Deputy CFO - Strategic Finance & Compliance

Role Overview: You will be responsible for ensuring the financial sustainability, governance, and strategic direction of SP Cinecorp Group and its allied ventures. Your main focus will be on driving financial planning, risk management, fundraising, compliance, and investor relations with an entrepreneurial and scale-oriented mindset. Key Responsibilities: - Oversee financial strategy, business planning, long-term forecasts, and capital structuring. - Develop financial models for new verticals, projects, and investments including JV/Co-productions. - Ensure alignment of financial goals with business growth, vision, and vertical-level performance metrics. - Manage profitability, fund flow, and capital deployment across all business entities. - Maintain oversight of liquidity, solvency, debt/equity, and cash reserves. - Establish risk assessment frameworks and scenario planning models. - Build and maintain strong relationships with banks, financial institutions, investors, and JV partners. - Prepare investment decks, reports, and MIS for board, lenders, and stakeholders. - Drive investor due diligence, financing rounds, and new financial partnerships. - Guide the finance, accounting, and compliance teams in creating high-performance standards. - Mentor finance staff, recruit future leaders, and institutionalize financial controls and ethics. - Act as CFO designate and take charge of business planning, compliance, and analytics. - Ensure group-level adherence to all statutory and corporate governance requirements. - Lead initiatives in aligning with IFRS/IND-AS standards and manage global reporting frameworks. - Drive ESG reporting, audit committee coordination, and risk registers (if applicable). Qualification Required: - Education: CA / CPA / CFA / MBA (Finance), with strong strategic finance exposure. - Experience: 10-15+ years in finance leadership roles, preferably in media, entertainment, or multi-business environments. - Skills: Strategic financial insight, entrepreneurial vision, and operational excellence with board-level exposure. Note: Omitting any additional details of the company mentioned in the job description.,