Finance Manager - Client facing role

Job Title: Senior Manager – Finance

Location: Pune, Mumbai

Industry: Fintech / Credit Risk & Compliance
Employment Type: Full-Time | On-Site

Role Overview

We are looking for a qualified and experienced Chartered Accountant to lead our finance function. As Senior Manager – Finance, you will report directly to the CFO and be responsible for financial planning, MIS, audits, taxation, and compliance operations, while managing a lean team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow operations
• Prepare and present MIS and financial reports to management
• Handle statutory and internal audits, tax compliance (direct & indirect)
• Ensure adherence to internal controls and regulatory standards
• Oversee general accounting and ERP operations (Tally)
• Collaborate cross-functionally to support business decision-making
• Lead and mentor a small finance team

Required Qualifications:

• CA-qualified with 3–6 years post-qualification experience
• Strong expertise in MIS, budgeting, audits, taxation, and financial reporting
• Proficient in Tally ERP and Microsoft Excel
• Prior team leadership experience
• Excellent communication and analytical skills
• Client handling

Candidate should have experience of working on• SEBI Regulations like LODR, ICDR and SBEB & SE Regulations• Companies Act and Rules relating to issue of capital, board, and general meetings.• Desirable but not mandatory: Accounting principles and Taxation aspects around Equity- based compensation• Highly desirable but not mandatory: Efficient in drafting legal documentations, letters, agreements, etc.• Have basic understanding of how different market participants operate like stock exchange,proxy firms and investors.• Efficient in working on Power point, Excel and Word (in same order of importance).• Extremely good in communication as most of the interaction happens with top management,promoters, NRC, and Board. The profile is purely client facing where you will co-ordinate andwork with different stakeholders like HR, Finance, Legal heads and top management.• Attention to details.• Solution oriented creative approach.• Aptitude to specialize in a domain i.e. expert in all aspects of equity-based compensation• Consulting experience with one or more of the above attributes shall be preferred.a. We work with different types of clients listed, unlisted, private investor backed, startups, etc.b. We design and conceptualize stock option plans, cash settled plans and such other compensationplans in compliance with relevant laws and regulations.• The process generally involves understanding client expectations of why they want to implement a stock option plan.• Based on such understanding, analyzing, modeling, and presenting different scenarios tohelp in decision making.• Go to NRC and Board meetings as experts when the proposal is approved.• Drafting of legal documents and reverting to the queries of internal legal team Key Skills: Job Profile:• Taking townhall sessions to educate employees about the plan.• Therefore, it is important that the candidate should be a good speaker and knows how tomake presentations tailored to the expectations of different stakeholders.c. Drafting of opinions on legal, accounting and taxation principles around ESOPs.d. Presentation on advisory of different practices involved in equity-based compensation in aparticular industry.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₹809,290.22 - ₹2,809,209.41 per year

Work Location: In person