Calix India Financial Controller

Calix India is undergoing significant growth in our Bangalore headquarters, and we are looking for a Financial Controller to build a best-in-class Finance Department as well as help manage our current Calix India Finance employees that support Calix worldwide. This role will collaborate with the Calix Corporate Finance team to provide reliable information to Calix teams to support decision-making, ensure compliance with accounting standards and will optimize financial processes. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a rapidly scaling enterprise with significant opportunities for personal growth.

The ideal candidate will have outstanding communication skills, proven experience in a similar role, strong business acumen, and an innate drive to deliver results. He/she will be a self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity and will enjoy working in a fast-paced dynamic environment.

Responsibilities:

Building a local organization to do the following:

• Financial Reporting: Preparation of both US GAAP and India GAAP monthly financial statements, monthly financial packages and related reconciliations and analysis.
• Payroll: Ensure all employee wages, deductions, tax withholdings and Provident Fund calculations are properly calculated. Ensure all TDS returns are properly filed.
• Tax Planning and Compliance: Strategize to minimize tax liabilities and ensure all tax obligations and regulations are followed.  This includes GST (indirect tax), corporate taxes (direct tax) and collaboration on transfer pricing studies.
• Internal Controls: Implement and maintain systems and procedures to prevent errors, fraud and theft. Ensure controls are in place for accurate financial reporting.
• Work with multiple cross functional teams like IT, Facilities, Engineering and Operations to ensure we have appropriate tracking of fixed assets as well as processes in place to ensure we are compliant with India’s rules and regulations.
• Budgeting and Financial Analysis: Partner with the Corporate FP&A team to assist in developing and tracking the company’s budget along with analyzing financial data to identify trends, opportunities and risks.
• Finance Management: Lead our local Finance team members that currently support Calix worldwide as well as potentially adding local resources for additional worldwide support.
• Optimize Processes: Establish best in class processes that enable us to reduce inefficiencies, reduce costs and improve overall performance. This would include looking at how artificial intelligence can assist in our process optimization.

Desired Qualifications:

• 10 + years’ experience in a Financial Controller role with experience in Accounting, Internal Controls, Tax and Financial Planning.
• Proven leadership and managerial skills with the ability to build, develop and effectively lead a team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to positively interact with stakeholders at all organizational levels.  
• Strong technical accounting skills and knowledge of accounting principles, standards and regulations.
• Outstanding analytical, decision-making and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience in managing shared service functions such as accounts payable and accounts receivable.
• Taxation experience (TDS, GST and income tax)
• Experience with Oracle Cloud Financials
• Highly skilled in Microsoft Suite of products (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Education & Professional Requirements:

• Bachelor of Commerce or Postgraduate degree in accounting.
• Chartered Accountant

Location:

Bangalore