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TREK

Designs, manufactures, and markets high-end bicycles

Finance Controller

Financial AccountingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeGurugram, Haryana, IndiaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 14 years of overall experience, including 6–8 years in an import-based, wholesale distribution, retail, consumer products, sporting goods, automotive aftermarket, fast-moving consumer goods, electronics, industrial distribution, or similar channel-driven business model.
  • A bachelor's degree in Accounting and a CA, CWA, or CPA qualification.
  • Advanced spreadsheet skills, including the ability to turn large amounts of data into simple, workable processes with built-in sense checks.
  • Familiarity with JD Edwards or similar enterprise resource planning systems, and the ability to learn new systems quickly.
  • Strong financial qualifications and demonstrable knowledge of India's regulatory environment.
  • Ability to investigate complex issues in detail while maintaining a broader perspective.
  • Ability to provide clear, fact-based analysis supporting a recommended course of action.
  • Empathy, assertiveness, and strong influencing skills.
  • Excellent attention to detail; a tenacious and methodical approach.
  • Commitment to continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the finance function end-to-end, building a high-performance culture and adding value to business partners through expense management, financial storytelling, and data-led commercial decision-making.
  • Own the monthly close process and report to Group under United States generally accepted accounting principles within three days of month-end.
  • Present monthly results, variance analysis, and financial and non-financial key performance indicators to United States Headquarters.
  • Ensure balance sheet accounts are reconciled and accurate.
  • Oversee credit control to minimize overdue balances and days sales outstanding.
  • Build and maintain a strong internal control environment, including safeguarding assets and ensuring compliance with external regulations and internal policies and delegated authority.
  • Monitor local financial and regulatory compliance.
  • Own direct and indirect tax reporting and compliance, ensuring payments are accurate and timely.
  • Serve as the key point of contact for internal audits and maintain cooperative working relationships.
  • Establish and monitor dealer credit limits, security deposits, bank guarantees, and other credit-risk mitigation mechanisms.
  • Partner with Sales leadership to balance growth opportunities with prudent credit-risk management.
  • Support cash-flow planning and liquidity management.
  • Review dealer payment performance, overdue trends, credit utilization, market reputation, and business viability to determine ongoing credit eligibility.
  • Recommend corrective actions, including revised credit terms, collateral requirements, exposure reduction, or suspension of credit facilities.
  • Improve dealer collections, aging performance, and overall working-capital efficiency.
  • Support the India Country Manager in shaping strategy and long-range business plans.
  • Own budgeting and monthly reforecasting, delivering accurate, fully explained results on time.
  • Analyze sales and gross margin and identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Monitor expenses and lead efforts to reduce them when needed.
  • Liaise with functional leaders at United States Headquarters as part of the global senior finance group.
  • Provide financial guidance to support growth of Trek's dealer network, inventory turns, and working-capital productivity.
  • Support the development and evaluation of dealer programs, rebate schemes, promotional campaigns, dealer margin structures, and sales compensation programs.
  • Translate financial analysis into actionable recommendations supporting market expansion and profitable growth.
  • Help shape and execute Trek India Shared Services strategy in line with business objectives and global priorities.
  • Support Trek India Shared Services teams in delivering high-quality, cost-effective, customer-centric services to global Trek subsidiaries and businesses.
  • Help set and track service delivery standards, service-level agreements, key performance indicators, and customer satisfaction metrics.
  • Support compliance with the Income Tax Act, particularly its Transfer Pricing provisions.

Desired Qualifications

  • Hands-on experience supporting an import-led wholesale distribution business operating through a dealer, distributor, or retailer network, with responsibility for commercial finance, dealer credit management, inventory management and reporting, working-capital management, and cross-functional business partnering.
  • Experience in import and distribution of consumer products, sporting goods, automotive products, lifestyle brands, electronics, industrial products, or similar multi-channel wholesale businesses.
  • End-to-end finance support for businesses involving imports, customs clearance, warehousing, inventory management, dealer or distributor networks, and last-mile logistics.
  • Strong understanding of import duties, customs assessments, landed-cost calculations, tariff structures, and inventory capitalization principles.
  • Expertise in building product pricing and manufacturer suggested retail price-to-landed-cost calculations, including freight, duties, customs charges, other import-related costs, local taxes, and dealer margin.
  • Experience evaluating dealer profitability, market-development opportunities, channel expansion, product-mix optimization, and revenue-growth initiatives.

About the Company

TREK

Designs, manufactures, and markets high-end bicycles

Trek Bicycle Corporation designs and builds high-end bicycles in the United States, including road, mountain, touring, and off-road bikes. Its products start as frames and complete bikes manufactured at its facilities, leveraging in-house R&D and technologies like OCLV carbon fiber. The company grows products and brands through strategic acquisitions (Gary Fisher Mountain Bikes, Klein, Bontrager) to cover different segments and markets. Unlike many peers, Trek remains privately owned by the Burke family, allowing a long-term focus on product development and market presence rather than short-term shareholder returns. The company’s goal is to produce durable, performance-oriented bicycles across categories while expanding its leadership in the bicycle industry and maintaining U.S. manufacturing and innovation.

Company size
1-10
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Waterloo, WI
Founded
1976

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