Location: New Delhi / Full-time - Hybrid

Role Overview:

Our partner organization is seeking a high-caliber finance professional to play a pivotal role in strengthening financial governance, enabling business strategy, and driving operational excellence. This role goes beyond traditional controllership and requires acting as a trusted advisor to leadership-ensuring financial discipline while supporting growth, expansion, and long-term value creation.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Management & Controllership:

- Lead and oversee the preparation of accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.

- Ensure strong internal controls, accounting accuracy, and compliance with statutory norms (GST, TDS, Income Tax, Companies Act, etc.).

- Manage treasury functions including cash flow forecasting, fund management, and working capital optimization.

- Supervise accounts payable, accounts receivable, and fixed assets management.

Budgeting & Forecasting:

- Drive the annual budgeting process in collaboration with business units.

- Monitor financial performance against budgets and forecasts; highlight variances with actionable insights.

- Develop financial models to support business decisions and expansion plans.

Compliance & Audit:

- Coordinate with statutory, internal, and tax auditors to ensure timely completion of audits.

- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements across multiple geographies where the partner organization operates.

- Implement and maintain policies aligned with corporate governance standards.

Business Partnering:

- Work closely with senior management to provide strategic inputs on profitability improvement, cost optimization, and business expansion.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Operations, Sales, HR, etc.) to ensure alignment of financial goals.

Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management:

- Lead, mentor, and manage the finance team; establish clear responsibilities, review mechanisms, and performance standards.

- Collaborate with internal stakeholders, external auditors, tax advisors, banks, and investors.

Qualifications & Experience:

- Chartered Accountant (CA), CPA, or equivalent professional qualification.

- 6-10 years of post-qualification experience, preferably in startups, education, EdTech, or impact-driven organizations.

- Strong exposure to financial controllership, audits, taxation, and MIS reporting.

- Good understanding of FCRA and NGO-related provisions and reporting.

- Experience in Big 4 or consulting firms is an added advantage.

Skills & Competencies:

- Strong core accounting knowledge with hands-on experience in end-to-end finance operations, tax laws, and compliance.

- Strong analytical skills, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and dashboarding.

- Proficiency in ERP systems (e.g., Tally ERP) and MS Office.

- High attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and timeliness.

- Strong leadership, team management, and communication skills.