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Head Of Finance

Added 2 months ago

Description

**This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

**Min Experience: 3 years

Location: Mumbai

JobType: full-time

We need a Finance wizard who understands that their most important job is sometimes saying 'No' — to ambitious growth plans that don't add up, to premature hires, and yes, sometimes to the CEO. 

Beyond that, you'll be the financial backbone of a fast-growing company, ensuring we scale responsibly, stay compliant, and always know exactly where every rupee is going.

Key Responsibilities

Compliance & Regulatory

  • Ensure full compliance with GST, TDS, income tax, and ROC filing obligations
  • Manage statutory audits, conduct internal audits, and liaise with CA firms
  • Uphold the company’s compliance standards
  • Strictly enforce zero tolerance for any compliance violations

GST & Taxation

  • Oversee the preparation and submission of monthly GST returns (GSTR-1, GSTR-3B), carry out reconciliations, and handle ITC claims
  • Manage GST audits, respond to notices, and address inquiries from departments
  • Advise on tax structuring for new products, markets, or business models

Treasury & Cash Flow

  • Handle banking relationships, credit facilities, and working capital needs
  • Maintain ongoing cash flow forecasts and proactively identify potential risks

Financial Controls & Risk Management

  • Design and enforce strong internal controls to guarantee accuracy, transparency, and accountability
  • Identify financial and compliance risks early and develop mitigation plans
  • Continuously monitor financial processes to avoid errors, leakages, or non-compliance

Treasury & Compliance Oversight

  • Ensure all banking, payment, and cash flow activities comply with regulatory requirements
  • Maintain accurate documentation and approval workflows for all financial transactions

Team Leadership

  • Build and lead the finance and accounts team
  • Coach junior finance staff and promote a culture of accuracy and accountability

Required Qualifications

  • At least 3 years of progressive experience in finance, with extensive exposure to compliance and regulatory frameworks
  • In-depth understanding of Indian tax laws, including GST, TDS, and Income Tax Act, with proven experience in managing audits and notices independently
  • Strong knowledge of financial controls, risk management, and audit processes
  • Ability to confidently present financial data to founders, boards, or investors
  • Demonstrate assertiveness and readiness to challenge unsupported assumptions
  • Work efficiently while maintaining high accuracy
  • Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) or Company Secretary (CS)
  • CPA, CFA, or MBA in Finance from a recognized institution is preferred
  • Experience in startups, D2C brands, or fast-growing SMEs is highly desirable

Skills

Statutory Compliance

Tax Compliance

Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Tax Deducted at Source (TDS)

Risk Management

Company

Weekday positions itself as a data intelligence company that aggregates and curates professional data to enable proactive hiring. It provides a searchable database of candidates, multiple hiring models (White glove contingency and Subscription), and outreach tools (email, WhatsApp, phone) powered by AI to improve candidate response rates. The platform emphasizes proactive hiring and has partnerships and integrations to surface and contact candidates.

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