Finance Lead

The Finance Lead position based in Calicut and reporting to the CEO requires an experienced professional with 3-5 years of relevant experience. As a Finance Lead, you will be responsible for overseeing the financial operations, planning, compliance, and automation of the organization. The ideal candidate should be hands-on, reliable, and capable of leading a small finance team. You will be expected to streamline systems using the Zoho Finance stack and provide timely and accurate financial insights to support business leadership. Your key responsibilities will include leading financial planning, budgeting, and cost analysis, managing day-to-day accounting tasks such as invoicing and reconciliations, handling project-based billing, ensuring full compliance with regulations, preparing MIS reports, and mentoring the finance/accounts team. You will also be required to liaise with external auditors, consultants, and CAs as necessary. To be successful in this role, you should have a minimum of 3 years of experience in end-to-end finance operations, along with a qualification such as an MBA in Finance, M.Com, B.Com, or CA Inter. Strong knowledge of Indian taxation and compliance is essential, as well as hands-on experience with accounting tools, preferably the Zoho Finance Suite. Proficiency in Excel/Sheets, financial reporting, and detail-oriented with an ownership mindset are also required. Experience in the IT industry would be a plus. Joining this fast-growing IT services company will allow you to lead the finance function, work closely with leadership to drive real impact, and be part of a tech-forward team using cloud-based finance tools. The position offers a full-time job type with benefits including cell phone reimbursement, flexible schedule, health insurance, internet reimbursement, life insurance, and paid sick time. The work schedule is during the day shift at the office location in Calicut.,