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Head of Finance & Accounts Jobs in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan at Sadiq Gelatin Industries Limited
Title: Head of Finance & Accounts
Company: Sadiq Gelatin Industries Limited
Location: Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Company Description
Sadiq Gelatin Industries Limited (SGIL) is a leading Pakistan-based manufacturer and exporter of premium halal bovine-hide gelatin, serving food, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, confectionery, dairy, beverage, industrial, and technical sectors worldwide. The company operates with a strong focus on quality, innovation, and sustainability, supplying customers across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and other global markets. SGIL’s advanced manufacturing technology, modern laboratory facilities, and experienced technical professionals support stringent quality control systems and compliance with international standards. The company continues to invest in digital transformation, operational excellence, and next-generation collagen production to meet rising global demand for functional proteins and health ingredients. Its mission is to be one of the world’s most trusted suppliers of halal gelatin and collagen through innovation, integrity, and customer-focused partnerships.
Role Description:
The Head of Finance & Accounts is a full-time, on-site leadership role based in Lahore, responsible for overseeing all financial operations and accounting activities of SGIL. This role includes managing financial reporting, preparing and reviewing financial statements, overseeing budgeting and forecasting, and ensuring compliance with local and international accounting standards, tax regulations, and corporate policies. The Head of Finance & Accounts will lead the finance and accounts team, establish robust internal controls, supervise cash flow management, and support strategic decision-making through financial analysis and performance monitoring. The role also involves partnering with senior management on long-term financial planning, optimising costs and resources, managing relationships with banks, auditors, and regulatory bodies, and implementing systems and process improvements to enhance financial efficiency and transparency.
The role carries a broad financial leadership mandate covering:
- Financial Reporting
- Management Accounting
- Manufacturing Costing
- Financial Planning & Analysis
- Treasury & Banking
- Taxation
- Internal Financial Controls
- Working Capital
- Corporate Finance
- Capital Structure
- Strategic Financial Planning
- Risk Management
- Investment & CAPEX Evaluation
- Business Performance
- ERP / Finance Digitalisation
- Strategic Transactions
- Board & Senior Management Reporting
- Finance Team Development
The successful candidate will be expected to combine strong technical finance capability with commercial judgment and strategic thinking and will work closely with the CEO, Senior Management, Board, auditors, banks, advisers and operational departments
Key ResponsibilitiesKey Responsibilities
- Head and develop the complete Finance & Accounts Department, including team structure, responsibilities, KPIs and capability development.
- Lead monthly, quarterly and annual financial closing, financial statements and management reporting.
- Ensure strong accounting controls, reconciliations, documentation and financial discipline.
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow planning and financial performance analysis.
- Develop and strengthen manufacturing/product costing, including yield, wastage, raw-material consumption and production-cost analysis.
- Manage treasury, banking, financing facilities, liquidity and working capital.
- Oversee taxation and statutory financial matters in coordination with professional advisers.
- Coordinate internal and external audits and ensure timely closure of observations.
- Strengthen SAP/ERP-based financial controls, reporting and integration with Production, Inventory, Procurement and Sales.
- Analyze product, customer and business profitability and support commercial decision-making.
- Evaluate CAPEX, investments and expansion opportunities through financial modelling, ROI, NPV/IRR and other appropriate analysis.
- Support financing strategy, capital structure and major strategic/business transactions.
- Identify and manage key financial risks.
- Provide Senior Management with financial forecasts, dashboards, scenario analysis and strategic recommendations.
- Build a professional, scalable and performance-driven Finance & Accounts function.
Qualifications & Experience
- CA, ACCA, CMA/ACMA/ICMA or equivalent professional finance qualification preferred.
- Preferably 5+ years of progressive Finance & Accounts experience.
- Manufacturing or process-industry experience strongly preferred.
- Strong exposure to financial reporting, costing, budgeting, taxation, treasury, audit and internal controls.
- Experience leading and developing a Finance & Accounts team.
- Strong ERP experience; SAP Business One exposure will be an advantage.
- Corporate finance, investment appraisal and financial modelling experience will be an advantage.
Key Skills
Financial Reporting | Manufacturing Costing | FP&A | Budgeting | Treasury & Banking | Working Capital | Taxation | Internal Controls | Audit | Corporate Finance | Financial Modelling | ERP/SAP | Team Leadership | Commercial Analysis
Ideal Candidate
We are looking for a finance professional who can lead the department while remaining hands-on with the numbers.
The ideal candidate should combine strong accounting and manufacturing-finance knowledge with commercial thinking, leadership ability and the capacity to support Senior Management on both operational and strategic financial decisions.
Strong Finance Managers, Financial Controllers, Senior Finance Managers and Heads of Finance ready to take broader leadership responsibility are encouraged to apply.
