Job Description

Role Purpose:

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The Principal Consultant anchors financial strategy at Flipcarbon, builds robust relationships with senior leaders, and drives meaningful, outcome-focused CFO engagements. As a trusted advisor to founders and leadership teams, the role brings deep financial expertise and strategic clarity to every mandate. It involves guiding project teams, ensuring precision in delivery, and creating a consistently dependable client experience. The position also drives business growth by identifying new opportunities and strengthening Flipcarbon's CFO consulting practice through thought leadership, robust execution, and a solutions-first approach.

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Duties and Responsibilities

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Lead Client Relationships

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• Work directly with founders and CXOs as a strategic finance partner.

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• Build strong, trusted relationships with senior leaders through consistent, value-driven engagement.

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• Understand the client's financial landscape, business model, growth plans, constraints, and risk areas.

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• Stakeholder management- manage the internal team (across functions) of the client, Manage statutory and Internal auditors

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• Hold meaningful conversations, navigate financial sensitivities with maturity, and maintain long-term credibility.

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• Strengthen relationships to ensure continuity of work, sustained mandate progression, and multi-year engagement

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• Identify relevant opportunities to expand the partnership by recommending finance, compliance, or operational projects that deliver real business value.

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Own Fractional CFO Delivery Across Core Finance Pillars

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Diagnosis -> design -> roll-out -> reviews -> coaching

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• FP&A;: Budgets, forecasts, rolling plans, MIS reporting & variance review.

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• Cash Flow & Working Capital: Cash discipline, receivables/payables efficiency, liquidity tracking, Financials as per schedule 3 A

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• Controllership & Governance: Strengthening controls, hygiene, reconciliations, month-end close.

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• Compliance & Audit Readiness: Support statutory filings, half yearly and yearly audits and reporting, Compliance with IAS, Financials as per schedule 3 A, risk reviews.

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• Business Intelligence & Analytics: Dashboards, insights, financial models for decision support.

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• Process & Systems: ERP enhancements, workflow automation, SOP design and documentation.

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• Investor & Board Support: MIS packs, board materials, scenario modelling (where relevant).

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Deliver with Discipline

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• Create timelines, manage stakeholders, and drive outcomes.

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• Collaborate with internal consultants, analysts, and subject matter experts.

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• Maintain documentation, dashboards, and ensure quality delivery.

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• Move projects smoothly from Diagnosis → Build → Operate → Handover.

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Solve Problems with Maturity

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• Bring structure to ambiguity.

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• Use data, judgment, and experience to craft practical solutions.

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• Balance founder expectations with organizational realities.

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• Say what needs to be said — with empathy and Candor.

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Education and Qualifications

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❖ Must Have

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• Qualified Chartered Accountant

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❖ Good to Have

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• Professional certifications such as CMA, CPA, CIMA, ACCA or MBA Finance

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• Certification in Financial Modelling, FP&A;, Treasury Management, or Risk Management

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• Exposure to ERP systems or finance digital tools

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• Certification in Business Analytics, Lean Six Sigma, or Process Improvement

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• Experience in financial advisory, due diligence, or business consulting

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Experience Required

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❖ 12+ years of experience in finance consulting, advisory, or strategic CFO support roles. Experience working with founders, family businesses, or fast-growing companies is an advantage."

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Core Capabilities We Expect

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❖ Finance depth: Strong command of controllership, FP&A;, budgeting, forecasting, MIS, cash flow, compliance, and financial governance.

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❖ Communication & Presence: Clear, crisp communication with founders and leaders

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❖ Client-Centricity: Ability to understand context and tailor solutions.

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❖ Problem-Solving: Structured thinking, maturity, and practical recommendations.

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❖ Strategic + Agile: Balance long-term direction with on-ground agility.

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❖ Analytical & Tech Skills: Strong Excel, PowerPoint, financial modeling, and comfort with ERPs/BI tools.

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❖ Adaptability: Comfort in changing environments, moving targets, and matrix setups.

📌 Full time Chartered Accountant-B Consulting (Mumbai)
🏢 Flipcarbon | Growth Solutions
📍 Mumbai