Role: Head – Finance & Accounts

Location: Mumbai

Reporting to: CEO

Role Objective

Build and run a strong Finance & Accounts function for a fast-scaling subscription-led, assetheavy business, ensuring financial integrity, tight receivables control, robust compliance, and decision-grade MIS for leadership.

This is a hands-on leadership role, not a passive oversight position.

Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Control & Accounting

• Own books of accounts, GL, and month-end closures  
• Ensure accurate revenue recognition for subscription models
• Manage deposit liabilities, accruals, provisions, and reconciliations

2. Billing & Revenue Operations

• Oversee monthly billing cycles  
• Ensure correct pricing, discounts, add-ons, and reversals
• Build strong billing controls to prevent receivable leakage

3. Receivables & Credit Control

• Drive collections discipline and DPD reduction
• Set up escalation matrices, deposit set-offs, and shut-off logic
• Own receivables MIS and portfolio hygiene

4. Compliance & Audit

• Own GST, TDS, income tax, ROC, and statutory audits
• Maintain a zero-slippage compliance calendar
• Act as primary interface with auditors and advisors

5. Asset & Fixed Asset Accounting

• Capitalisation and depreciation of AC assets
• Track asset lifecycle, redeployment, and residual values
• Reconcile installed base with asset registers

6. Credit Risk & Governance

• Support underwriting frameworks and approval matrices
• Provide portfolio risk insights to CEO
• Enforce internal controls and segregation of duties

7. MIS & Leadership Support

• Deliver monthly financial packs to CEO
• Build unit economics and cohort-level views

Candidate Profile

Experience

• 10–12 years in finance & accounting
• Exposure to subscription, leasing, NBFC, fintech, or asset-heavy models preferred
• Experience scaling finance teams in growth-stage companies

Skills & Traits

• Strong financial control mindset
• Extremely organised, calm under pressure
• Polished communication with founders, auditors, and banks
• High integrity, low ego, hands-on attitude

Qualifications

        •       CA preferred (MBA Finance acceptable with strong exposure)