Overview
Head of Finance & Compliance (VP/SVP)
Job Description: Head of Finance & Compliance (VP/SVP)
Location: Delhi (NCR)
Experience: 15+ years of total experience
Qualification: CA
About the role:
What Youll Be Doing
Strategic Finance:
– Partner with Founders, Business Heads, and Pod Leaders to drive financial planning, growth strategy, and capital allocation.
– Own unit economics and build levers to improve gross margin and contribution margin across business units.
– Lead financial due diligence, scenario planning, and board/investor meetings/presentations.
FP&A and Business Partnering:
– Build a best-in-class FP&A function that enables faster, data-backed decisions.
– Work closely with Sales, Success, and Supply teams to model, forecast, and influence business performance.
– Translate business goals into financial models that track efficiency, scalability, and ROI.
Accounting & Reporting:
– Own books closure, statutory audits, tax filings, and regulatory compliance (India +US).
– Ensure timely and accurate MIS, P&L, and cash flow statements; drive financial discipline across teams.
– Set up robust internal controls and automation for month-end and year-end processes.
Legal & Compliance:
– Manage commercial contracts, vendor & client agreements, NDAs, and employment contracts.
– Ensure compliance with applicable laws and coordinate with external legal counsel.
– Build policies and frameworks that allow the business to scale without unnecessary risk.
Team Building & Culture:
– Lead and mentor the Finance & Legal team to operate with ownership and business-first thinking.
– Work closely with the People and Sales functions to align incentives, ESOPs, and compensation strategy.
– Foster a culture of high accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement within the function.
Requirements:
– 15+ years of total experience, with at least 8-10 years in a finance leadership role at a high growth startup.
– CA Is mandatory
– Handled P&L scale, fundraising readiness, audits, and investor reporting.
– Prior experience across SaaS + Ops models is a strong plus.
– Hybrid background (Big 4 + startup) ideal.
– Strong command over financial tools, business modeling, and compliance frameworks.
– You’re process-obsessed but outcome-driven. You build systems that scale.
– Comfortable working in ambiguous, fast-changing environments and leading through change.