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17/02 Kaushik K
Co-Founder at Kheyti

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Kheyti - Vice President - Finance (6-10 yrs)

Hyderabad Job Code: 798784

Vice President - Finance

About Kheyti :

- Kheyti helps smallholder farmers in India gain a steady, dependable income through its - Greenhouse-in-a-Box-, a simple, low-cost, modular greenhouse kit bundled with financing, inputs, training, advisory (extension) and market linkage services. They serve 150 farmers today, scaling up to 300 and plan to serve at least 1,500 farmers by 2020.

- They have won various awards for our initial work and have been featured in NatGeo, Outlook Business, FastCo, and Forbes.

- Farmers are foundational to everything they do at Kheyti, where they work as a family, learn from one another, experiment freely to meet their individual objectives, and collaborate as a team to materialize their bigger vision. In 5 years, they will reach 42,000 farmers, revenues of $45 Million and become a 1,000-member proud team.

- They are still at the beginning of this rapid growth plan, so the team is still small and times exciting!

About Role :

As the VP of Finance and Accounts, you will :

- Be responsible for taking on a leadership role in managing the financial operations of the company, making decisions and providing strategic financial input to senior management.

- Oversee all accounting process.

- Play a key role in developing and implementing financial procedures to improve and maintain the financial health of our social enterprise.

- This position will provide a competent person with ample upward movement opportunities within 1 to 2 years.

Key Responsibilities :

- Financial Management & Team Building.

- Forecast cashflow requirement, manage the cash flow & treasury of the company.

- Create organizational and team budgets.

- Manage financial controls and adhere to compliance requirements for both India & US entity.

- Analyze financial data and develop insights.

- Manage company audits.

- Create and establish systems and financial policies.

- Lead, nurture and develop a high performing finance team.

- Collaboration, Support and Stakeholder Management.

- Support the senior management in building company strategy.

- Support the operations team with financial goal setting and internal systems & processes.

- Engage with external stakeholders (donors, financiers, auditors) with respect to company finance.

- Report to the Board and key stakeholders on financial health of the organization

Does This Sound Like You?

Must haves :

- You have 6-10 years in financial management experience.

- You have strong Financial Management - forecasting, fund raising, budgeting, cashflows, audits, Managerial and Tax Accounting experience.

- You have led teams, people and developed talent.


- You have Financial Reporting Software knowledge.

Preferred :

- You have worked in a fast scaling social enterprise or product-based company.

- You have CA/CMA/CIMA and/or Bachelors/Master's Degree in Finance.

Value Alignment (non-negotiable) :

Farmer Centricity : you must be connected to the cause of serving smallholder farmers in India, regardless of designation or the immediate output of your work.

Teamwork : you must be a great team player and collaborator. At Kheyti, we value team outcomes more than individual feats.

Learning Focus : we believe in learning by doing. You must be open to experimenting, failing and learning quickly, and pivoting with feedback.

Freedom : you must have an in-built accountability towards your work and feel free to hold your peers, superiors and subordinates equally accountable on theirs.

Family : we don 't thrust hierarchy and function as a family, learning from and with one another.


The Application Process :


Step 1 : Apply for the job post here to express interest in the role.


Step 2 : Now that we know you are interested, the next step involves online screening of your candidature. You will receive an email from our screening partner, Shortlist (www.shortlist.net). The email would include a link where you can complete your application - a few short questions on your experience followed by an assessment to demonstrate our ability to do the job.


Shortlist will keep you updated regularly on whether or not you're shortlisted.


Why Kheyti ?

- Growth, Learning & Development : In 2020 you would lead a 4-member finance team managing an annual budget of $4M for 80-member organization, in 2022 you could be the Director of Finance managing a budget of $17M and after 2024 you could be staged to become Kheyti's CFO responsible to take a 1000 member team operating a budget of $45M to scale.

- Smart Farmer Revolution : Be a part of transforming the lives of millions of farmers across India and the world.

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Women-friendly workplace:

Maternity and Paternity Benefits

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