Job Description: Chief Financial Officer (CFO) - Indian Law Firm Role purpose: The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will lead the Firms finance function with a clear, execution-first mandate: build and run a world-class billing-to-cash (revenue-to-cash) enginecovering time capture, WIP (Work in Progress) control, invoicing, collections/recovery, partner dashboards (MIS), cashflow discipline, statutory compliance, and financial reportingwhile acting as a trusted business partner to the Managing Partner, Partners, and Practice Heads. Key Outcomes & KPIs (primary): You will own the end-to-end health of the Firms billing and recovery systems and outcomessimilar to how leading law firms and professional services firms run their revenue-to-cash cycle (billing cadence, WIP hygiene, partner engagement, AR follow-up, dispute resolution). Core performance measures (illustrative): - Billing timeliness: % matters billed within agreed cycles; reduction in delayed billing / aged WIP - Collections performance: collection rate; reduction in AR ageing/lock-up days; faster dispute closure - Realisation discipline: billing realisation and collected realisation improvement (write-downs/write-offs control) - MIS quality & cadence: weekly/monthly dashboards to Managing Partner and Partners; data accuracy and actionability - Compliance on-time: tax returns, statutory filings, audit readiness (zero surprises) Responsibilities: 1) Billing, WIP control, and collections/recovery (highest priority) 2) MIS, reporting, and partner decision support 3) Cash flow, payments, and treasury discipline 4) Financial statements, tax, audit, and compliance (India) 5) Process excellence and systems implementation Candidate profile: - Chartered Accountant (CA) or MBA (Finance) from a reputed business school - Strong people leadership: demonstrated experience leading teams and cross-functional stakeholders Experience : 14 - 18 years in finance leadership in professional services (law firms, accounting/ consulting, or similarly structured partnership models) - Direct ownership of billing + collections/recovery at scale (multi-partner environment preferred) - Proven track record of improving WIP/AR ageing, realisation, billing cadence, and cash conversion - Exposure to India statutory compliance, audits, and tax filings Skills & Behaviours: - Process builder: SOPs, controls, dashboards, governance rhythms - Partner-facing influence: can drive accountability with diplomacy (comfort working with senior partners/practice heads) - Data-driven: strong MIS, financial modelling, and operational analytics - High integrity and confidentiality - Hands-on orientation: comfortable rolling up sleeves in billing/recovery firefighting while building long-term systems

Mumbai

Chief Financial Officer - Indian Law Firm 

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