Leadership role in Finance

Weekday 1; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Weekday 1 seeks an experienced Finance Leader to head the finance function in Gurgaon, bringing 18–20 years of experience to oversee accounting, finance, and management reporting. The role focuses on strong controls, performance, and strategic decision support for senior leadership.

The successful candidate will lead the finance team, ensure compliant operations, and drive forecasting, budgeting, and long‑term financial strategy in a dynamic business environment.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial statements, reconciliations, and internal controls.
• Experience leading finance functions and driving business performance.
• Ability to develop MIS, dashboards, variance analyses, and strategic insights for senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall finance and accounting function with timely, compliant operations.
• Oversee GL, payables, receivables, reconciliations, month-end & year-end closes, and financial statements.
• Establish robust policies, processes, controls, and governance frameworks.

Skills

Strong Accounting Principles

Finance Leadership

Management Reporting

Strategic Planning

Stakeholder Management

Education

CA/CMA/MBA Finance

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

This role is for one of Weekday’s clients

Min Experience: 18+ years
Location: Gurgaon
JobType: full-time

We are seeking an experienced Finance Leader with 18–20 years of experience to lead the organization’s finance function and provide strategic financial direction to senior leadership. The role requires a strong foundation in accounting, finance, and management reporting, along with the ability to oversee financial operations, strengthen controls, drive business performance, and support critical decision-making. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise with strong leadership, commercial understanding, and the ability to manage complex financial functions in a dynamic business environment.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the overall finance and accounting function, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial operations across the organization.
• Oversee accounting activities including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations, month-end and year-end closing, and financial statements.
• Establish and maintain robust accounting policies, processes, internal controls, and financial governance frameworks.
• Drive management reporting, preparing and presenting periodic financial reports, MIS, dashboards, variance analysis, and business performance insights for senior management.
• Partner with business leaders and functional heads to understand financial performance, identify risks and opportunities, and support strategic decision-making.
• Monitor revenue, costs, margins, cash flows, working capital, and overall financial performance against budgets and business objectives.
• Provide leadership on financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and long-term financial strategy.
• Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, statutory requirements, and internal financial policies.
• Lead and mentor the finance team, establish performance objectives, and build a culture of accountability, accuracy, and continuous improvement.
• Work closely with senior leadership on financial strategy, business expansion, investments, cost optimization, and other major financial initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting systems, automation, and operational efficiency.
• Coordinate with external auditors, consultants, banks, and other financial stakeholders as required.
• Support risk management initiatives by identifying financial risks and implementing appropriate mitigation measures.

Must-Have Skills

Accounting: Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial statements, reconciliations, month-end/year-end closing, internal controls, and accounting processes.

Finance: Extensive experience managing finance functions, financial operations, cash flow, working capital, business performance, and financial governance.

Management Reporting: Proven ability to develop and oversee MIS, management reports, financial dashboards, variance analysis, and actionable insights for senior leadership.

Good-to-Have Skills

• Tax: Understanding of direct and indirect taxation, statutory compliance, and tax planning.
• Audit: Experience managing statutory, internal, and external audits and working with auditors to ensure compliance and financial accuracy.
• Financial Planning: Experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, scenario planning, and long-term financial planning.

Education & Experience

• Experience: 18–20 years of progressive experience in Finance and Accounting, including significant leadership responsibility.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, or a related discipline; CA/CMA/MBA Finance or equivalent professional qualification is preferred.
• Strong leadership, analytical, communication, stakeholder-management, and strategic decision-making skills.
• Experience working closely with CXOs and senior management in a finance leadership capacity.