Controls and the monthly close
- Close the books by working day 5, every month, against a checklist.
- Design segregation of duties, the approval matrix and delegation of authority;
- Own inventory valuation across raw material, WIP, finished goods and packing material, and its reconciliation to the books.

Costing and unit economics
- Build product-wise costing: landed cost per kg of pupae, conversion cost per MT, yield and loss accounting, and contribution margin for LoopMeal and LoopOil by customer and geography.
- Publish margin by product monthly, and be able to explain every movement in it.
- Own the annual budget and the monthly budget-versus-actual review, built with the plant and procurement teams rather than for them.

Cash, treasury and working capital
- Own a rolling cash flow and the working capital cycle, each against a stated target.
- Manage banking relationships and the cost of debt — negotiate terms rather than accept them.
- Own currency exposure on export receivables: hedging policy, booking discipline and realisation against booked rate,



plus export incentives and documentation.

Capital and lenders
- Build and hold the data room so that we are diligence-ready before diligence begins.
- Own the financial model, the diligence response, covenant negotiation and compliance reporting.

Compliance, audit and risk
- Drive the statutory audit to a clean report with no material adjustments.
- Review — not prepare — GST, TDS, PF, PT and income tax positions; own tax planning and structuring as the company grows.
- Own insurance cover, commercial contract review and the risk register.

Team and systems
- Mentor the Accounts Manager deliberately toward controller-level capability, and hire and build the layer below.
- Own the finance side of the ERP rollout and the shift from spreadsheets to a system of record.

What the first year looks like
- Months 6–12 — data room current; debt facility negotiated; next year's budget built bottom-up; a clean statutory

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