Chief Financial Officer – Internet/Online – CA Corenza

The Corporate Institute; Pune District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

The Corporate Institute is seeking a Chartered Accountant with 10+ years of experience to own finance end to end for a multi-country operation and to shape the stories the business tells to stakeholders. You will drive planning, financial analysis, governance and strategic decision making.

You will work directly with the founders and the leadership team, leading FP&A, controllership, tax, treasury and investor relations, and you will build robust controls and scalable processes to support rapid

Qualifications

• CA with 10+ years of experience, including leadership of a finance team.
• Experience in a high-growth environment.
• Strong command of corporate finance and investor relations, with real exposure to fundraising and diligence.
• Depth in direct and indirect tax compliance, and comfort with multi-entity and multi-currency operations.
• Analytical strength: you build the model yourself and can defend every assumption in it.
• Clear communication with founders, board members, investors and auditors.

Responsibilities

• Own the annual operating plan, long-range model, monthly forecast and hold the business accountable.
• Build unit economics by market, channel and supply type; assess payback and LTV/CAC.
• Partner with Growth, Supply and Product on pricing, commissions and market entry with a financial case.
• Run capital allocation decisions and potential M&A transactions.
• Lead fundraising rounds end-to-end: model, data room, diligence and term sheet support.
• Own board pack and quarterly investor updates, manage debt and working capital.
• Oversee accounting, monthly close, statutory reporting and internal controls across entities.
• Manage transfer pricing, cross-border flows, FEMA/RBI compliance and international tax exposure.
• Run treasury, cash flow, FX exposure and payment rails; coordinate audits and clean closes.
• Lead a finance team and hire/develop the finance function as needed.

Skills

Strategic finance

FP&A leadership

Investor relations

Multi-entity operations

Pricing & market entry decisions

Education

CA (Chartered Accountant) with 10+ years

Tools

ERP systems

MS Excel

Tax software

Job description

About Company

A worldwide digital marketplace that helps students secure reliable long-term living spaces close to academic campuses, offering verified listings and tailored options to match individual needs.

Job Description

About the Role

You will own finance end to end: the numbers we run the business on, the story we tell, and the controls and structures that hold a multi-country operation together.

You will work directly with the founders and the leadership team.

Responsibilities

1. Strategic finance and FP&A

• Own the annual operating plan, the long-range model and the monthly forecast, and hold the business accountable to them.
• Build the unit economics view of the business: contribution margin by market, channel and supply type, cohort behaviour, payback and LTV/CAC.
• Partner with Growth, Supply and Product on pricing, commission structures and market entry decisions, with the financial case behind each one.
• Run capital allocation: where we spend, what we stop, and what returns we hold each function to.
• Run any potential M&A transactions.

2. Fundraising and investor relations

• Run the fundraise round whenever comes end to end: model, narrative, data room, diligence, and support on term sheet negotiation.
• Own the board pack, the quarterly investor update and the relationship with existing investors between rounds.
• Build and maintain the debt and working capital options that suit the business and manage banking relationship.

3. Controllership, tax and global structuring

• Own accounting, monthly close, statutory reporting and the internal control environment across all entities.
• Manage a multi-entity, multi-currency structure: transfer pricing, cross-border flows, FEMA and RBI compliance, and international tax exposure across our operating markets.
• Own direct and indirect tax compliance, assessments and litigation, in India and in overseas jurisdictions.
• Run treasury: cash flow, FX exposure, payment rails across markets, and the controls around all of it.
• Coordinate statutory and internal audits, and hold clean, timely closes as a standard rather than an achievement.

4. Team and systems

• Lead a finance team which is already in place.
• Whenever required hire and develop the finance team across FP&A, controllership and accounts.

Qualifications

• CA with 10+ years of experience, including at least 4 years leading a finance team.
• Experience in a high-growth environment.
• Strong command of corporate finance and investor relations, with real exposure to fundraising and diligence.
• Depth in direct and indirect tax compliance, and comfort with multi-entity and multi-currency operations.
• Analytical strength: you build the model yourself and can defend every assumption in it.
• Clear communication with founders, board members, investors and auditors.

Good to have

• Experience taking a company through a Series B or later round.
• Exposure to international entity setup, transfer pricing or overseas tax structuring.
• Having built or replaced a finance system stack during a period of fast growth.