Founded in 2009, Answers (Nominated as top 10 in India - 2019 and 2020 by numerous business magazines) is a Global Executive Research and Consulting Firm with grossing over 80 Million INR in Revenue Annually in onshore line of business. With more than a decade in the business, Answers has grown to be a market leader across geographies with headquartered based at Mumbai, and Global Offices at London, Sydney and California. Answers has grown across the years from its date of inception geographically, functionally and has been gaining and maintaining trust of clients from various industries under its wings. Superseding the expectation has been the mantra for our success. Although we are present in a few cities, we are home to the entire nation.

Key Business Objectives and Philosophy  	 	 Key Responsibilities 	 	   Provide financial guidance and leadership to the Management team in delivering their business objectives. 	   Ensure  robust  financial  evaluation  of  all  major  business  decisions  such  as  pricing,  capital  investment  and 	 	 returns on promotional and marketing budgets. 	 	   Ensure appropriate financial controls and risk management processes exist and are executed. 	   Ensure  financial  statements  are  fully  compliant  with  all  appropriate  accounting  standards  and  corporate 	 	 reporting requirements are met in a timely and high-quality way. 	 	   Manage and develop a team of direct reports, providing leadership to develop the engagement, capabilities and 	 	 talent pipeline of the finance division. 	 	 People Management and Engagement 	 	   Build,  manage,  and  lead  an  effective  team  by  attracting,  developing,  retaining,  and  motivating  high-caliber 	 	 associates in line with the Organization’s HR strategy. 	 	   Ensure direct reports know their roles and responsibilities, performance standards, and expectations. 	   Be the center of expertise for your own team by sharing knowledge, mentoring, and training them on the skills 	 aligned  with  their  development  objectives,  constantly  developing  and  leveraging  capabilities  within  the  F&A 	 function. 	  	 	 Provide a world-class Financial Operations 	 	 and regulatory requirements. 	 	   Provide stewardship of  organizational  assets  and ensure  that  the  organization  is  compliant  with relevant  legal 	 	   Ensure processes are lean and agile, and associates are enabled to focus on making the right decisions. 	   Ensure  the  financial  transactions  have  the  proper  documentation  and  are  in  accordance  with  the  control 	 	   Ensure information is prepared fairly, honestly, and in accordance with relevant professional standards.  	 	 environment expectations.  	 	  	 Contributing to a fast-paced business  	 	 changing business conditions. 	 	 processes. 	 	 sustainable organizational success. 	 	   Support  business  in  developing  processes  and  continuous  improvement  in  existing  processes  in  line  with 	 	   Be  a  problem  solver  and  support  businesses  in  decoding  complex  transactions  into  simple  and  effective 	 	   Balance short-term concerns and pressures, such as managing cash, liquidity, profitability, long-term vision, and 	 	   Drive and manage change and innovation within the organization to contribute to overall business efficiency. 	   Build tools meant to simplify, standardize and automate reporting. 	 	  	 	 Key Relationships 	 	 Internal stakeholders: 	   Co-founders & Leadership team 	   F&A team 	   Other departments like sales, 	 	 operations, HR 	  	 	 External stakeholders: 	   Banks 	   Auditors & Consultants  	  	   Local government authorities  	 	 Investors 	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	  	 	 Job Qualifications   	 	   Chartered Accountant with experience of 8-12 years 	   Experience in leading a finance function or a sub-finance function of at least 2 years 	   Strong experience in building finance capabilities from early stage to more robust and agile – Setting up 	 	 processes in a complex business environment 	 	   Must be able to think strategically with emphasis on the big picture 	   A proven experience as a business co-pilot 	   Should be hands-on with the latest in Finance 	   Should have a solution-oriented mindset and be able to guide business on complex transactions 	   Experience in people management  	 	   Industry preference – Big 4 Accounting firms, Startups, E-commerce, Agri-based companies 	 	  	 	  	  	 	 Strategic Agility  	 Standing Alone  	 Business Acumen  	 Hands-on 	 	 Financial Shaping & Decision Making 	 Financial Analysis and Reporting  	 Tax Management 	 Accounting 	  	 	  	 	 Key Competencies 	 	 Dealing with Ambiguity 	 Handle pressure and multiple tasks together 	 Problem-solving  	 Developing Direct Reports 	 	 Key Functional Competencies 	 	 Banking & Treasury 	 Compliance 	 Financial Control  	 Financial Processes 	 	 Technical Skills 	 	 MS Office Excel 	 ERP systems (Zoho, Tally) 	 	 MS Office Word, PP 	 Google docs.  	 	  	 	  	 	 Organizational Structure 	 	 Co-Founder & CEO 	 	 Head-Finance 	 	 1-2 specific outsourced 	 	 functions 	 	 3 central resources (MIS and 	 	 Accounts, payments, collections) 	 	 4 resources at hub (bill booking, 	 local payments, GRN recon, retail 	 	 2-4 stock auditors (to audit physical 	 stock inventory and dump in hubs) 	 	  Structure 	 	 invoice recon) 	 	  	 	 

Answers Hr Malad

Head - Finance and Accounts