Vice President – Financial Controller NIIT Ltd.

The Corporate Institute; Gurgaon; On-site; INR 5,000,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

NIIT Ltd. seeks a Vice President – Financial Controller / Business Finance to lead finance strategy, governance and controllership, partnering with the Founder and executive leadership. This role drives revenue visibility, margins, pricing strategies and cash generation while building a scalable finance function.

The candidate will lead a high-performing team, strengthen controls, and advance automation and analytics across finance processes in a fast-growth environment.

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant (CA) and / or MBA – Finance from a reputed / recognized institution.
• CA is preferred but not mandatory where the candidate demonstrates strong business finance, commercial finance and controllership capability.
• CMA / CPA or equivalent qualification will be an advantage.
• 15+ years of progressive finance leadership experience across Business Finance, Commercial Finance and Financial Controllership.
• Significant experience partnering with Founders, CEOs, Business Heads and senior leadership teams on business performance and strategic decision-making.
• Demonstrated exposure to pricing, margins, revenue models, contracts, customer economics, profitability and business performance management.
• Strong experience in financial reporting, governance, taxation, compliance, audit and internal controls.
• Experience in a listed or professionally governed organization, ideally combined with exposure to a founder-led, entrepreneurial or high-growth business.
• Experience in SaaS, Technology, IT Services, Digital or other services-led businesses preferred.
• Proven ability to lead sizeable finance teams and influence cross-functional stakeholders at enterprise level.

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic finance partner to the Founder, CEO and business leadership, shaping key commercial and financial decisions.
• Drive financial performance through visibility on revenue, margins, pricing, customer economics, cost structures, profitability and cash generation.
• Bring strong commercial finance rigour to business cases, contracts, investments, growth initiatives and strategic trade-offs.
• Lead end-to-end financial controllership across accounting, reporting, governance, cash flow, taxation, audit and statutory compliance.
• Drive sharp business reviews by identifying performance gaps, financial risks, commercial opportunities and corrective actions.
• Partner with Sales, Delivery, Operations and functional leaders to strengthen commercial accountability and financial discipline.
• Build and institutionalize robust controls, SOPs, policies and governance frameworks while preserving business agility.
• Strengthen financial systems, automation, analytics and AI-enabled processes to improve speed, insight and control.
• Lead and develop a high-performing finance team with strong business orientation and execution ownership.
• Support business integration, scale and transformation through consistent financial governance and leadership alignment.

Skills

Business Finance Leadership

Commercial Finance Fluency

Financial Controllership

Enterprise Business Acumen

Strategic Decision Support

Leadership Influence

Governance & Risk

Transformation Mindset

Team Leadership

Education

CA / Chartered Accountant

MBA – Finance

CMA / CPA

Job description

Overview:

NIIT Ltd. is a leading global skills and talent development organization, enabling enterprises to build future-ready workforces through learning, digital transformation and capability-building solutions.

The Vice President – Financial Controller / Business Finance will be a senior finance leader partnering closely with the Founder and business leadership to drive financial performance, commercial discipline and governance. The role requires the ability to combine strong business finance orientation, commercial judgement and controllership depth, enabling high-quality decisions while building a scalable, disciplined and future-ready finance function.

Role Responsibilities:

• Act as a strategic finance partner to the Founder, CEO and business leadership, shaping key commercial and financial decisions.
• Drive financial performance through clear visibility on revenue, margins, pricing, customer economics, cost structures, profitability and cash generation.
• Bring strong commercial finance rigour to business cases, contracts, investments, growth initiatives and strategic trade-offs.
• Lead end-to-end financial controllership across accounting, reporting, governance, cash flow, taxation, audit and statutory compliance.
• Drive sharp business reviews by identifying performance gaps, financial risks, commercial opportunities and corrective actions.
• Partner with Sales, Delivery, Operations and functional leaders to strengthen commercial accountability and financial discipline.
• Build and institutionalize robust controls, SOPs, policies and governance frameworks while preserving business agility.
• Strengthen financial systems, automation, analytics and AI-enabled processes to improve speed, insight and control.
• Lead and develop a high-performing finance team with strong business orientation and execution ownership.
• Support business integration, scale and transformation through consistent financial governance and leadership alignment.

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Business Finance Leadership: Connects financial outcomes to business priorities and influences decisions with strong commercial judgement.
• Commercial Finance Fluency: Deep understanding of pricing, margins, contracts, customer economics, profitability and growth levers.
• Financial Controllership: Strong command of reporting, accounting, compliance, taxation, audit, controls and governance.
• Enterprise Business Acumen: Understands business models, operating drivers and strategic trade-offs beyond the finance function.
• Strategic Decision Support: Challenges assumptions constructively and brings financial clarity to complex business decisions.
• Leadership Influence: Builds credibility with Founders, CEOs and senior stakeholders and drives alignment across competing priorities.
• Governance & Risk: Balances speed and entrepreneurial agility with financial discipline, controls and regulatory rigor.
• Transformation Mindset: Drives simplification, automation and digital enablement across finance processes.
• Team Leadership: Builds capable finance teams with strong ownership, commercial orientation and execution discipline.

Education Qualification & Certification:

• Chartered Accountant (CA) and / or MBA – Finance from a reputed / recognized institution.
• CA is preferred but not mandatory where the candidate demonstrates strong business finance, commercial finance and controllership capability.
• CMA / CPA or equivalent qualification will be an advantage.

Experience Range:

• 15+ years of progressive finance leadership experience across Business Finance, Commercial Finance and Financial Controllership.
• Significant experience partnering with Founders, CEOs, Business Heads and senior leadership teams on business performance and strategic decision-making.
• Demonstrated exposure to pricing, margins, revenue models, contracts, customer economics, profitability and business performance management.
• Strong experience in financial reporting, governance, taxation, compliance, audit and internal controls.
• Experience in a listed or professionally governed organization, ideally combined with exposure to a founder-led, entrepreneurial or high-growth business.
• Experience in SaaS, Technology, IT Services, Digital or other services-led businesses preferred.
• Proven ability to lead sizeable finance teams and influence cross-functional stakeholders at enterprise level.