Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

We’re Hiring | Chief Financial Officer at Cockatoo Fitness

About Company:

Join the momentum with Cockatoo Sports — one of India’s fastest-growing D2C fitness and sports brands! With 20+ years of industry expertise and a portfolio of 900+ products across fitness, sports, and kids’ categories, we are redefining how India trains, moves, and performs.

Explore more at: www.cockatooindia.com

Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced CFO who will lead the Finance functions end-to-end.
This role requires deep involvement in day-to-day accounting operations, compliance, audits, taxation, and team leadership — ensuring strong financial discipline and statutory accuracy across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Accounts Team Leadership

• Lead, manage and mentor the Accounts team.
• Allocate responsibilities and ensure accuracy of work.
• Build SOPs, internal controls and reporting structures.
• Drive accountability, timelines and compliance culture.

Bookkeeping & Accounting Operations

• Oversee daily bookkeeping, ledger management and journal entries.
• Ensure accurate recording of sales, purchases, expenses, inventory and fixed assets.
• Maintain accounting discipline as per applicable accounting standards.

Monthly Closing & MIS

• Lead monthly, quarterly and annual closing activities.
• Prepare and review MIS, financial statements and variance analysis.
• Ensure timely submission of management reports.

GST, Taxation & Compliance

• Oversee GST returns (GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, GSTR-2B reconciliation, etc.).
• Ensure timely filing of TDS, Income Tax, PF, ESIC and other statutory compliances.
• Monitor tax notices, assessments and departmental communications.
• Ensure compliance with Companies Act, ROC filings and statutory deadlines.

Audits & Controls

• Lead internal audits, monthly audits and statutory audits.
• Coordinate with auditors and ensure timely closure of audit observations.
• Implement internal controls to prevent financial risks and leakages.

Banking & Cash Flow

• Manage banking operations, payments, collections and reconciliations.
• Monitor cash flow, working capital and vendor/customer settlements.
• Oversee credit control and receivables management.

Financial Governance & Risk

• Ensure strong financial discipline and documentation.
• Maintain proper records for audits, tax and regulatory inspections.
• Drive compliance culture across departments.

Qualifications & Experience

• BSc/BA in Accounting, Finance, or relevant field; MSc/MBA(Finance) is a plus.
• 9-10 years of experience in Accounts, Compliance & Finance Operations.
• Strong knowledge of GST, Income Tax, ROC, audits and statutory compliances.
• Proven experience in leading accounts teams.
• Experience in manufacturing, retail, FMCG, D2C or trading preferred.
• Expertise in MS-Excel and ERP software’s such as Busy and Catpro.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Highly hands-on, detail-oriented and compliance-driven.
• Strong leadership and team-handling skills.
• Able to build financial discipline in a growing organization.
• An analytical mind with comfort in handling numerical data.
• Strong leadership and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and people skills.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Work Location: In person