Job Description

Job Overview:

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We are looking for a strategic and hands-on finance leader to serve as Director Finance and own the company's financial strategy, planning, performance management, fundraising support, investor and board reporting, and business decision support. The Director will

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partner closely with the founders and leadership team to shape financial direction, enable sustainable growth, strengthen financial governance, and build a scalable finance function. This role requires a high degree of ownership and judgment, translating business priorities

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into financial plans, identifying risks and opportunities, and providing transparent recommendations to the leadership team.

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1. Financial Strategy & Leadership-:

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- Own and drive the company's financial strategy, long-term planning, and capital strategy in partnership with the founders and leadership team.
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- Translate company strategy and operating priorities into financial plans, targets, budgets, and measurable performance metrics.
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- Build and maintain robust financial models covering revenue, costs, headcount, cash flow, runway, profitability, and multiple growth scenarios.
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- Provide strategic financial insights and recommendations on growth plans, expansion, pricing, margins, investments, and business model improvements.
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- Act as a trusted financial advisor to the founders and leadership team, challenging assumptions and highlighting trade-offs, risks, and opportunities.
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2. Fundraising, Investor & Board Management-:

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- Lead the finance workstream for fundraising activities, including financial models, projections, valuation scenarios, data rooms, diligence, and investor materials.
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- Partner with founders on fundraising strategy, capital requirements, financing options, and investor engagement.
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- Own the quality, accuracy, and timeliness of investor and board reporting.
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- Serve as a key finance point of contact during investor diligence and financial discussions.
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- Establish consistent financial metrics and reporting that provide investors and the board with a clear view of business performance.
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3. FP&A;, Budgeting & Performance Management-:

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- Own the annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
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- Establish a disciplined monthly and quarterly performance review process and track actuals against plan, identifying drivers and corrective actions.
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- Monitor cash flow, runway, working capital, burn, and capital allocation, ensuring leadership has clear visibility into liquidity.
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- Develop business dashboards and KPI reporting for revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, headcount, productivity, customer economics,



and other critical metrics.
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- Identify opportunities for cost optimization, operational efficiency, and profitable growth.
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4. Financial Governance, Controls & Risk Management-:

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- Provide high-level oversight of accounting, tax, compliance, audit, treasury, and statutory financial processes in partnership with internal and external teams.
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- Build and strengthen financial controls, approval frameworks, policies, and processes appropriate for a high-growth company.
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- Ensure financial data is accurate, reliable, and decision-ready, with clear ownership and accountability.
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- Identify, assess, and proactively manage financial, operational, and business risks.
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- Coordinate with external auditors, tax advisors, legal counsel, banking partners, and other financial service providers as required.
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5. Leadership & Finance Function Building-:

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- Lead, mentor, and develop the Finance team, setting clear goals, ownership, and performance expectations.
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- Build a scalable finance organization, including processes, systems, reporting structures, and talent required to support the company's next stage of growth.
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- Delegate effectively while maintaining appropriate oversight of critical financial activities and deliverables.
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- Create a culture of financial discipline, accountability, business partnership, and continuous improvement.
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- Oversee finance operations at a strategic level without being involved in routine day-to-day accounting activities.
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6. Business Partnering & Strategic Decision Support-:

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- Partner with Sales, Operations, HR, Product, and other functional leaders on planning, resource allocation, and business decisions.
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- Evaluate new business opportunities, partnerships, investments, expansion plans, and strategic initiatives from a financial and commercial perspective.
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- Support pricing, deal economics, customer profitability, unit economics, and contract related financial decisions.
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- Provide scenario analysis and financial recommendations for major business decisions.
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- Drive cross-functional initiatives that improve business performance and financial outcomes.
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7. Systems, Data & Process Excellence-:

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- Establish scalable finance systems, reporting processes,



and data infrastructure to support growth.
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- Improve automation, reporting accuracy, close processes, forecasting discipline, and management visibility.
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- Define and maintain a single source of truth for key financial and operating metrics.
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- Continuously improve financial processes and controls as the organization scales.
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8. Success in the Role-:

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- The leadership team has timely, accurate, and actionable visibility into financial performance and business drivers.
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- Forecasts, budgets, cash flow, and runway are reliable and actively used to make business decisions.
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- Fundraising and investor and board reporting are executed with high quality, rigor, and credibility.
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- The finance function is scalable, well-controlled, and capable of supporting rapid growth.
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- Finance operates as a strategic business partner rather than only a reporting function.
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- Key financial risks are identified early and addressed proactively.
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Requirements:

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- CA / MBA Finance / CFA preferred.
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- 815 years of progressive experience in Finance, Strategic Finance, FP&A;, Investment Banking, Consulting, Corporate Finance, or Startup Finance, with demonstrated leadership experience.
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- Strong experience in financial strategy, FP&A;, financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow management, and business planning.
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- Proven experience supporting fundraising, investor management, board reporting, and financial due diligence.
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- Experience partnering directly with founders, CEOs, senior leadership teams, and/or boards.
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- Strong understanding of business metrics, unit economics, pricing, margins, and growth-stage financial management.
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- Demonstrated ability to build and lead finance teams and establish scalable processes and controls.
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- Strong analytical, commercial, strategic thinking, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
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- Ability to operate at both strategic and execution levels in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
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- Startup, SaaS, healthcare technology, AI, or high-growth company experience preferred.
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What Were Looking For:

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- A strategic thinker who can connect financial performance with business strategy.
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- An owner who is comfortable operating with ambiguity and taking end-to-end responsibility.
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- A strong communicator who can simplify complex financial information for non-finance stakeholders.
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- A leader who can build teams, systems, and processes while maintaining high standards of execution.
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- A commercially minded finance partner who can balance growth, profitability, risk, and capital efficiency.
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📌 Director of Finance - SaaS (Bengaluru)
🏢 Corenza
📍 Bengaluru