The role:

This is the top finance role, reporting to the CEO. The GM Finance owns the group's numbers end to end: consolidation, financial reporting, tax and statutory compliance, audit, internal controls and treasury operations. The company listed recently, and this role will build the finance function a listed company needs. That means faster closes, cleaner consolidation, tighter controls and less manual work.

Key responsibilities:

1. Consolidation & financial reporting:

- Consolidate the books of all group entities under Ind AS: Rays of Belief Limited (India), Carving Futures Pte. Ltd. (Singapore, holding company), Carving Futures Inc (USA), Mom's Belief US Inc (USA), Allergy & Immunology Virginia LLC (USA), and the India and UAE subsidiaries.

- Prepare standalone and consolidated financial statements each quarter, half-year and year. This includes intercompany eliminations, foreign-currency translation, and Ind AS 116, 109, 115 and 19.

- Complete month-end close within T+5. Publish a monthly MIS with centre-wise P&L, cash flow and budget-vs-actual.

2. Listed-company reporting & governance:

- Deliver quarterly and annual results under SEBI, on time and without restatement.

- Track and report how the IPO proceeds are used. Prepare Board and Audit Committee packs. Manage related-party transaction approvals and disclosures.

3. Tax & statutory compliance:

- GST: filing (GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, annual returns), ITC reconciliation and payments across ~20 state registrations.

- Income Tax, TDS/TCS returns, PF, ESIC, PT, LWF and Companies Act filings across the Indian entities.

- Transfer Pricing and FEMA/RBI compliance for cross-border transactions: ODI, FLA and APR.

4. Audit & internal controls:

- Lead the statutory, tax and internal audits across the group.

- Build and test the Internal Financial Controls framework.

- Own revenue assurance across centres: cash, bank and online collections reconciled to the books.

6. Team & systems:

- Lead and develop the team members.

- Drive finance automation on Zoho Books and Zoho Creator to cut manual reconciliation and reporting effort.

What success looks like:

- T+5 close and LODR-compliant quarterly results, every quarter.

- Clean audit opinions and no material control weaknesses.

- 100% on-time statutory and GST compliance, with zero penalties.

- A consolidation process for all entities that runs reliably every quarter.

Candidate profile:

Must have:

- Qualified Chartered Accountant, 8 - 10 years post-qualification.

- Has led finance and accounts or controllership at a listed company in India and delivered quarterly results under SEBI LODR.

- Strong hands-on multi-entity consolidation, including foreign subsidiaries (USA and Singapore preferred).

- Has led a finance team and worked directly with a CEO, Board and Audit Committee.

Good to have:

- Experience in multi-location services: healthcare, education, clinics or retail chains.

- Experience with Zoho Books or Zoho Creator, or with leading an ERP or automation project.

- A Big 4 background, or experience of an IPO or the first years after listing.