Director - Finance

Director - Finance,  A leading Consumer Wear Startup,  Bengaluru

Job Summary: An Indian consumer wear startup, headquartered in Bangalore is keen to hire a Qualified CA with atleast 6+ years of experience for the Director - Finance role. The ideal candidate will be overseeing the Financial operations, financial planning, cost optimization, pricing strategies, fund raising, investor relations, and operational decision making. The ideal candidate must have entrepreneurial mindset with strong leadership skills.

About the company: A leading, Series A–funded, fast-growing consumer wear startup headquartered in Bangalore, founded in 2020, is redefining how brands are built and scaled in India. The company is led by professionals with over 25 years of global experience, bringing a world-class perspective to the creation of unique, accessible, and multi-purpose, designed to resonate with modern consumers.

Location: South Bangalore

Designation: Director - Finance

Roles & Responsibilities:

Fundraising & Investor Relations:

• Lead preparation of investor materials, financial models, and data rooms for equity, debt, and strategic fundraising. 
• Work closely with founders on negotiations, due diligence, and deal structuring. 
• Maintain strong relationships with investors, providing timely and transparent updates on financial and operational performance. 

Business Partnering & Decision Support:

• Serve as a financial advisor to leadership on pricing strategy, contract structuring, go-to-market planning, and long-term growth decisions. 
• Support commercial teams on pricing models, payment terms, etc.  
• Evaluate new customer/ vendor partnerships, international expansion initiatives, and large procurement planning through financial analysis. 

Controllership & Finance Operations:

• Oversee day to day accounting, receivables, payables, fixed assets and other accounting processes. 
• Ensure timely closure of books on a monthly basis. 
• Responsible for MIS reports – monthly, quarterly, annual. 
• Ensure statutory compliances such as Income Tax, GST, TDS, PF, ROC and RBI related filings.  
• Oversee payroll processes. 
• Responsible for statutory audits, internal audits, etc. 
• Responsible for liasioning with banks, financial institutions to manage working capital funding limits. 
• Oversee banking and treasury related activities such as payouts, EDPMS, IDMPS, etc. 

Process Building & Systems:

• Implement financial planning tools, cost-tracking mechanisms, and project-based budgeting frameworks. 
• Collaborate with operations teams on ERP integration, inventory management metrics, and production costing. 
• Drive financial discipline across the organisation through clear processes, transparency, and data-driven decision-making. 

Requirements:

• Previous working experience in manufacturing, product, consumer or similar industries. 
• Proven experience in fundraising, investor communication, and advanced financial modelling. 
• Strong understanding of costing, manufacturing economics, pricing and margin analysis. 
• Exceptional analytical capability with expertise in scenario planning and financial decision support. 
• Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, evolving consumer and product company
• Strong communication and leadership skills. 
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a high sense of ownership and drive. 

Education: Qualified CA 

Experience: 6+ years of post qualification experience in strategic finance, FP&A, corporate finance, or manufacturing finance. 

Working days: Monday to Friday

Contact Details: For more details on this vacancy, contact Ayush Mehta at hire@hiregenie.in. 

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