Financial Strategy & Business Planning
- Own and drive the company's long-term financial strategy; build long-term financial models
- Drive sustainable, profitable growth
- Evaluate current business opportunities and support expansion into new categories and markets
- Partner closely with the CEO on strategic and business decisions Financial Reporting & Controllership
- Overall supervision of financial accounting, including Trial Balance (TB), Profit & Loss (P&L;), and Balance Sheet (BS); ensure timely monthly closure of books of accounts
- Own monthly MIS reporting with clear commentary on variances and key drivers
- Lead preparation of the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and track AOP vs. actual performance
- Track Standard Cost vs. Actual Cost, investigate variances, and recommend corrective action
- Prepare Quarterly and Annual Budgets and report Budget vs. Actuals to leadership, flagging risks early
- Strengthen internal financial controls and documentation Manufacturing & Costing
- Manage Bill of Materials (BOM) costing and track BOM vs. actual variance
- Oversee inventory management, including valuation, control, and reconciliation
- Conduct physical verification of stock at regular intervals and drive corrective actions Cash Flow & Working Capital Management
- Own the company's cash position cash flow forecasting, liquidity planning, inventory funding, vendor and customer payment cycles, warehouse cash requirements, operating expenses, and capital expenditure
- Liaise with banks for credit lines and other working capital facilities
- Ensure a healthy cash runway and maintain optimal working capital FP&A; (Financial Planning & Analysis)
- Develop dashboards tracking revenue, gross margin (COGS), direct costs, contribution margin (channel-wise), EBITDA, net profit, burn rate, CAC, LTV, repeat purchase rate,



inventory turns, and cash conversion cycle
- Generate actionable insights for leadership from these metrics E-commerce & Revenue Finance
- Oversee accounting and reconciliation for e-commerce channels, including marketplace fees, returns, and payment gateway settlements
- Review channel receivables against actual receipts; reconcile Sales vs. Actual Receipts across all channels, resolving mismatches with sales, operations, and banking teams
- Monitor financial performance across channels — Shopify, marketplaces, retail, and international
- Analyse product, SKU, collection, and channel profitability Pricing & Margin Management
- Partner with NPD and sales teams to optimise selling price, discount strategy, promotions, gross margins, markdown planning, and product mix Inventory Finance
- Work closely with Supply Chain on inventory investment, inventory ageing, dead stock, stock turns, replenishment planning, open-to-buy planning, and purchase planning Statutory & Internal Audit
- Coordinate and lead Internal Audit planning and execution; track findings through to closure with process owners
- Lead Statutory Audit end-to-end — coordination with auditors, schedule preparation, and query resolution
- Ensure compliance with statutory, tax, and regulatory requirements applicable to the business (India) Accounting & Compliance
- Ensure accurate and timely GST, TDS, Income Tax, and ROC filings and compliance
- Ensure payroll compliance Risk Management
- Identify and mitigate financial, foreign exchange, credit, fraud, and operational risks
- Implement internal controls and governance Business Partnering & Team Leadership
- Partner with business heads and Group Finance leadership on financial planning and decision support
- Build and mentor teams across Finance, Accounts, Treasury, FP&A;, Tax, and Payroll

📌 Accounts Head (Ahmedabad)
🏢 Upman Placements
📍 Ahmedabad