Chief Finance Officer

About the job

Job Description Strategic Leadership • Evaluate organizational performance against annual budgets and long-term business strategies. Develop tools and systems to provide critical financial and operational insights and deliver actionable recommendations for strategy and execution. • Lead strategic planning, budgeting, and reporting processes, ensuring: • Preparation of strategic plans, budgets, and forecasts. • Financial viability and structuring of business transactions. • Implementation of robust management information systems (MIS). • Partner closely with the CEO and senior leadership to support growth initiatives, capital allocation decisions, and long-term value creation. • Collaborate with audit and investment committees on emerging issues, market trends, and changes in operational and financial models. Treasury Management & Fundraising • Lead end-to-end fundraising initiatives across private equity, family offices, banks, and NBFCs, aligned with the organization’s growth strategy. • Personally engage with CFOs, credit heads, and senior decision-makers at banks and NBFCs to raise funds, negotiate terms, and strengthen long-term relationships. • Drive institutional funding initiatives, including: • Collaboration with private equity investors and family offices to enhance capital availability. • Structuring debt and equity instruments to ensure optimal capital mix. • Ensuring adequate credit limits, liquidity planning, and cash flow visibility to support AUM and business growth. Stakeholder Representation • Act as the primary financial spokesperson for the organization with investors, private equity firms, family offices, mutual funds, banks, NBFCs, FIIs, family Offices debenture trustees, registrars, brokers, intermediaries, and media. • Build and sustain strong stakeholder confidence through transparent communication, timely reporting, and credit readiness. Rating Agency & Lender Management • Build and maintain strong relationships with rating agencies to secure and sustain credit ratings aligned with fundraising and growth objectives. • Lead rating reviews, data submissions, and interactions with agencies, lenders, and trustees. Financial Management, Reporting & Control • Oversee all finance and accounting operations, ensuring efficient processes, accuracy, and high-quality outputs. • Lead basic to advanced financial reporting, MIS, and financial analysis, enabling informed decision-making by leadership and stakeholders. • Coordinate and direct the preparation of budgets and financial forecasts, analysing and reporting variances effectively. • Ensure compliance with financial reporting standards, regulatory requirements, and tax laws. • Strengthen internal controls by developing and documenting business processes, accounting policies, and governance frameworks. • Lead and mentor the accounts and finance department, ensuring capability building, performance discipline, and operational excellence. • Prepare and present the analysis of the quarterly financial results to the board. Skills And Knowledge • Exceptional analytical and decision-making abilities with a strong execution track record. • High integrity, performance-driven, and target-oriented professional. • Proven ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders, including senior leaders and the Board. • Strong organizational agility and ability to manage multiple projects efficiently. • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills in English. • Energetic, self-motivated, and a team player with a strategic mind-set. • Proficient in MS Office applications.

Requirements

• Financial strategy
• Fundraising
• Stakeholder management

Qualifications

• CA
• MBA (Finance)

Preferred Technologies

• Financial strategy
• Fundraising
• Stakeholder management