03 Nov
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SPARSH Hospital, Bengaluru
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Bengaluru
03 Nov
SPARSH Hospital, Bengaluru
Bengaluru
Job Description
Finance Controller 1. Position Details Job Title: Finance Controller Department: Finance and Accounts Reporting To: Vice President
- Finance & Accounts
Location:
SPARSH Hospital, Infantry Corporate Office, Bengaluru 2. Role Overview As the Finance Controller, your primary mandate is to take absolute ownership of Legal, Treasury, Statutory Audit, and Book Closure operations. You will serve as the organizational anchor for Financial and Tax Due Diligence (FDD & TDD) readiness, enforce unyielding finance transaction compliance, and actively drive automation across the finance department. Operating as the second-in-command to the VP of Finance & Accounts, you must bring extreme ownership to ensure the hospital network remains perpetually audit-ready, legally compliant, and financially transparent. 3. Key Result Areas & Responsibilities Statutory Audit & Book Closure
• Drive the monthly financial close with precision, circulating final revenue by the 1st and accurate MIS by the 5th of the following month, ensuring zero major reclassifications post-circulation.
• Lead the end-to-end Statutory Audit process, coordinating seamlessly with Big 4/5 audit firms to secure clean audit reports and guarantee completion by Q1.
• Establish and maintain strong Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) to proactively prevent control lapses. Financial & Tax DD Readiness
• Maintain perpetual Due Diligence readiness to support potential investors and transaction advisory partners, ensuring the data room is refreshed monthly with at least 95% of folders fully updated.
• Coordinate all groundwork, schedules, and data collation for Financial Due Diligence (FDD) and Tax Due Diligence (TDD) engagements.
• Keep a standard,
high-quality Investor Pack consistently available and updated on a monthly cadence. Treasury Function & Receivables Control
• Spearhead capital raising initiatives from banks, securing optimal funding terms and capital structures to support ongoing organizational growth and working capital needs.
• Leverage solid experience dealing with financial institutions to seamlessly manage and fulfill all monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting requirements, covenants, and compliance obligations.
• Exercise tight treasury governance, guaranteeing all bank reconciliations are completed within 15 working days each month.
• Drive aggressive receivables control and liquidity improvement, reducing Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) from ~80 days to 45 days.
• Optimize fund management and ensure 100% of payments pass through the approved maker-checker matrix, with zero unapproved deviations. End-to-End Legal Management
• Manage the hospital network's legal framework end-to-end, targeting a strict 7-15 day turnaround time for the review and closure of commercial contracts, vendor agreements, and data sharing agreements.
• Take charge of the centralized litigation and notices tracker, ensuring every legal notice is systematically addressed and closed before its due date.
• Own the comprehensive legal compliance calendar, securing all required statutory certificates, licenses, and renewals without exception. Finance Transaction Compliance
• Ensure 100% on-time execution of all statutory filings (GST, TDS, PF, ESI, MCA) with zero tolerance for penalties or interest due to delays.
• Take extreme ownership of internal audit observations, ensuring ≥90% are closed out within firmly agreed timelines.
• Enforce strict payment matrix disciplines across Consultants, MSME, and GRN-linked vendors, ensuring deviations have documented justification and leadership approval. Automation & Finance Digitization
• Identify and execute 2-3 major automation initiatives (e.g., automated BRS, GST Reconciliation, 26AS Reconciliation, Vendor Reconciliation and Bank Reconciliation) by year-end to drastically reduce manual reporting effort and improve turnaround times.
• Ensure system-level revenue assurance by driving 100% accurate MOU and Code mapping
• Implement comprehensive document scanning and digital archiving for all non-GRN invoices to maintain an unbroken audit trail. Experience Requirements
• 10 to 12+ years of post-qualification experience (PQE) in finance and accounts, with a proven track record in a senior controllership or financial leadership role.
• Prior experience in the Healthcare/Hospital sector is highly preferred to understand HIS modules, consultant payouts, and hospital tariff structures.
• Demonstrated experience successfully managing Big 4/5 statutory audits and driving them to timely closure.
• Strong background in treasury operations, specifically in raising capital from banks, managing debt covenants, and handling institutional relationships.
• Hands-on experience coordinating Financial Due Diligence (FDD) and Tax Due Diligence (TDD) for transactions or fundraising.
📌 Financial Controller (Bengaluru)
🏢 SPARSH Hospital, Bengaluru
📍 Bengaluru