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A. Position Overview:

• Designation: Group Finance Controller
• Location: Head Office, Bengaluru (quarterly travel to farm locations)
  
• Reports To: CEO for day-to-day matters; CMD for financial review and governance matters
• Experience: 10–14 years, including 4–5 years in a senior standalone finance role
• Compensation: Approx. ₹10–12 Lakhs per annum, depending on experience
• Joining: Immediate joining preferred

B. Role Purpose:

The Group Finance Controller will provide strategic financial leadership across all Deejay entities and functions, moving finance beyond accounts and compliance into planning, control, business partnership and treasury. The role sits above the accounts function and works closely with the CEO, COO and Heads of Department.

C. Key Responsibilities:

1. Group financial planning and control

• Own the annual budget process, building bottom-up numbers with all HODs. Review and approval by CEO.
• Produce cash flow forecasts, consolidated financial reviews and variance analysis across entities.
• Prepare farm-level P&L statements and a unit-economics model for the seedling business.
• Establish a monthly Finance Review with the CEO.

2. Business finance partnership

• Partner with the COO and HODs across Production, Sales, Export, IT, HR and by-products to support pricing, margin and investment decisions.
• Track revenue against budget and drive margin recovery in seedling pricing and export transactions.

3. Governance, controls and statutory compliance

• Strengthen financial controls, including payment authorisation alongside the accounts function.
• Oversee statutory compliance and rationalize the Group’s legal-entity structure in line with regulatory requirements.
• Lead the Internal Audit remediation process and report to the CEO and CMD.

4. Treasury and working capital

• Manage cash and working capital across the seasonal business cycle.
• Reduce working capital cost through structured cash management.

D. Candidate Profile / Qualifications:

• Qualified CA (preferred) or MBA Finance, with 10–14 years’ experience and a track record in a senior standalone finance role.
• Strong command of budgeting, MIS, consolidation, treasury, Indian statutory compliance and internal controls.
• Experience in Plantation- Agriculture, multi-location business is a strong advantage.
• A hands-on leader who can work with operations teams, challenge assumptions constructively and present clearly to senior management.
• Willing to be based in Bangalore and travel to farm locations, at least quarterly.

E. Expected Outcomes: First 12 Months

• 30 days: Engage with all HODs and the accounts team; understand entity structure and reporting gaps; deliver the first cash flow forecast.
• 60 days: Present a financial health snapshot to the CEO (revenue vs. budget, cost variances, working capital position); deliver farm-level P&Ls.
• 90 days: Deliver the half-year consolidated financial review and propose immediate improvements to financial controls.
• 6 months: Own the next-year budget process, with CEO approval by mid-March.
• 12 months: Monthly Finance Review institutionalized; seedling unit-economics model in place; entity rationalization completed.