About the role

‘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, asset heavy 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-oAs, and shut-oA 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)