Designation: Chief Finance Officer (CFO)
Total experience: 15 Y
As a CFO Experience: 5 years
CTC: 30-45 LPA
Preference Industry: FMCG, Packaged Foods, Food Processing,
Consumer Products <o:p>
Education: CA
Age: Above 38 Y
Location: Ahmedabad (First priority Location)
JD
Key Responsibilities
The CFO will be responsible for:
Developing and supporting the Company’s long-term growth
strategy and annual operating plans.<o:p>
Establishing strong MIS, dashboards and business performance
monitoring across sales, margins, inventory, production, working capital and
profitability.<o:p>
Building robust budgeting, forecasting, target-setting and
performance review mechanisms across functions.<o:p>
Driving detailed SKU-wise, customer-wise, channel-wise and
region-wise profitability analysis.<o:p>
Independently reviewing Sales & Marketing performance,
including schemes, discounts, incentives, marketing spends and return on
investment.<o:p>
Strengthening working capital management, including
receivables, inventory, cash flow planning and banking.<o:p>
Driving cost optimisation and margin improvement across
procurement, production, logistics and commercial spends.<o:p>
Strengthening SOPs, internal controls, approval mechanisms
and process discipline across the organisation.<o:p>
Ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting, monthly
closing, statutory compliance and governance.<o:p>
Partnering closely with Sales, Production, Procurement and
Supply Chain teams to improve business performance and execution.<o:p>
Building and strengthening the Finance team and developing
strong FP&A and business analytics capabilities.<o:p>
Providing the management with independent, data-backed
insights for key strategic and operational decisions.<o:p>
Candidate Profile
Chartered Accountant (CA) preferred.
Significant experience in senior finance leadership roles
such as CFO, Finance Controller, Head – Finance or equivalent.<o:p>
Strong preference for candidates with experience in FMCG,
Packaged Foods, Food Processing, Consumer Products or distribution-intensive
manufacturing businesses.<o:p>
Strong hands-on exposure to:
Business planning and FP&A
MIS and business analytics
Commercial finance
Product / channel / customer profitability
Cost and margin management
Working capital and cash flow management
Budgeting and performance reviews
Internal controls and process improvement
Banking and treasury
Team development and business transformation
Ideal Candidate
GFPL is looking for a Business CFO / Transformation CFO who
combines strong financial expertise with commercial understanding and execution
capability.<o:p>
The candidate should be:
Business-oriented and commercially strong
Analytical and data-driven
Hands-on and execution-focused
Strong in systems, processes and controls
Comfortable working across multiple business functions
Capable of constructively challenging business assumptions
Strong in communication and stakeholder management
Able to build teams and institutionalise performance
discipline<o:p>
High on integrity, ownership and professional standards
Key Success Areas
The CFO will be expected to contribute towards:
High-Quality MIS & Business Visibility | Stronger
Profitability & Margins | Improved Working Capital | Robust Systems &
Controls | Better Decision-Making | Stronger Accountability | Scalable
Processes | Sustainable Business Growth<o:p>
Must Have
Good to Have