Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

The/Nudge Institute; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

L&D wallet

Individual development plan

Inclusive and diverse work environment

Job summary

The/Nudge Institute in Bengaluru is seeking a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to oversee financial health and governance. This leadership role involves strategic finance operations, risk management, and ensuring compliance. Candidates should have 20+ years in startups or Tier-1 firms, strong financial modeling and analytical skills, and a professional qualification such as CA or MBA. The position offers opportunities for personal growth and a collaborative work environment dedicated to alleviating poverty across India.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of experience across startups and/or Tier-1 corporates.
• Strong hands-on, intrapreneurial leadership style.
• High comfort with technology-enabled financial systems.

Responsibilities

• Steward the organization’s financial health and resilience.
• Drive organization-wide budgeting, forecasting, and performance monitoring.
• Ensure compliance with tax laws and oversee audits.

Skills

Financial modeling

Analytical skills

Leadership

Risk management

Compliance

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA) and/or MBA

Job description

About The/Nudge

The/Nudge is an action institute building resilient livelihoods to alleviate poverty. We work with women, farmers, tribals, and youth across rural development, agriculture, skilling, and economic inclusion, in partnership with 15+ central and state governments.

Our economic inclusion journey towards serving 25 million Indians spans 10 states and currently reaches over 1.5 million people. Through our incubator, accelerator, and grand challenges, we have supported 200+ social entrepreneurs, including Forbes 30 Under 30 honorees, Earthshot Prize winners, and nationally recognized changemakers.

Founded with the support of 130+ eminent philanthropists, 40+ corporates, and 15+ foundations, The/Nudge is working towards a poverty‑free India, within our lifetime.

About The Function

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a senior leadership role at The/Nudge, responsible for stewarding the organization’s financial health, resilience, and integrity as it scales in size, complexity, and impact. The CFO will act as a strategic partner to the Founder, leadership team, and Board, providing financial insight, robust systems, and strong governance to enable sustainable growth across diverse impact streams.

This role combines strategic finance leadership, hands‑on execution, and institution‑building, and is critical to enabling The/Nudge’s long‑term mission.

Who are we looking for in this role?

Strategic Finance & Decision Support

• Provide strategic inputs on financial aspects of key organizational and programmatic decisions.
• Enable data‑driven decision‑making by developing and presenting high‑quality financial insights to the senior management team.
• Partner closely with leadership and impact stream heads on new initiatives, pilots, and scale‑up plans.
• Support the leadership team in building financial models that enable The/Nudge to scale sustainably.

Financial Planning, Budgeting & Reporting

• Drive organization‑wide budgeting, forecasting, and performance monitoring processes.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve financial planning and reporting systems aligned to the organization’s growth and operational diversity.
• Review and analyze monthly financial results, highlighting risks, opportunities, and corrective actions.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and transparent reporting to internal and external stakeholders, including management, Board, donors, and regulators.

Governance, Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure full compliance with applicable direct and indirect tax laws.
• Oversee statutory audits, donor audits, and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Manage organizational risk, including financial, legal, and compliance risks.
• Lead and oversee legal affairs, contracts, and financial controls across the organization.
• Provide regular updates to the Board on financial performance, compliance, and regulatory matters.

Treasury & Fund Management

• Manage funds and treasury operations with a strong focus on optimizing risk, returns, and liquidity.
• Establish robust controls for fund utilization, tracking, and reporting across multiple funding sources.
• Ensure alignment with donor expectations, regulatory requirements, and best practices in nonprofit financial management.

Systems, Processes & Team Leadership

• Build and scale strong finance, compliance, and legal teams aligned with The/Nudge’s culture and values.
• Leverage technology and digital solutions to improve efficiency, transparency, and scalability of financial processes.
• Create systems and processes that can support rapid growth while maintaining financial discipline and governance.

Apply If You Have

• Strong hands‑on, intrapreneurial leadership style with a growth and learning mindset.
• High energy, ownership mindset, and deep motivation to do impactful work.
• 20+ years of experience across startups and/or Tier‑1 corporates, with significant leadership exposure.
• Strong financial modeling, planning, and analytical skills.
• High comfort with technology‑enabled financial systems and process automation.
• Professional qualification as a Chartered Accountant (CA) and/or MBA.
• Ability to thrive in a high‑intensity, fast‑paced, and mission‑driven environment.
• Collaborative, empathetic leadership style with the ability to influence across functions.

What’s in it for you?

• Own your growth: An impact‑led learning environment encourages Nudgesters to invest in their learning and capacity building needs through initiatives and policies, including L&D wallet, individual development plan and internal role change opportunities.
• Find your tribe: Our hiring philosophy emphasises intent, attitude, smarts and skills, in that order, to build a cohesive environment for Nudgesters. The organisation is committed to curating people‑centric policies, enhancing how employees experience life at The/Nudge.
• Take big bets: Organisational initiatives are intended to facilitate Nudgesters with a view to the big picture, illustrated by our impact across 50,000+ households, 15+ governments, 200+ social enterprises and Charcha: India’s largest social sector convening forum.
• Make it happen: A product‑based approach in an action‑biased environment empowers Nudgesters to implement audacious plans. Driven to fail fast, we endeavour to optimise resources in favour of programs that align with our scale ambition.

We aspire to be an inclusive and diverse organization and encourage qualified individuals irrespective of their religion, caste, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age, or any other dimension of identity, to apply.