Assistant Vice President/Vice President – Finance – CA Grassik Search

The Corporate Institute; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

The Corporate Institute is seeking a senior finance leader in Bengaluru to partner with founders and leadership, drive strategic financial decisions, and oversee budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and investor communications. You will build scalable finance processes, develop models, and ensure governance and compliance across the organisation.

The role requires CA or MBA with 15–20 years of experience in finance, strong MIS skills, and a track record of leading finance teams and engaging with

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant or MBA with 15–20 years in Finance from a reputed institution.
• Strong business finance and commercial finance experience.
• Experience in budgeting, financial planning and forecasting.
• Strong MIS and management reporting understanding.
• Exposure to fundraising and institutional investors.
• Experience managing investor relations and financial due diligence.
• Strong accounting and financial control fundamentals.
• Experience managing statutory audits, taxation and compliance.
• Exposure to corporate legal and governance matters.
• Experience managing and developing a finance team.
• Direct working exposure with founders, CEOs or boards.

Responsibilities

• Partner with founders and leadership to drive financial decisions.
• Develop understanding of business model, revenue streams and metrics.
• Evaluate performance, profitability and unit economics.
• Provide financial insights to support expansion.
• Evaluate new opportunities, investments and plans.
• Improve cost efficiency and operating performance.
• Identify risks and opportunities across functions.
• Lead annual budgeting, planning and forecasting.
• Build financial models to support growth strategies.
• Establish revenue, cost and profitability forecasts.
• Monitor performance against budgets and variances.
• Develop scenario-based models for strategic decisions.
• Ensure leadership visibility into financial performance.
• Establish robust management reporting systems.
• Develop dashboards for revenue, expenses, profitability and cash flow.
• Provide timely financial information to founders and leadership.
• Improve accuracy and accessibility of management information.
• Establish reporting discipline across departments.
• Support fundraising initiatives and investor communications.
• Coordinate investor due diligence and financial documentation.
• Maintain investor confidence through transparent reporting.
• Oversee accounting, audits and financial controls.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee taxation, GST and statutory matters.
• Close monthly, quarterly and annual accounts timely.
• Manage relationships with external auditors and consultants.
• Co-ordinate with legal advisors and governance matters.
• Develop talent within the finance function.

Skills

Business finance

Forecasting

MIS & reporting

Investor relations

Compliance

Team leadership

Financial controls

Strategic partnering

Education

CA or MBA

Tools

MS Excel

Financial modelling

Taxation

Job description

Business Finance and Strategic Business Partnering:

• – Partner with the founders and business leadership to drive financial and business decisions.
• – Develop a deep understanding of the company’s business model, revenue streams and operating metrics.
• – Evaluate business performance, profitability and unit economics.
• – Provide financial insights to support strategic initiatives and business expansion.
• – Evaluate new business opportunities, investments and expansion plans.
• – Work with functional leaders to improve cost efficiency and operating performance.
• – Identify financial risks and opportunities across business functions.

Financial Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting:

• – Lead annual budgeting, financial planning and forecasting.
• – Develop short-term and long-term financial projections.
• – Build financial models to support business plans and growth strategies.
• – Establish revenue, cost and profitability forecasts.
• – Monitor actual performance against budgets and identify variances.
• – Develop scenario-based financial models to support strategic decisions.
• – Ensure leadership has timely visibility into the financial performance of the business.

MIS and Management Reporting:

• – Establish robust management reporting systems.
• – Develop dashboards covering revenue, expenses, profitability, cash flow and business performance.
• – Build relevant KPIs for different business functions.
• – Provide timely and accurate financial information to the founders and leadership team.
• – Improve the quality, accuracy and accessibility of management information.
• – Establish reporting discipline across departments.

Fundraising and Investor Relations:

• – Support the company’s future fundraising initiatives.
• – Prepare financial models, projections and fundraising-related financial information.
• – Coordinate investor due diligence and financial documentation.
• – Manage financial communication with existing and prospective investors.
• – Develop investor reporting frameworks and periodic updates.
• – Work closely with founders and investors on financial performance, business plans and capital requirements.
• – Maintain investor confidence through transparent and accurate reporting.

Accounting, Audit and Financial Controls:

• – Oversee accounting, bookkeeping and financial reporting.
• – Ensure accuracy and integrity of financial statements.
• – Manage statutory audits and internal audits.
• – Strengthen internal financial controls and accounting processes.
• – Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
• – Oversee taxation, GST, direct tax and statutory matters.
• – Ensure timely closure of monthly, quarterly and annual accounts.
• – Manage relationships with external auditors, consultants and accounting partners.

Legal, Compliance and Corporate Governance:

• – Oversee corporate compliance and governance matters.
• – Coordinate with external legal advisors and company secretarial professionals.
• – Ensure appropriate documentation for board and shareholder matters.
• – Support contracts, commercial agreements and corporate legal requirements.
• – Monitor regulatory and statutory compliance.
• – Ensure appropriate governance processes across the organisation.
• – The role will require the ability to manage and coordinate legal and compliance matters, with specialist external support wherever required.

Team Leadership and Finance Function Development:

• – Lead and develop the finance and accounts team.
• – Establish clear ownership across accounting, FP&A, compliance and reporting.
• – Improve finance processes through automation and technology.
• – Build a scalable finance organisation.
• – Develop talent within the finance function.
• – Establish a strong culture of accountability, accuracy and financial discipline.

Experience and Qualifications:

• – Chartered Accountant (CA), or MBA with 15 – 20 years in Finance from a reputed institution.
• – Strong business finance and commercial finance experience.
• – Experience in budgeting, financial planning and forecasting.
• – Strong understanding of MIS and management reporting.
• – Exposure to fundraising and institutional investors.
• – Experience managing investor relations and financial due diligence.
• – Strong accounting and financial control fundamentals.
• – Experience managing statutory audits, taxation and compliance.
• – Exposure to corporate legal and governance matters.
• – Experience managing and developing a finance team.
• – Direct working exposure with founders, CEOs or boards.