CloudSEK - Vice President - Finance - CA (10-12 yrs)

Job Description:

The Head of Finance is broadly accountable for the administrative, financial, and risk management operations of the company, including the development of a financial and operational strategy, identifying and tracking relevant KPIs, and the ongoing development and monitoring of control systems to preserve company assets and report accurate financial results.

Responsibilities:

A Finance Head's role is broad in nature, but typically includes the following:

- Assist in formulating the company's future direction through providing input on the company's business plan, financial and tax strategies, budgeting, and forecasting.

- Develop performance measures that support the company's strategic direction.

- Maintain in-depth relations with all members of the management team.

- Manage the accounting, human resources, investor relations, legal, tax, and treasury departments.

- Oversee the financial operations of subsidiary companies and foreign operations.

- Manage any third parties to which accounting or finance functions have been outsourced.

- Oversee the company's transaction processing systems.

- Oversee employee benefit plans, with particular emphasis on maximising a cost-effective benefits package.

- Supervise acquisition due diligence and negotiate acquisitions.

- Personally review and approve all Form 8-K, 10-K, and 10-Q filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (if the company is publicly held).

- Understand and mitigate key elements of the company's risk profile.

- Monitor all open legal issues involving the company, and legal issues affecting the industry ensure that the company complies with all legal and regulatory requirements.

- Report financial results to the board of directors; report risk issues to the audit committee of the board of directors.

- Maintain appropriate insurance coverage.

- Monitor cash balances and cash forecasts; arrange for debt and equity financing; invest funds.

- Manage the team and ensure all transactions and audits are in place.

Skills and Qualifications:

- 10+ years of progressively responsible experience with prior experience as a Finance Head for a similarly sized or similar industry.

- Advanced excel proficiency and practical experience in building and maintaining financial models.

- A natural curiosity and a "big picture" mentality.

- Excellent spoken and written communication and experience partnering with an executive team.

- Must be a CA or Masters in Finance from an accredited University.

Good to Have:

- 3+ years experience in a similar leadership role.

- 2+ years in an early stage or high-growth business environment.