Finance Lead - Health

Finance Lead (Health Domain)

Location:

Reporting To:

Experience Level:

Finance Lead

The role involves end-to-end oversight of financial planning, budgeting, regulatory compliance, reporting, and internal controlswhile also playing a key strategic role in shaping long-term sustainability, cost efficiency, and impact outcomes across healthcare programs and facilities.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Financial Leadership

• Lead the finance function for the entire Health domain (hospitals, health centers, support centres, etc)
• Co-develop and execute long-term financial strategy in alignment with organizational mission and sectoral priorities
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the CFO and leadership team on financial risks
• Drive organization-wide financial planning and risk mitigation strategies

Operational & Institutional Finance

• Oversee and strengthen accounting, financial reporting, fund management, and treasury operations across multiple health units
• Ensure timely consolidation of budgets, fund flows, and expenditure reports across centres and facilities
• Drive fiscal discipline across units while enabling operational agility and high-quality service delivery

Governance, Compliance & Controls

• Ensure complete statutory compliance (GST, TDS, CSR, PF, income tax, FCRA, etc.) across jurisdictions
• Champion financial transparency, audit readiness, and risk management frameworks
• Lead engagements with internal, statutory, and external auditors; respond to audits with precision and strategic clarity

Stakeholder & Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and grow a multi-tiered finance team operating across geographies and programs
• Collaborate closely with health operations, procurement, HR, IT and other enabling functions to co-own cross-functional processes
• Represent the finance function in key donor, board, and sectoral engagements

Qualifications & Experience

• Chartered Accountant (CA), Cost Accountant (ICWA), or equivalent post-graduate qualification in Finance/Accounting
• Minimum 20 years of progressive experience in finance and accounting
• At least 710 years in leadership roles, preferably in large healthcare institutions, public health systems, or social sector organizations
• Demonstrated experience managing finance functions across decentralized units or multi-location operations

Skills & Attributes

• Strategic thinker with strong command over accounting standards, healthcare costing, and financial analytics
• Deep understanding of regulatory environments, public finance, and donor reporting (CSR, FCRA, etc.)
• Proven leadership in building high-performing teams and nurturing talent
• Strong systems orientation with experience in ERP implementation or large-scale digitization of finance
• High integrity, service orientation, and the ability to balance mission with metrics

*Note: