Finance Director

What you will do:

• Own the books of accounts end-to-end and ensure they are accurate, audit-ready, and compliant with statutory requirements in India
• Lead Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable, Payroll, Tax matters, and statutory compliance across the company
• Own finalization of Trial Balances and provisions on a monthly/quarterly basis
• Build and own monthly MIS, board decks, and investor reporting - the primary finance voice with the CEO, board, and external stakeholders
• Lead annual, quarterly, and monthly budgeting and forecasting across the business, and partner directly with function heads to translate business decisions into financial impact
• Forecast cash flow positions, working capital needs, and borrowing requirements, and manage banking relationships
• Lead financial due diligence and cap table management for fundraising rounds, and support term sheet negotiations
• Manage external stakeholders and partners - payroll partners, banks, legal advisors, statutory offices of the government, etc.
• Own GST and other tax compliance, working with external CA/CS firms where needed
• Lead audits end-to-end to ensure they're smooth and timely
• Design and implement financial policies, controls, and approval workflows as the team and company scale
• Hire and build out the finance team - accounts, FP&A, compliance - from a small base
• Evaluate and implement financial systems as we outgrow current tooling
  

What you'll need

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) with 10-12 years of experience, including meaningful time owning finance for a Rs 50-300cr revenue company - startup/scale-up background strongly preferred
• Prior experience in e-commerce, quick commerce, Retail or D2C accounting is an added plus
• You've built or scaled a finance function from a small team before, not just run an established one
• Building the finance function for a fast-scaling commerce company excites you, and you're comfortable operating with ambiguity
• You understand budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting like the back of your hand, and are equally comfortable getting hands-on when needed
• You've been closely involved in fundraising - due diligence, cap table, board reporting - even if you haven't led a round solo
• Excellent communication, verbal and written, with the ability to convey complex concepts clearly to both finance and non-finance stakeholders, including investors