Finance Director (CFO)

Lever, Inc.; India; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Direct influence on growth

CEO-level partnership

Job summary

Lever, Inc. seeks a Finance Director (CFO) based in India to partner with the CEO and guide growth, profitability, and strategic financial decisions in a growing international tech environment.

You will oversee budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, reporting, modeling, treasury, accounting, and compliance across multiple currencies and jurisdictions, building scalable finance processes and controls while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in professional finance with ≥3 years in senior leadership (Finance Director/CFO).
• Entrepreneurial experience in scale-ups or founder-led companies and building a finance function.
• Strong IFRS and international taxation, multi-entity and cross-border operations.
• Advanced financial modeling, analysis, and data-to-decision skills.
• Excellent communication to explain complex topics to leadership and shareholders.
• Hands-on, ownership-oriented in fast-paced environments.
• Experience in telecom/payments/fintech or high-volume transactional businesses is a plus.
• Crypto payments/treasury/accounting experience advantageous.
• Russian fluency mandatory; English C1+ mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and financial reporting.
• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports and KPI monitoring.
• Provide actionable financial analysis to support strategic decisions and growth.
• Build financial models for business cases, new markets, and profitability drivers.
• Oversee accounting, treasury, and payments across currencies and jurisdictions.
• Manage liquidity, FX exposure, settlements, receivables, and key flows.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS, tax, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate with auditors and external advisors on financial matters.
• Partner with Sales, Operations, Legal, HR, and Compliance to improve profitability and efficiency.
• Build and continuously improve finance processes, controls, and systems.

Skills

IFRS knowledge

Multi-currency operations

Financial modeling

Strategic thinking

Communication

Analytical skills

Leadership

Crypto/crypto payments (adv)

Job description

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Finance Director (CFO) based in India.

This senior finance leadership role offers the opportunity to act as a strategic business partner to the CEO within a growing international technology environment. You will oversee core financial operations while using financial insights to guide growth, profitability, and commercial decisions. The role spans budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, reporting, financial modeling, treasury, accounting, and international compliance. You will work across multiple currencies and jurisdictions, providing visibility into margins, liquidity, and key business performance drivers. The position combines strategic leadership with a hands‑on, entrepreneurial approach to building scalable finance processes and controls. You will also collaborate closely with commercial, operational, legal, HR, and compliance teams to support sustainable business growth.

Accountabilities:

• Partner with the CEO to oversee financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and financial reporting.
• Lead the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports and monitor performance against key KPIs.
• Provide actionable financial analysis and recommendations to support strategic decisions and business growth.
• Build financial models for business cases, new markets, and commercial opportunities, with clear visibility into margins and profitability drivers.
• Oversee accounting, treasury, and payment operations across multiple currencies and jurisdictions.
• Manage liquidity, foreign exchange exposure, settlements, receivables, and other key financial flows.
• Ensure compliance with international accounting standards, tax regulations, and statutory requirements.
• Coordinate with auditors and external advisors on financial, tax, and regulatory matters.
• Partner with Sales, Operations, Routing, HR, Legal, and Compliance teams to evaluate financial risks and improve profitability and operational efficiency.
• Build and continuously improve finance processes, internal controls, systems, and team capabilities.

Requirements:

• 7+ years of professional finance experience, including at least 3 years in a senior finance leadership position such as Finance Director, Head of Finance, CFO, or equivalent.
• Entrepreneurial experience in scale-ups, founder-led companies, business ownership, P&L management, or building a finance function from the ground up.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and international taxation, with experience managing multi-entity, multi-currency, and cross-border operations.
• Strong financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate data into clear business recommendations.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex financial topics clearly to teams, leadership, and shareholders.
• Hands‑on, ownership-oriented approach with the ability to operate effectively in fast‑paced and ambiguous environments.
• Confidence using financial data to challenge assumptions and support business decisions.
• Experience in telecom, payments, fintech, or other high‑volume transactional businesses is a plus.
• Experience with crypto, including crypto payments, treasury, or accounting, is advantageous.
• Native or fluent Russian is mandatory.
• English proficiency at C1 level or above is mandatory.

Benefits:

• Key finance leadership role with direct influence on business growth and strategy.
• Close strategic partnership with the CEO.
• Opportunity to shape and develop the finance function, including processes, controls, systems, and team capabilities.
• International and cross-border business environment.
• Opportunity to work across financial operations, commercial strategy, treasury, and business planning.

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