Cotton & Clay Collective · Candidate-facing Job Description
Finance ControllerCotton & Clay Collective
Location: Chandigarh, India
Function: Finance, Control & Commercial Planning
Reporting to: Managing Director & CEO
Level: Leadership
About Cotton & ClayCotton & Clay Collective is building a digital-first fashion and lifestyle business for the Indian market. Our ambition is to create well-made, well-priced clothing that customers genuinely want to wear, supported by disciplined sourcing, robust product quality, a distinctive brand identity, technology-led operations and an exceptional digital customer experience.
We are building the business for scale from the outset. That means every leadership and specialist role is expected to operate across functions, use data intelligently, protect commercial economics and help create repeatable operating capability rather than simply execute a narrow job description.
The OpportunityThe Finance Controller is responsible for building the financial control architecture behind Cotton & Clay’s growth. The role combines controllership, planning,



cash and working-capital management, commercial finance, management reporting, statutory readiness and stewardship of the Money module. In a product business where inventory, marketing and cash timing can destroy otherwise attractive growth, Finance must be embedded in decisions rather than report history after the fact.
The mandate is clear: Give leadership a reliable financial truth, protect cash and control, challenge commercial assumptions, and ensure every material growth decision is understood through revenue, margin, working-capital and cash consequences.
Key Responsibilities1. Financial Control & AccountingEstablish accurate books, controls and close discipline.
· Own chart of accounts, accounting policies, reconciliations, journals and month-end close.
· Ensure revenue, inventory, landed cost, returns, marketing and operating expenses are recognised consistently.
· Maintain support

📌 Financial Controller (Chandigarh)
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