Chief Financial Officer

This is a high-impact leadership mandate for a finance professional who combines deep technical expertise with strong business partnership skills. The CFO will own the Groups financial strategy end-to-end from building robust controls and compliance frameworks to shaping capital structure driving working capital efficiency and preparing the organisation for its next phase of institutional and capital markets engagement.

1. Financial Strategy & Business Partnership

Partner with the Director and CEO to shape the Groups financial strategy in alignment with overall business objectives.

Lead annual budgeting long-range financial planning and rolling forecast processes across all business units.

Provide sharp data-driven financial insights to support strategic decisions on growth investments and resource allocation.

Identify financial innovations and funding structures that can drive business expansion and margin improvement.

2. Financial Operations Controls & Compliance

Establish and continuously strengthen financial control frameworks ensuring compliance with regulatory and accounting standards (Ind AS Companies Act SEBI where applicable).

Oversee statutory audits internal audits direct and indirect taxation (GST TDS Income Tax) and risk management across all Group entities.

Manage multi-entity consolidation across Groups various subsidiaries and related entities with accuracy and timeliness.

Leverage financial analytics to identify risks and opportunities in real time enabling proactive decision-making.

Ensure zero-tolerance compliance on ROC filings secretarial standards and regulatory submissions.

3. Working Capital Treasury & Cash Flow Management

Own end-to-end working capital management with a sharp focus on reducing Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) and improving collections efficiency.

Manage treasury operations including cash flow forecasting liquidity planning and optimal deployment of funds.

Build and maintain strong banking and lending institution relationships for credit facilities working capital lines and debt structuring.

Optimise the Groups debt-equity mix and oversee loan covenants interest cost management and refinancing where appropriate.

4. Capital Structuring & Business Growth

Shape the capital strategy to optimise investment working capital and cash flow across the Group.

Oversee capital infusion and equity/debt raise initiatives in coordination with the leadership team.

Evaluate financial viability of new verticals geographies and strategic partnerships.

Support M&A opportunities as required financial due diligence valuation deal structuring and post-merger integration from a finance lens.

5. Investor Relations & Stakeholder Engagement

Build trust and credibility with investors board members lenders and financial institutions.

Prepare and present periodic financial performance reports business outlook updates and strategic plans to the Board and Director.

Shape transparent reporting systems that drive accountability and performance visibility across the organisation.

Respond to queries from institutional investors banks and other financial stakeholders with clarity and confidence.

6. IPO Readiness & Governance Strengthening

Lead the finance functions preparation for a potential IPO including governance upgrades financial reporting standards alignment SEBI compliance readiness and investor-grade disclosures.

Work with legal secretarial and external advisors to ensure the Groups corporate structure and financials are IPO-ready.

Institutionalise board-level financial reporting audit committee processes and independent director engagement.

Drive adoption of Ind AS reporting standards ensuring financial statements reflect the highest levels of accuracy and transparency.

7. Digital Transformation & Financial Innovation

Drive automation and digitisation of financial operations including SAP/ERP optimisation automated MIS and real-time dashboards.

Leverage technology and analytics to enhance financial forecasting scenario planning and reporting accuracy.

Champion a data-first finance culture where decisions are driven by real-time financial intelligence.

Evaluate and implement fintech solutions that improve efficiency across payroll invoicing collections and treasury.

8. Team Leadership & Finance Function Building

Lead mentor and develop a finance team of 70 professionals across accounting taxation treasury FP&A and compliance.

Build a high-performance finance function with clear ownership strong processes and a culture of accuracy and accountability.

Drive capability development within the team upskilling on technology compliance and business finance skills.

Establish clear KPIs review cadences and performance management processes within the finance function.

Experience & Background

1518 years of progressive finance leadership experience with at least 5 years in a CFO Deputy CFO VP Finance or Group Finance Controller role.

Mandatory: Hands-on experience in financial planning & strategy corporate finance working capital management and taxation.

Must have experience in manpower-intensive or service-driven businesses IFM staffing logistics telecom infrastructure O&M or similar sectors strongly preferred.

Experience in a large multi-entity multi-location organisation with revenues of 500 Cr strongly preferred.

M&A experience is an advantage but not mandatory.

Experience working with private equity institutional investors or preparing for capital market transactions (IPO/QIP) is highly desirable.

Hands-on SAP / ERP experience is essential.

Technical & Functional Competencies

Deep expertise in Indian financial regulations Companies Act GST TDS Income Tax Ind AS and ROC compliance.

Strong command over financial modelling scenario planning and management reporting.

Proven track record of building and leading high-performance finance teams.

Expertise in treasury operations banking relationships and debt management.

Strong understanding of capital structuring financial due diligence and investor reporting.

Leadership Competencies

Strategic business partner ability to translate financial data into actionable business insights for the leadership team.

High integrity with an unwavering commitment to governance transparency and ethical financial practice.

Strong communicator able to present complex financial information clearly to the Board Director and investors.

Hands-on detail-oriented leader who does not lose sight of operational rigour while thinking strategically.

Collaborative and cross-functional able to work effectively with HR operations legal and business unit heads.

Integrity & Legal Standards

Clean legal track record is mandatory candidates with pending fraud criminal or regulatory cases will not be considered.

No fraud or criminal cases of any nature past or present.

Highest standards of personal and professional integrity are non-negotiable for this role.

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA) strongly preferred.

Cost & Management Accountant (CMA) or MBA Finance from a Tier 1 / Tier 2 B-School will also be considered.