Director of Finance

We are hiring for Director of Finance for a profitable SaaS organisation heading for an IPO.

This role is central to driving listing readiness, building investor-grade reporting systems, and enforcing financial governance frameworks. The ideal candidate will bring a deep understanding of controllership, audit, compliance, and automation - while also acting as a thought partner to the CFO, founders, board, and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Controllership, Governance & Compliance Readiness

● Lead the end-to-end listing finance workstream including DRHP preparation, financial schedules, audit alignment, and Ind-AS compliance.

● Ensure adherence to Companies Act, and regulatory frameworks including MCA

and RBI as applicable.

● Establish and scale public-company-grade internal controls, delegation of authority, and governance policies.

● Act as the finance point of contact for external advisors including statutory auditors, bankers, lawyers, and tax consultants.

● Ensure accurate, timely, and audit-compliant financial reporting with zero tolerance for qualifications.

● Own the entire compliance charter including GST, TDS, income tax, transfer pricing, and regulatory filings.

● Strengthen systems and policies across revenue recognition, refunds, AR/AP, payment gateways, and audit trails.

● Uplift finance team maturity in stewardship, governance, data integrity, and cross-functional alignment.

Strategic Financial Planning & Analysis

● Lead budgeting and forecasting across revenue, opex, capex, cash flows, and profitability metrics.

● Provide in-depth performance analysis including business KPIs, scenario models, and actuals vs. forecast.

● Advise leadership on margin improvements, cost optimization, and ROI of key initiatives.

● Drive board-level financial storytelling with investor-grade clarity and insights.

● Own financial due diligence support and investor presentations in coordination with CFO.

Reporting, Insights & Automation

● Build MIS frameworks, dashboards, monthly reporting packs, and quarterly review documents.

● Automate financial reporting, reconciliations, and transaction-level processes for scale.

● Deliver actionable insights proactively to enable real-time decision-making by leadership.

● Champion data visibility, standardisation, and drill-down analysis culture across the org.

Team Building & Leadership

● Mentor and build a high-performing finance team with strong ownership and compliance rigour.

● Instill a culture of precision, speed, transparency, and audit-readiness.

● Drive collaboration across product, sales, legal, operations, and investor relations functions.