Head of Finance

The role You will own finance, tax, compliance and treasury end to end, reporting to the Director. This is a hands-on leadership role: you will set up the systems and controls yourself in the first few months, then build and lead a small team.

What you will do

- Set up the books, chart of accounts, monthly close and MIS for a software licensing business

- Own direct and indirect tax compliance: TDS, GST, advance tax, returns, reconciliations and notices - Establish the correct tax treatment for software licences, SaaS and third-party components, and document positions with advisors

- Manage revenue recognition, licence inventory and cost matching across customer and vendor contracts

- Run cash flow planning, vendor payment sequencing against customer receipts, and treasury for surplus funds

- Own payroll, employee tax, and labour law compliance

- Lead the statutory audit and tax audit, and manage relationships with auditors, tax advisors, company secretary and banks

- Maintain audit-ready documentation for every contract: purchase orders, invoices, proof of delivery and approvals

- Handle Companies Act compliance with the company secretary, including board approvals and related-party matters -

Review customer and vendor contracts for commercial, tax and payment terms before signing

- Support pricing, margin analysis and budgeting with the leadership team

- Represent the company in assessments, scrutiny proceedings and departmental queries

What we are looking for

- Chartered Accountant with 10 to 15 years of post-qualification experience

- At least 3 years leading finance in a software, SaaS or IT services company

- Deep working knowledge of TDS on software and technical services, GST input credit and e-invoicing, and the Income-tax Act, 2025 -

Direct experience handling tax scrutiny, GST audits or departmental notices through to closure

- Experience setting up finance processes in an early-stage or high-growth company

- Strong command of contracts, revenue recognition and working capital in high-value, low-volume B2B sales

- Comfortable doing the work personally as well as directing others

- Clear, direct communicator who will tell leadership what they need to hear Good to have

- Company Secretary qualification or close experience with secretarial compliance

- Experience with fundraising, due diligence or investor reporting

- Exposure to cross-border software transactions and transfer pricing

Why join - First finance leader in the company, with full ownership of the function

- Direct access to the founders and a seat in commercial decisions

- A product in a fast-growing category: AI security and governance