Planning
Assist in formulating the company's future direction and supporting tactical initiatives
Monitor and direct the implementation of strategic business plans.
Develop financial and tax strategies
Manage the capital request and budgeting processes
Develop performance measures and monitoring systems that support the company's strategic direction.
Operations
Participate in key decisions as a member of the executive management team
Maintain in-depth relations with all members of the management team
Manage the accounting, investor relations, statutory/legal, tax, and treasury
Departments.
Oversee the financial operations of subsidiary companies and foreignOperations.
Manage any third parties to which accounting or finance functions have been Outsourced.
Oversee the company's transaction processing systems
Implement operational best practices.
Oversee employee benefit plans, with particular emphasis on maximizing acost-effective benefits package
Supervise acquisition due diligence and negotiate acquisitions.
Risk Management
Understand and mitigate key elements of the company's risk profile.
Monitor all open legal issues involving the company, and legal issues affecting the industry.
Construct and monitor reliable control systems.
Maintain appropriate insurance coverage.
Ensure that the company complies with all legal and regulatory requirements.
Ensure that record keeping meets the requirements of auditors and government agencies.
Report risk issues to the audit committee of the board of directors.
Maintain relations with external auditors and investigate their findings and recommendations.
Funding
Monitor cash balances and cash forecasts.
Arrange for debt financing and equity financing.
Invest funds and Pension Funds
Third Parties
Participate in conference calls with the investment community.
Maintain banking relationships.
Represent the company with investment bankers and investors.
Financial Information
Oversee the issuance of financial information.
Personally review and approve all form filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (if the company is publicly held).
Report financial results to the board of directors.
Confidentiality
He/she should secure financial information by completing database backups at regular intervals.
Userids, password for online banking transaction etc should kept confidential.
Responsible for other works as and when required, allocated by the superiors.