
Vice President – Finance & Accounts- Real Estate Industry - CBD Belapur
- Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead and implement company-wide financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting exercises in sync with strategic growth plans.
- Develop long-term financial models with clear assumptions for scenario planning, investment requirements, and cost-benefit analysis.
- Provide city-wise, vertical-wise, and product-wise profitability insights to support business heads in driving operational efficiency.
- Present budget vs. actual reports monthly and quarterly, highlighting deviations and recommending corrective actions.
- Partner with the CEO and senior leadership on equity fundraising, debt financing, and investor engagements.
- Own the cap table, coordinate with third-party valuers, manage investment terms, and lead financial diligence processes.
- Build investor dashboards, board-level MIS packs, and business performance reports for quarterly/annual reviews.
- Serve as the financial spokesperson with institutional investors, strategic partners, and lenders.
- Ensure end-to-end compliance with GST, TDS, Income Tax, ROC filings, FEMA, and other applicable financial regulations.
- Oversee accurate and timely filing of tax returns, statutory audits, and responses to regulatory notices.
- Implement strong internal control systems to prevent financial discrepancies, fraud, or compliance risks.
- Drive zero-non-compliance culture across all finance processes, including adherence to timelines and documentation hygiene.
- Lead the day-to-day accounting operations including book closures, ledger accuracy, reconciliations, and documentation.
- Ensure monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements are prepared in compliance with Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS).
- Manage vendor payments, receivables, revenue recognition, and inter-company accounting entries.
- Own the generation and presentation of timely MIS reports for senior leadership, highlighting cash flows, cost ratios, burn rate, and profitability.
- Develop and monitor cash flow forecasts, maintaining healthy liquidity buffers for business continuity.
- Manage banking relationships, credit lines, vendor negotiations, and optimize fund allocations for business priorities.
- Oversee working capital planning—minimizing receivable cycles, inventory tie-ups, and vendor disputes.
- Track fund utilization against business milestones and support CAPEX planning for new verticals and geographies.
- Lead the implementation and optimization of ERP systems for finance and accounts operations.
- Automate manual finance processes such as vendor payouts, reimbursement cycles, reconciliations, and tax filings.
- Identify tech tools and digital workflows to improve speed, accuracy, and visibility in financial reporting.
- Introduce dashboards and real-time analytics to enable data-driven decision-making across departments.
- Build and manage a strong Finance & Accounts team structure with clear KRAs, review mechanisms, and succession plans.
- Conduct regular performance reviews, capability-building sessions, and training for team members across locations.
- Act as a financial partner to business heads, supporting strategic decisions with accurate, timely data and recommendations.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Legal, Strategy, Sales, HR, and Tech teams to ensure financial alignment in all critical projects.
- Chartered Accountant (CA) – Compulsory
- Minimum 15 years of total experience in Finance & Accounts, with at least 5 years in a leadership role managing P&L, fundraising, and compliance end-to-end
- Proven track record of working in high-growth companies, preferably in PropTech, Real Estate, Infrastructure, or Tech-led Startups
- Strong understanding of Indian financial regulations, statutory compliance, taxation, accounting standards, and corporate governance
- Demonstrated experience in managing board-level reporting, investor relations, and large-scale audits
- Hands-on expertise in ERP implementation, financial controls, and MIS systems
- Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills with strong analytical acumen
- Ability to work in a high-pressure, target-driven environment with comfort in ambiguity and rapid scaling