timelines
Financial MIS submission
100% on time
Pay: ₹75,000\.00 \- ₹150,000\.00 per month
Benefits
- Food provided
- Health insurance
- Provident Fund
Work Location: In person
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Job Overview
- Job type
- Full-time
- Work mode
- On-site
- Location
- Chennai
- Posted
- 1d ago
- Source
- Indeed