Sr. Director - Finance

Location: Bangalore

Experience: 12+ years

Qualification: CA

About the Opportunity:

We are working with a high-growth, venture-backed commerce platform operating at the intersection of distribution, retail, and on-ground sales execution, solving for large, underpenetrated markets in India.

The business is scaling rapidly with a multi-layered operating model involving physical distribution, partner-led sales, and high-frequency transactions, creating a uniquely complex financial environment.

This role is being created to build and own the financial backbone required to support scale, discipline, and investor readiness.

Role Context:

The finance function is structured across two distinct pillars:

- Business Finance (BizFin): Focused on unit economics, growth, and decision support

- Finance & Accounts (this role): Focused on financial integrity, control, compliance, and reporting

This role will operate as a peer to BizFin leadership, owning end-to-end Finance & Accounts, including audit, compliance, treasury, and investor reporting.

Role Outline:

- Establishing financial discipline in a high-velocity, operationally complex environment

- Building systems that ensure accuracy, control, and scalability

- Enabling investor-grade reporting and fundraise readiness

- Driving cash visibility and reconciliation integrity

- Creating a single version of financial truth across the organisation

Key Responsibilities:

1. Financial Closure, Audit & Compliance

- Own end-to-end accounting closure and statutory reporting

- Lead audits with high-quality standards and zero surprises

- Ensure compliance across GST, TDS, ROC, RBI and related regulations

- Build forward-looking audit readiness and documentation discipline

2. Liquidity, Treasury & Cash Visibility

- Establish strong cash flow forecasting and liquidity planning

- Ensure complete visibility across collections, payables, and bank positions

- Build reconciliation discipline across systems, operations, and finance

- Implement early-warning mechanisms for cash and working capital risks

3. Internal Controls & Financial Systems

Design and implement controls across:

a. Cash flows

b. Inventory and reconciliation

c. Vendor and payment cycles

d. Multi-entity structures

- Balance speed and control, enabling scale without operational friction

- Strengthen process discipline across rapidly evolving business models

4. Investor Reporting & Fundraise Readiness

- Own monthly MIS and board-level reporting

- Build and maintain investor-ready financial data rooms

- Support diligence processes with structured, high-quality data

- Work closely with founders and stakeholders during fundraising cycles

5. Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Alignment

- Build and lead a lean, high-ownership Finance & Accounts team

- Work closely with BizFin, Operations, Product, and Leadership

- Establish clarity of ownership and accountability across finance processes

- Reduce dependency on external agencies and founder bandwidth

Ideal Candidate Profile:

Must-Have:

- Chartered Accountant with 14+ years of experience

- Strong experience in Finance & Accounts ownership roles

- Exposure to audit, compliance, and investor reporting

- Prior involvement in fundraise / diligence processes

- Experience in venture-backed or high-growth environments