Head – Finance – CA Jaden Executive Search

The Corporate Institute; Dadri; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

The Corporate Institute in India is seeking a Head of Finance to own the financial foundation and build a scalable, well-governed finance function for the next growth phase. The role emphasizes controllership, financial reporting, compliance, audits, governance, cash discipline, and strategic partnering with founders on profitability and planning.

You will mentor the finance team, implement robust controls, and drive ERP-driven efficiencies across accounting and reporting to enable fast,

Qualifications

• CA qualification mandatory and 18+ years' post-CA experience.
• Experience in leadership roles within high-growth startups or tech/SaaS sectors.
• Proven track record in statutory audits, tax compliance, and board reporting.
• Experience scaling finance for large revenue scales (e.g., 300Cr+).

Responsibilities

• Own monthly, quarterly, and annual close with audit-ready reporting.
• Lead preparation of financial statements, MIS, P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, reconciliations, provisions, accruals, and management reports.
• Establish controls, governance, approval matrices, maker-checker processes, documentation standards, and audit trails.
• Ensure GST, TDS, income tax, transfer pricing, ROC filings, and other regulatory compliance.
• Lead statutory, internal, tax, and investor audits and coordinate with auditors, banks, and advisors.
• Drive high-quality financial reporting for leadership, the Board, and investors, ensuring accuracy and governance.
• Oversee treasury, cash flow forecasting, working capital management, banking relations, and liquidity planning.
• Strengthen controls around revenue recognition, accounts payable, payroll, reimbursements, procurement, collections, and expenses.
• Drive automation and ERP improvements to scale finance processes.
• Lead and mentor the Finance team across controllership, accounting, taxation, treasury, reporting, and audit.

Education

Chartered Accountant

Tools

ERP systems

Tax software

Job description

About the Role:

We are looking for a Head of Finance who will own the financial foundation of the company and help build a scalable, well-governed finance function for the next stage of growth. This is a finance leadership role with strong emphasis on controllership, financial reporting, compliance, audit, governance, cash discipline, systems, and internal controls, along with business finance and strategic planning support.

The ideal person will be a strong finance operator who can ensure clean books, accurate reporting, robust controls, timely audits, strong compliance, and reliable MIS, while also partnering with founders and business leaders on planning, profitability, cash flow, and decision support.

This role requires someone who can bring financial discipline without slowing down business momentum, and build a finance function that is both control-oriented and business-aware.

What Youll Do:

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process, ensuring timely, accurate, and audit-ready financial reporting.
• Lead preparation and review of financial statements, MIS, P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, reconciliations, provisions, accruals, and management reports.
• Establish and strengthen financial controls, governance frameworks, approval matrices, maker-checker processes, documentation standards, and audit trails.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and all statutory and regulatory requirements, including GST, TDS, income tax, transfer pricing, ROC filings, and other applicable regulations.
• Lead statutory, internal, tax, and investor audits while partnering with auditors, consultants, banks, and external advisors to ensure timely compliance and issue resolution.
• Drive high-quality financial reporting for leadership, the Board, and investors, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and strong financial governance.
• Own treasury operations, cash flow forecasting, working capital management, banking relationships, and liquidity planning to maintain optimal cash utilization and financial flexibility.
• Strengthen controls around revenue recognition, accounts payable, payroll, reimbursements, procurement, collections, and expense management to ensure financial discipline across the organization.
• Drive automation and continuous improvement across accounting, reporting, finance operations, and ERP systems to build scalable and efficient finance processes.
• Lead and mentor the Finance team across controllership, accounting, taxation, treasury, reporting, and audit, fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and operational excellence.
• Partner with founders and business leaders to support budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, business reviews, commercial decision-making, and profitability analysis.
• Support fundraising, financial due diligence, board reporting, investor communications, and strategic finance initiatives through robust financial data and governance.

What Were Looking For:

• Chartered Accountant qualification is mandatory.
• 18+ years of post-CA qualification experience, with strong finance leadership experience in a high-growth startup, technology company, SaaS/AI, fintech, marketplace, tech-enabled services, or operations-led business.
• Strong controllership experience, including accounting, financial reporting, monthly close, audits, tax, compliance, internal controls, MIS, governance, and cash flow management.
• Proven experience leading statutory audits, tax compliance, investor diligence, financial reporting, and board-ready finance processes.
• Experience managing finance for a business at meaningful scale, preferably 300Cr+ revenue scale, with 400Cr+ preferred.
• Strong understanding of revenue recognition, collections, working capital, gross margin, contribution margin, client-level profitability, and business unit reporting.
• Exposure to FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, business partnering, board reporting, fundraising support, and investor communication.
• A combination of Big 4 and startup experience is strongly preferred, but not mandatory.
• Proven ability to build scalable finance processes, controls, reporting systems, and teams in fast-paced and ambiguous environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence founders, business heads, auditors, investors, consultants, and cross-functional leaders.
• High ownership, strong integrity, attention to detail, business judgment, and the ability to balance governance with speed.