Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Wonderful opportunity to be in an award-winning real-estate based organisation.

 Looking for Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Bangalore.

Ideal profiles will be Investment banking/Funding organisation background with Real-estate as a practice, 15-20Years experience. Please DM for further details

H/P: +65 9165 5825  || E-mail: surendra@pivotal.associates

KRA’s

 

Strategy

• Provide leadership on all financial control/accounting approaches and operational affairs of COMPANY and its associated businesses and investments. This requires delivery of strong financial accounting discipline, direction setting, and process management across COMPANY entities globally.
• Co-ordinate and oversee the month-end process, and financial statement preparation of all operationalised COMPANY business entities and investments. This involves but is not limited to, oversight of venture monthly performance and control reports, technical accounting requirements, operational booking model oversight, financial regulatory requirements, management of third-party vendors and financial systems utilised for ventures and audit requirements.
• Drive enhanced analytical reporting for the profit and loss and key financial indicators. This will require a wider understanding of financial performance is delivered to a variety of stakeholders through business focused conversations at all levels of the team.
• In conjunction with the CEO/CFO, deliver on OKRs related to financial control and improvement projects thereof.
• Take the lead role in ensuring new venture ideas are fully informed and “go-live ready” with regards to accounting and financial management infrastructure, leading them through incubation, launch and operationalisation and being de-facto interim CFO until a dedicated resource / team is appointed.
• Be the liaison point between the venture entities, Funding firms, Family offices, and COMPANY Group Accounting (including technical accounting) such that all Group reporting and control requirements are met while also being commercially minded and helping the COMPANY businesses grow.
• Lead capability development within the COMPANY, and ventures Finance teams in financial accounting disciplines, and being a steward of the Groups financial resources.
  
  

Business

• Provide financial partnering, expertise, advice and an independent challenge to the businesses on the day-to-day financial management as well as more complex considerations such as corporate organisation design, acquisitions/divestments/corporate re-structuring, intellectual property considerations, transfer pricing etc
• Manage a variety of internal and external stakeholders on all financial matters. This will involve establishing external relationships from managing all ends of financial management of a business from control to reporting, technical accounting considerations, and any changes to business activities or external standards and regulations.

• Perform essential financial functions and oversight for multiple entities including our construction, land aggregation, operation and maintenance development company, financial company and all other entities associated with COMPANY.
• Oversee accounting division and manage all accountants and/or Controllers.
• Plan and forecast, alongside Owner and Executive Team, financial roadmap for COMPANY and financial goals.
• Direct in tax planning and preparation for all entities.
• Implement and maintain effective accounting systems and controls for monitoring accounting functions.
• Identify opportunities to reduce expenses and increase revenues for the company.
• Forecast, create and maintain budgets by using historical data and budget trend analysis.
• The CFO/Finance Controller will play a vital role in strategic financial initiatives for the company.
• Ensure legal compliance and company policy compliance as it relates to taxes, finances, accounting principles, etc.
• Work alongside Executive Team to develop investment/construction opportunities and strategize for future growth.
• Assist in presenting profitability analyses to Executive Team and Owner for new investments and construction projects.
• Work alongside the Executive Team to forecast and develop 3, 5 and 10 year plans for ACG.
• Advise company President and CEO on financial issues and/or opportunities as they relate to business decisions.
• Identify opportunities to refinance on construction loans/properties and assist in the refinancing of properties and track loan maturity.
• Track and monitor annual cash flow and income from current portfolio.
• Develop, present, and monitor forward-looking, predictive model and activity-based financial analyses to provide insight into the organization’s operations and business plans.
• Build financial business plans and forecasts to ensure corporate fiscal Represent the company to financial partners, including lending financial institutions, investors, auditors, and public officials.
• Refine financial tracking and reporting systems regarding affiliate and partnership needs including cash flow, capital accounts and equity with status reports.
• Oversee capital/equity funding instalments and draw schedule.
• Develop and enforce internal financial controls.
• Oversee monthly, quarterly and yearly book.
• Manage relationship with corporate and partnership-level external CPAs; ensure annual audits, tax returns, and management reports are prepared and filed.
• Oversee the team responsible for all operational accounting functions such as accounts payable, equity administration and accounting, accounts receivable, payroll, while adhering to best practices and GAAP.
• Create multiyear cash flow projections and manage corporate cash flow to optimize use of company.
• Manage banking relationships, including lines of credit, maintaining communications with investors.
• Develop recapitalization analysis and oversee activities including project-level refinancing and re-syndications.
• Report on financial risk management, including reporting on key financial risk metrics such as contingent liabilities, guaranty exposures, and related portfolio level operational data

• Partner with the COMPANY Funds team in future fundraising efforts and advise on optimum booking models for COMPANY entities both tactically and structurally through new investment growth. This will require being involved in due diligence preparation, quarterly financial presentations and business positioning materials (including valuations and potential acquisition and exit strategies). The role will require management of third-party specialists who will rely on COMPANY provided direction.
• Provide Finance input into systems development and provide guidance on how this will be implemented, maintained, and improved over time as business requirements arise.
  
  

Processes

• The role is expected to ensure financial control over all digital ventures is established and robust. This will involve setting up new financial systems with third party providers and financial systems and integrating these in accordance with Group requirements as well as ensuring accurate and timely information reporting to COMPANY Group and related stakeholders is provided.
• The role will require a control mindset and adherence to the COMPANY Committee (Risk) framework for Business Ventures and Fund investments.
• Partner with COMPANY Tax team to support tax compliance including filing corporate tax, VAT and other tax returns. Specifically, working with venture and third party outsource teams to provide tax inputs for the banks group reporting schedules (half year, year-end) as requested and support internal tax sign offs.
• Oversight of COMPANY structure (e.g. cost centres, entities, business functions) in the Group finance systems.
• Ownership of balance sheet substantiation in the Bank’s Financial Control System.
• Maintenance of COMPANY Finance Process Universe highlighting associated risks and controls.
• Implement new financial systems and processes for every venture launched and manage the integration and oversight of it with COMPANY Group systems.
  
  

People & Talent

• Developing a growing onshore team will be a key focus of the role as the COMPANY business and segment grows in the short to medium term. The role is also expected to mentor and develop digital venture finance team capability in ensuring financial information is of high integrity.
• The role is expected to have four direct reports at the onset, but which may grow with business requirements.
  
  

Risk Management* & Governance

• Along with the COMPANY CFO and Head of Finance develop the overall design and outcome of the end-to-end finance and related processes and controls for COMPANY. The role will own the process output performance in terms of client service, financial performance and risk where appointed as Process Owners.
• Develop and maintain effective financial information systems to satisfy the reporting needs of COMPANY Management Team, COMPANY Group Finance and local regulators.
• Apply Group accounting and financial control policies, standards, procedures and internal control practices as required
• Ensure adequate controls are installed at all ventures and that substantiating documentation is available to areas such as Internal Audit and COMPANY Group Finance.
• Identify, assess, treat and monitor significant operational risks and propose risk acceptance requests with justification to the authorised risk acceptance authority and abide by any conditions of acceptance.
• Promptly execute any remediation or risk treatment actions to remain within risk tolerance.
  
  

Regulatory & Business Conduct

Key stakeholders

Other Responsibilities