CFO - Advanced Materials
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- Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead annual budgeting, long-range planning, and rolling forecasts
- Build data-driven financial models for revenue, cost, and capital allocation
- Drive variance analysis, identify key business drivers, and recommend corrective actions
- Establish KPI dashboards across business units (composites, technical textiles, filtration, etc.)
- Strengthen decision support systems using analytics and digital tools
- Partner with CEO and leadership team on business strategy and capital allocation
- Evaluate new business opportunities, capex investments, and M&A initiatives
- Lead scenario planning and risk analysis for expansion into new markets/products
- Support pricing strategies and margin optimization
- Drive return on capital (ROCE) improvement initiatives
- Act as a strategic business partner to BU heads and operations teams
- Enable profitability analysis by product line, geography, and customer segment
- Drive cost optimization programs across manufacturing and supply chain
- Monitor working capital (inventory, receivables, payables) and cash flow efficiency
- Support sales and operations planning (S&OP) with financial insights
- Oversee accounting, financial reporting, and statutory compliance
- Ensure timely and accurate financial statements as per Ind AS / IFRS
- Manage audits, taxation, and regulatory compliance
- Establish strong internal controls and governance frameworks
- Lead finance transformation initiatives (ERP upgrades, automation, digitization)
- Manage cash flow, banking relationships, and funding strategy
- Optimize capital structure and cost of capital
- Oversee forex risk management, especially for export-driven business
- Ensure liquidity for capex-heavy manufacturing operations
- Drive financial oversight of multi-plant manufacturing operations
- Monitor plant-level profitability, cost absorption, and efficiency metrics
- Evaluate capex projects, asset utilization, and payback periods
- Implement standard costing and variance tracking systems
- Build and lead a high-performance finance team
- Engage with Board of Directors, investors, auditors, and lenders
- Support potential IPO readiness / demerger transition requirements
- CA with 15-18 years of experience, with at least 5-7 years in senior finance leadership roles
- Strong background in manufacturing / industrial / materials sector
- Proven expertise in:
- FP&A and business finance
- Strategic finance and capital allocation
- Multi-plant operations finance
- Experience in demerger, IPO, or transformation environments is a plus
- Strategic thinking with strong analytical rigor
- Deep understanding of cost structures and industrial economics
- Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders
- Strong leadership and team-building capabilities
- High level of integrity and governance mindset
- A competitive salary package.
- Opportunities to contribute to strategic decision-making in a large organisation.
- Work with a diversified business group in Ahmedabad.
- Supportive work environment with opportunities for professional growth.
- Comprehensive holiday and leave policies.