Head of Finance & Compliance:

Role Overview:

The Head of Finance & Compliance will lead the companys finance, accounting and compliance function. The role covers financial planning, reporting, fundraising, banking, working capital, taxation, manufacturing finance and ERP implementation. This is a hands-on position for a Chartered Accountant who can manage strategic priorities while remaining closely involved in execution.

Role Details:

- Designation: Head of Finance & Compliance

- Location: HSR Layout, Bengaluru

- Reporting to: Founder / Chief Business Officer

- Team: Two in-house team members and an outsourced finance resource

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Planning and Controllership:

- Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial planning.

- Prepare two-to-three-year cash-flow projections.

- Own monthly, quarterly and annual closure.

- Prepare financial statements, MIS and performance reports.

- Monitor budgets, margins and operating variances.

- Ensure correct revenue recognition across contracts.

- Provide financial insights for key business decisions.

Fundraising, Banking and Treasury:

- Prepare the company for debt and equity fundraising.

- Build financial models, projections and lender presentations.

- Coordinate fundraising and due-diligence documentation.

- Manage relationships with banks and financial institutions.

- Lead working-capital and term-loan requirements.

- Manage cash credit, LCs and bank guarantees.

- Oversee banking for imports, exports and insurance.

- Monitor facility utilisation, interest costs and covenants.

- Handle renewals and enhancement of banking facilities.

Cash Flow and Working Capital:

- Maintain regular cash-flow forecasts.

- Plan funding for procurement and project execution.

- Improve receivables, inventory and payable cycles.

- Monitor collections, ageing and overdue accounts.

- Establish collection and escalation processes.

- Optimise vendor payments without disrupting operations.

Manufacturing and Commercial Finance:

- Strengthen controls across procurement and inventory.

- Establish accurate BOM and product costing.

- Monitor inventory valuation, ageing and obsolescence.

- Analyse material and manufacturing cost variances.

- Track product-, customer- and contract-level margins.

- Review major customer and vendor contracts.

- Align billing with contractual milestones and collections.

- Ensure correct accounting for imports and foreign currency.

Taxation, Compliance and Audit:

- Ensure timely GST, TDS and income-tax compliance.

- Coordinate statutory, tax and internal audits.

- Manage DPIIT-related tax-exemption documentation.

- Establish financial controls, SOPs and approval processes.

- Maintain a statutory and regulatory compliance calendar.

- Coordinate with auditors, bankers and external advisors.

ERP, Processes and Team Leadership:

- Lead finance-related aspects of ERP implementation.

- Improve accounting, inventory and reporting workflows.

- Integrate financial and operational information.

- Automate finance processes where practical.

- Strengthen the internal finance function.

- Lead the existing team and outsourced partner.

- Work closely with leadership and business teams.

Candidate Profile:

- Qualified Chartered Accountant; mandatory.

- Approximately 8-15 years of relevant experience.

- Strong financial controllership and reporting experience.

- Demonstrated debt-fundraising and banking experience.

- Experience with working capital, treasury and taxation.

- Knowledge of LCs, BGs and banking facilities.

- Exposure to fundraising models and documentation.

- Manufacturing-sector experience is strongly preferred.

- Knowledge of inventory accounting and product costing.

- ERP implementation or improvement experience is desirable.

- Startup or founder-led company experience is preferred.

- Comfortable leading a small team while remaining hands-on.

Preferred Mindset:

The successful candidate should be:

- Hands-on and execution-oriented.

- Comfortable with changing priorities.

- Commercially aware and financially disciplined.

- Capable of building practical, scalable processes.

- Confident with founders, banks, auditors and investors.

- High on integrity, accuracy and accountability.