Finance & Administration Head

Corishta Ltd.; Mumbai, Pune District, Nalanda; Remote; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Corishta Ltd. is seeking a Finance and Administration Head to own the financial function and day-to-day administration for a distributed team in Mumbai and Pune.

You will run accounting, budgeting and financial planning, ensuring books are accurate and decisions are data-driven, while partnering with founders on financial strategy. The role covers payroll support, vendor management and compliance across multiple states, with collaboration across HR and leadership to enable rapid growth and

Qualifications

• Eight or more years in accounting or finance, with at least three years leading the function.
• Strong practical knowledge of Indian accounting, tax and statutory compliance.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.
• Hands-on working knowledge of accounting software and spreadsheets.
• Sound judgement on spend, with the ability to explain a recommendation clearly.
• Experience in a multi-state or distributed organisation.
• Experience supporting a startup through rapid growth.
• Exposure to commission or partner payout calculations.

Responsibilities

• Own accounting, bookkeeping, reconciliations and the monthly close.
• Prepare budgets and forecasts, and track actuals against them.
• Provide the financial reporting the leadership team needs to make decisions.
• Manage payroll inputs and work with the HR team on salary disbursal.
• Own administrative operations for the office and for the distributed team.
• Manage vendor relationships, contracts and renewals.
• Maintain statutory compliance for accounting, tax and company filings.
• Support the district expansion plan with the financial modelling it requires.

Skills

Accounting

Budgeting & Forecasting

Financial Reporting

Statutory Compliance

Payroll support

Vendor management

Administrative operations

Internal controls

Tools

Tally

Excel modelling

Job description

As Finance and Administration Head you own the financial function and the day-to-day administration that keeps the organisation running. You will run accounting, budgeting and financial planning, ensure that the books are accurate and that decisions are made on real numbers, and own the administrative side of running offices and a distributed team. You will also work directly with the founders on financial planning.

Responsibilities

• Own accounting, bookkeeping, reconciliations and the monthly close
• Prepare budgets and forecasts, and track actuals against them
• Provide the financial reporting the leadership team needs to make decisions
• Manage payroll inputs and work with the HR team on salary disbursal
• Own administrative operations for the office and for the distributed team
• Manage vendor relationships, contracts and renewals
• Maintain statutory compliance for accounting, tax and company filings
• Support the district expansion plan with the financial modelling it requires

Requirements

• Eight or more years in accounting or finance, with at least three years leading the function
• Strong practical knowledge of Indian accounting, tax and statutory compliance
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting and management reporting
• Hands-on working knowledge of accounting software and spreadsheets
• Sound judgement on spend, with the ability to explain a recommendation clearly
• Experience in a multi-state or distributed organisation
• Experience supporting a startup through rapid growth
• Exposure to commission or partner payout calculations

Preferred Skills

• Accounting
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Financial reporting
• Statutory compliance
• Payroll support
• Vendor management
• Administrative operations
• Tally or similar accounting software
• Excel modelling
• Internal controls

Compensation

This is a full-time salaried leadership position with a fixed annual salary. The published range is a market-referenced band and is confirmed individually before an offer is made.

Work Location

• Mumbai, Maharashtra
• Pune, Maharashtra