Chief Financial Officer – CA Cornerstone

The Corporate Institute; Ludhiana; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

The Corporate Institute is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to act as a strategic partner to the Managing Director and leadership team. The role goes beyond traditional accounting, shaping the company’s future direction and ensuring scalable finance systems.

The CFO will drive finance transformation, governance, funding decisions and working capital management, with exposure to listed or PE-backed environments and IPO readiness as desirable attributes.

Qualifications

• CA qualification required.
• 15–25 years of progressive finance leadership experience.
• Exposure to manufacturing-oriented businesses and ERP implementation.

Responsibilities

• Serve as strategic business partner to MD and leadership team.
• Lead finance transformation and scalable systems development.
• Oversee governance mechanisms, financial controls and reporting.
• Drive funding, capital management and working capital optimization.
• Ensure IPO readiness and institutional capability building.

Skills

Strategic partnership

Finance transformation

ERP experience

Governance

Capital management

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA)

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Role Purpose:

The role will serve as a strategic business partner to the Managing Director, promoters and leadership team. The role extends significantly beyond traditional accounting and controllership responsibilities and will involve helping shape the future direction of the company.

The CFO will lead finance transformation, institutionalize governance mechanisms, build scalable systems and processes, support strategic decision-making, strengthen performance management disciplines, drive capital allocation decisions and ensure that the organization is equipped to support a substantially larger business over the coming years.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Business Partnership
• Finance Transformation and Scalability
• ERP and Digital Transformation
• Corporate Governance and Financial Controls
• Funding and Capital Management
• Working Capital Management
• Capital Expenditure and Growth Investments
• Financial Planning and Performance Management
• Statutory Compliance and Financial Reporting
• IPO Readiness and Institutional Capability Building

Candidate Profile:

• Chartered Accountant (CA) is essential.
• 15-25 years of progressive finance leadership experience.
• Strong experience in manufacturing-oriented businesses.
• Exposure to ERP implementation, finance transformation and process modernization, banking relationships, debt raising, working capital financing and capital expenditure funding.
• Exposure to listed companies, private equity-backed organizations, institutional governance environments or IPO readiness initiatives would be highly desirable.