Head of Finance/CFO | Pune

About the Company

Our client is the world's largest marketplace in our category, operating at massive scale across multiple countries. Backed by marquee institutional investors, they are on a fast growth trajectory.

Roles and Responsibilities

• You will own finance end to end: the numbers the business runs on, the story told to stakeholders, and the controls and structures that hold a multi-country operation together. You will work directly with the founders and leadership team.
• Own the annual operating plan, the long-range model and the monthly forecast, and hold the business accountable to them
• Build the unit economics view of the business: contribution margin by market, channel and supply type, cohort behaviour, payback and LTV/CAC
• Partner with Growth, Supply and Product on pricing, commission structures and market entry decisions, backed by the financial case for each
• Run capital allocation and evaluate any potential M&A transactions
• Run fundraise rounds end to end: model, narrative, data room, diligence, and support on term sheet negotiation
• Own the board pack, the quarterly investor update, and the relationship with existing investors between rounds; build and maintain debt and working capital options and banking relationships
• Own accounting, monthly close, statutory reporting and the internal control environment across all entities
• Manage a multi-entity, multi-currency structure: transfer pricing, cross-border flows, FEMA and RBI compliance, and international tax exposure across operating markets
• Own direct and indirect tax compliance, assessments and litigation across jurisdictions; run treasury (cash flow, FX exposure, payment rails) and coordinate statutory and internal audits
• Lead and grow the finance team across FP&A, controllership and accounts

Skills and qualifications

• CA with 10+ years of experience, including at least 4 years leading a finance team
• Experience in a high-growth environment
• Strong command of corporate finance and investor relations, with real exposure to fundraising and diligence
• Depth in direct and indirect tax compliance, and comfort with multi-entity, multi-currency operations
• Experience managing global entities: cross-border structuring, compliance and reporting across jurisdictions
• IPO experience — having taken a company through an IPO process
• Analytical strength: able to build the model personally and defend every assumption in it
• Clear communication with founders, board members, investors and auditors
• Experience taking a company through a Series B or later round
• Exposure to international entity setup, transfer pricing or overseas tax structuring
• Having built or replaced a finance system stack during a period of fast growth

What's On Offer

• Fast-paced growth, with the room to skip intermediate levels
• Full ownership of the function and the authority that comes with it
• An open and inclusive environment
• Strong compensation and ESOPs