Our client is a leading medical education and healthcare group in Uttar Pradesh, operating dental, ayurveda, nursing, paramedical, and pharmacy institutions, and is recognized for its commitment to excellence and innovation in healthcare education.

Note-Applicant should be currently working with well reputed universities, education institutions only.

Role Objective:

The candidate will head all finance functions across multi-campus colleges and the upcoming medical college and hospital, ensuring strong financial discipline, effective controls, cost optimization, compliance, and financial readiness to support large-scale institutional expansion.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Strategic Financial Leadership: Develop long-term financial strategies aligned with academic and healthcare growth, advise leadership (Chairman/Management) on investments and capital allocation, assess financial feasibility of new initiatives (new courses, hospital services, infrastructure projects, and expansion proposals) and manage banking relationships, funding, and financial partnerships

2. Accounts & Finance Operations (Group-Wise): Oversee daily finance operations across all units (colleges, hospital units, hostels, and administrative departments.) standardize accounting practices and SOPs, ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, and maintain strong internal controls to prevent financial leakages.

3. Budgeting, Forecasting & Cost Management: Prepare and consolidate annual budgets across academic (Dental, Ayurveda, Nursing, Pharmacy & Medical College) and hospital divisions, review department-wise budgets, monitor expenditures and variances, identify cost drivers, and implement cost optimization initiatives across institutions.

4. Audits, Compliance & Legal Coordination: Lead all statutory, internal, and compliance audits, ensure adherence to tax, payroll, and regulatory requirements, comply with education and trust accounting norms (NMC / DCI / NCISM / INC / PCI financial norms, Society/Trust accounting guidelines), and coordinate with legal teams on financial disputes and compliance matters.

5. Taxation & Regulatory Compliance: Oversee all direct and indirect tax compliances, ensure timely Trust/Society statutory filings, and identify lawful tax planning opportunities.

6. Treasury, Cash Flow & Fund Management: Ensure sufficient cash flow for academic and hospital operations, manage investments and working capital, approve major payments, and maintain liquidity through forward-looking cash flow planning.

7. Hospital Finance Management: Set up and manage overall finance operations, oversee hospital billing and revenue cycle including TPA/claims, ensure NMC-compliant financial documentation for the teaching hospital, and evaluate cost efficiency of medical equipment, service expansions, and outsourced services.

8. Leadership & Team Management: Lead and develop accounts and finance teams across institutions, establish a performance-driven culture with clear KPIs and accountability, and conduct regular financial training and policy orientation.

9. MIS & Reporting: Prepare and present regular MIS reports and dashboards for management, deliver financial forecasts and risk assessments, and closely monitor cash flow, profitability, costs, and revenue performance across academic and hospital units.

10. Systems, Automation & Digital Transformation: Lead ERP implementation across colleges and the hospital, automate key finance and operational processes, and improve data accuracy, documentation, audit trails, and reporting analytics.

11. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): Ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting, effective cost control and budget management, strong audit outcomes, healthy cash flows and liquidity, successful ERP/automation implementation, financial readiness, revenue growth across hospital and academic units, and efficient vendor management with cost savings.

12. Core Skills & Competencies: Strong expertise in finance, accounting, audits, budgeting, and taxation, with knowledge of trust and regulatory norms. Demonstrates leadership, sound financial decision-making, strong analytical and communication skills, experience in vendor and procurement management, proficiency in ERP/finance systems, and a high level of integrity and professionalism.

13. Work Environment & Coordination Structure: The candidate will work closely with senior leadership, including the Chairman/Managing Director, college principals, hospital director, and heads of HR, Legal, Procurement, and Administration.