Head - Finance & Compliance

Head of Finance & Compliance:

Role Overview:

The Head of Finance & Compliance will lead the companys finance, accounting and compliance function. The role covers financial planning, reporting, fundraising, banking, working capital, taxation, manufacturing finance and ERP implementation. This is a hands-on position for a Chartered Accountant who can manage strategic priorities while remaining closely involved in execution.

Role Details:

• Designation: Head of Finance & Compliance
• Location: HSR Layout, Bengaluru
• Reporting to: Founder / Chief Business Officer
• Team: Two in-house team members and an outsourced finance resource

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Planning and Controllership:

• Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial planning.
• Prepare two-to-three-year cash-flow projections.
• Own monthly, quarterly and annual closure.
• Prepare financial statements, MIS and performance reports.
• Monitor budgets, margins and operating variances.
• Ensure correct revenue recognition across contracts.
• Provide financial insights for key business decisions.

Fundraising, Banking and Treasury:

• Prepare the company for debt and equity fundraising.
• Build financial models, projections and lender presentations.
• Coordinate fundraising and due-diligence documentation.
• Manage relationships with banks and financial institutions.
• Lead working-capital and term-loan requirements.
• Manage cash credit, LCs and bank guarantees.
• Oversee banking for imports, exports and insurance.
• Monitor facility utilisation, interest costs and covenants.
• Handle renewals and enhancement of banking facilities.

Cash Flow and Working Capital:

• Maintain regular cash-flow forecasts.
• Plan funding for procurement and project execution.
• Improve receivables, inventory and payable cycles.
• Monitor collections, ageing and overdue accounts.
• Establish collection and escalation processes.
• Optimise vendor payments without disrupting operations.

Manufacturing and Commercial Finance:

• Strengthen controls across procurement and inventory.
• Establish accurate BOM and product costing.
• Monitor inventory valuation, ageing and obsolescence.
• Analyse material and manufacturing cost variances.
• Track product-, customer- and contract-level margins.
• Review major customer and vendor contracts.
• Align billing with contractual milestones and collections.
• Ensure correct accounting for imports and foreign currency.

Taxation, Compliance and Audit:

• Ensure timely GST, TDS and income-tax compliance.
• Coordinate statutory, tax and internal audits.
• Manage DPIIT-related tax-exemption documentation.
• Establish financial controls, SOPs and approval processes.
• Maintain a statutory and regulatory compliance calendar.
• Coordinate with auditors, bankers and external advisors.

ERP, Processes and Team Leadership:

• Lead finance-related aspects of ERP implementation.
• Improve accounting, inventory and reporting workflows.
• Integrate financial and operational information.
• Automate finance processes where practical.
• Strengthen the internal finance function.
• Lead the existing team and outsourced partner.
• Work closely with leadership and business teams.

Candidate Profile:

• Qualified Chartered Accountant; mandatory.
• Approximately 8-15 years of relevant experience.
• Strong financial controllership and reporting experience.
• Demonstrated debt-fundraising and banking experience.
• Experience with working capital, treasury and taxation.
• Knowledge of LCs, BGs and banking facilities.
• Exposure to fundraising models and documentation.
• Manufacturing-sector experience is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of inventory accounting and product costing.
• ERP implementation or improvement experience is desirable.
• Startup or founder-led company experience is preferred.
• Comfortable leading a small team while remaining hands-on.

Preferred Mindset:

The successful candidate should be:

• Hands-on and execution-oriented.
• Comfortable with changing priorities.
• Commercially aware and financially disciplined.
• Capable of building practical, scalable processes.
• Confident with founders, banks, auditors and investors.
• High on integrity, accuracy and accountability.