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Candidate Name: Jalaj M (326IN)

Location: India

Industry: Finance: Financial Controller | Finance Manager | Internal Auditor | Chartered Accountant (ICAI)

Immigration Status: Visa currently waiting on confirmation of a job offer to complete Visa

Summary

Jalaj is a Chartered Accountant with 13+ years’ experience across financial controlling, FP&A, budgeting & forecasting, statutory/internal audit, taxation, compliance, cost control, M&A and due diligence. Experienced in both listed and unlisted organisations, including multinational environments, with a strong track record partnering with senior leadership and building reliable financial governance. Known for strengthening internal controls, improving reporting quality, reducing costs, and enabling decision-making through clear financial insights and systems improvements.

Key Skills

  • Financial Controlling, Reporting & Month-End Close (IFRS / IND-AS)
  • FP&A, Budgeting (including zero-based budgeting) & Forecasting
  • Taxation, Audit Management (incl. Big 4 coordination) & Treasury oversight
  • Internal Controls / ICFR, Risk Management & Compliance (incl. contract review)
  • Mergers & Acquisitions: valuation (DCF/EBITDA/asset-based), due diligence, deal support
  • Cost optimisation, working capital management, process standardisation (SOPs & policies)
  • Cross-functional leadership (Finance, Supply Chain, Admin, CSR, IT, HR, Legal & Compliance)
  • Stakeholder management (Board/Shareholders, banks, auditors, APAC/global teams)

Tools & Systems

SAP, Salesforce (SFDC), Power BI, Tally, Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), Microsoft Excel/PowerPoint/Word

Experience Highlights

Finance Controller

  • Leads finance with a team handling accounting, taxation, audit and treasury
  • Partners with India MD and APAC/global leadership
  • Supports implementation of new processes and controls across functions

Senior Manager (Financial Strategy) — Evident Scientific (Olympus Group)

Corporate head overseeing Finance + corporate functions (supply chain, admin, CSR, IT, HR, legal/compliance)

  • Delivered budgeting/forecasting, reporting, audit, balance sheet finalisation, MIS, policy and cost initiatives
  • Zero compliance defaults across taxation and third-party audits
  • Regularly presented financials to Board and shareholders
  • Worked with APAC stakeholders (incl. Australia, Singapore, South Korea)
  • Achievements include: leading a full carve-out/hive-off, setting up corporate functions, implementing ICFR, enabling faster order processing via Salesforce rollout, and delivering ~15% operational cost reduction

Qualifications

  • Chartered Accountant (ICAI) (2011)
  • Master of Commerce (Finance & Taxation) (2013) — noted as NZQA assessed at Level 9 of NZQF
  • Young Leadership Program — IIM Lucknow

What Jalaj is seeking

Senior finance leadership roles such as Financial Controller / Finance Manager / Head of Finance / Internal Audit / Senior FP&A/Strategy, where he can strengthen financial governance, improve performance through insight and controls, and support growth initiatives (including M&A and transformation).

 

Preferred Locations

Open to all regions across New Zealand, including Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton, and regional centres.

  • Jalaj is supported by an accredited NZ Immigration Adviser.
  • NZQA assessment has been completed 
  • He is visa-ready and able to commence employment promptly following a job offer.