Role Title: Head – Finance Operations (Family Office)
Organisation: Apparel Manufacturing Client
Location: Andheri, Mumbai
Reporting To: Promoter Family – Head of Family Office
Assets under Management: ~ INR 1,000 crore across asset classes
Role Objective:
The Head – Finance Operations will lead the end-to-end accounting, finance, compliance, taxation, governance and MIS function for the promoter family office, which manages a book of approximately INR 1,000 crore across asset classes. The role ensures financial discipline, regulatory compliance, strong governance and high-quality reporting across all family office entities, investments and structures, operating in a confidential, high-trust environment. This is an operations and control mandate – it does not involve investment decision-making, portfolio management or any front-office – analyst responsibility.
Key Responsibilities:
Accounts and Finance:
- – Oversee complete accounting operations across all family office entities – books maintenance, periodic closures and finalisation of accounts.
- – Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements.
- – Lead budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow planning and variance analysis.
- – Strengthen internal controls, financial discipline and risk-management processes.
- – Maintain accounting and record-keeping across asset classes; coordinate with external wealth advisors, PMS-AIF managers and bankers on statements, reconciliations and reporting.
Compliance and Statutory Management:
- – Ensure full compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to the family office entities.
- – Oversee compliance under the Companies Act, LLP Act, Trust regulations and other applicable laws.
- – Coordinate statutory audits and ensure timely closure of audit observations.
- – Act as the primary interface with auditors, regulators and advisors.
Governance:
- – Establish and maintain robust governance frameworks across all entities.
- – Ensure proper documentation, approvals, board processes and record maintenance.
- – Support governance requirements for boards, committees and investment structures.
Taxation:
- – Lead direct and indirect taxation processes and compliance, including income-tax filings for the entities and family structures.
- – Oversee tax filings, assessments, representations and any litigation management.
- – Work with tax advisors on structuring and planning while ensuring full compliance.
- – Track regulatory and tax-law changes and assess their impact on the family office.
MIS and Reporting:
- – Design and deliver high-quality MIS and dashboards for the promoter family and Head of Family Office.
- – Provide decision-oriented insights covering financial performance, compliance status, risks and cash positions.
- – Ensure data accuracy, consistency and timeliness across all reports.
Team Leadership:
- – Lead and manage a small team (2 – 3) across accounts, compliance and MIS.
- – Provide direction, performance management and capability development.
- – Ensure role clarity, accountability and execution discipline.
Candidate Profile:
Qualification:
- – Chartered Accountant (CA) mandatory; MBA (Finance) an added advantage.
Experience:
- – 12+ years of total experience across accounts, finance, compliance, governance and taxation.
- – Recent experience in a family office – promoter investment office mandatory; prior background in BFSI – capital markets an advantage.
- – Exposure to multiple asset classes and the products the family office is invested in (listed equities, PE, real estate, debt, AIF-PMS).
- – Experience operating in a confidential, high-trust environment is essential.
- – Stability and longevity in career track; strong preference against frequent job changes.
Key Skills and Competencies:
- – Strong financial and commercial acumen.
- – Deep understanding of statutory compliance and taxation.
- – Governance-oriented mindset with high integrity.
- – Ability to manage complexity across multiple entities and investments.
- – Strong leadership and stakeholder-management skills.