Location: New Delhi / Full-time - Hybrid
Role Overvie
wOur partner organization is seeking a high-caliber finance professional to play a pivotal role in strengthening financial governance, enabling business strategy, and driving operational excellence. This role goes beyond traditional controllership and requires acting as a trusted advisor to leadership—ensuring financial discipline while supporting growth, expansion, and long-term value creation
.
Key Responsibiliti
esFinancial Management & Controllersh
- ipLead and oversee the preparation of accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statement
- s.Ensure strong internal controls, accounting accuracy, and compliance with statutory norms (GST, TDS, Income Tax, Companies Act, etc.
- ).Manage treasury functions including cash flow forecasting, fund management, and working capital optimizatio
- n.Supervise accounts payable, accounts receivable, and fixed assets managemen
t.
Budgeting & Forecast
- ingDrive the annual budgeting process in collaboration with business uni
- ts.Monitor financial performance against budgets and forecasts; highlight variances with actionable insigh
- ts.Develop financial models to support business decisions and expansion pla
ns.
Compliance & A
- uditCoordinate with statutory, internal, and tax auditors to ensure timely completion of aud
- its.Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements across multiple geographies where the partner organization opera
- tes.Implement and maintain policies aligned with corporate governance standa
rds.
Business Partn
- eringWork closely with senior management to provide strategic inputs on profitability improvement, cost optimization, and business expan
- sion.Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Operations, Sales, HR, etc.) to ensure alignment of financial g
oals.
Team Leadership & Stakeholder Mana
- gementLead, mentor, and manage the finance team; establish clear responsibilities, review mechanisms, and performance stan
- dards.Collaborate with internal stakeholders, external auditors, tax advisors, banks, and inve
stors.
Qualifications & Exp
- erienceChartered Accountant (CA), CPA, or equivalent professional qualifi
- cation.6–10 years of post-qualification experience, preferably in startups, education, EdTech, or impact-driven organiz
- ations.Strong exposure to financial controllership, audits, taxation, and MIS rep
- orting.Good understanding of FCRA and NGO-related provisions and rep
- orting.Experience in Big 4 or consulting firms is an added adv
antage.
Skills & Comp
- etenciesStrong core accounting knowledge with hands-on experience in end-to-end finance operations, tax laws, and com
- pliance.Strong analytical skills, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and dashb
- oarding.Proficiency in ERP systems (e.g., Tally ERP) and MS
- Office.High attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and tim
- eliness.Strong leadership, team management, and communication
skills.
