Financial Controller - eCommerce - CA/CPA

As a Financial Controller at our eCommerce company, your role is crucial in ensuring meticulous tax management, regulatory compliance, and financial governance across our multi-outlet retail business. Your responsibilities will include: - **Taxation & Regulatory Compliance:** - Taking ownership of direct & indirect taxation (GST, TDS, Income Tax, Withholding taxes, etc.) with complete accuracy and timeliness. - Managing monthly/quarterly GST filings, reconciliations, input credit management, and audits. - Ensuring compliance as applicable to operations. - Preparing and defending assessments, liaising with tax authorities, consultants, and legal advisors for scrutiny and litigation matters. - Implementing tax-efficient structures while ensuring 100% statutory adherence. - **Internal Controls & Governance:** - Establishing and enforcing robust SOPs for store operations, vendor management, cash collections, and payment processing. - Ensuring compliance with internal policies, corporate governance standards, and statutory audit requirements. - Conducting internal control reviews across stores to minimize revenue leakages, cash pilferage, and compliance gaps. - **Accounting, Audit & Reporting:** - Overseeing monthly, quarterly, and annual book closures in line with relevant accounting standards. - Ensuring reconciliations of banking transactions, aggregator settlements (Swiggy, Zomato, etc.), online collections, POS collections, and vendor balances. - Coordinating with external auditors for statutory, tax, and internal audits, ensuring timely completion without audit remarks. - Maintaining accurate records for fixed assets and vendor liability in compliance with tax norms. - **Treasury, Cash & Risk Management:** - Strengthening cash management practices for high-volume QSR outlets with multiple collection modes. - Monitoring and ensuring timely vendor payments, statutory dues, and lease obligations with proper tax treatment. - Proactively identifying and mitigating financial, regulatory, and operational compliance risks. **Qualifications & Experience:** - Chartered Accountant (CA) / CPA (mandatory). - 6 to 8 years of experience in finance & accounting, with at least 2 to 4 years in a compliance heavy role within QSR, Retail, or F&B. - Strong hands-on knowledge of GST, Direct Taxation, and Indian regulatory compliances. - Proven track record of handling large-scale audits, regulatory inspections, and compliance frameworks. - Prior experience in high-volume businesses is strongly preferred. In addition to the above, you should possess the following key skills and competencies: - Proven ability to drive accurate and monthly closures. - Deep technical expertise in taxation & compliance frameworks. - High attention to detail, with a zero-tolerance approach to non-compliance. - Strong governance mindset with proven audit & risk management capabilities. - Ability to set up and enforce internal controls across multiple outlets. - Proficiency in ERP systems (Dynamics and Business Central 365 or similar) and advanced Excel. As a Financial Controller at our eCommerce company, your role is crucial in ensuring meticulous tax management, regulatory compliance, and financial governance across our multi-outlet retail business. Your responsibilities will include: - **Taxation & Regulatory Compliance:** - Taking ownership of direct & indirect taxation (GST, TDS, Income Tax, Withholding taxes, etc.) with complete accuracy and timeliness. - Managing monthly/quarterly GST filings, reconciliations, input credit management, and audits. - Ensuring compliance as applicable to operations. - Preparing and defending assessments, liaising with tax authorities, consultants, and legal advisors for scrutiny and litigation matters. - Implementing tax-efficient structures while ensuring 100% statutory adherence. - **Internal Controls & Governance:** - Establishing and enforcing robust SOPs for store operations, vendor management, cash collections, and payment processing. - Ensuring compliance with internal policies, corporate governance standards, and statutory audit requirements. - Conducting internal control reviews across stores to minimize revenue leakages, cash pilferage, and compliance gaps. - **Accounting, Audit & Reporting:** - Overseeing monthly, quarterly, and annual book closures in line with relevant accounting standards. - Ensuring reconciliations of banking transactions, aggregator settlements (Swiggy, Zomato, etc.), online collections, POS collections, and vendor balances. - Coordinating with external auditors for statutory, tax, and internal audits, ensuring timely completion without audit remarks. - Maintaining accurate records for fixed assets and vendor liability in compliance with tax norms. - **Treasury, Cash & Risk Management:** - Strengthening cash management practices for high-volume QSR outlets with multiple collection modes. - Monitoring and ensuring ti