Vice President Finance

Vice President- Finance

Company: The Indus Valley
Location: Chennai
Experience: 14 + Years
Work Mode: 5 Days WFO

About The Indus Valley

The Indus Valley is a fast-growing D2C healthy kitchenware brand focused on building a strong, scalable, and sustainable business through high-quality cookware and kitchen solutions.

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced VP Finance & Accounts to lead the overall finance function and provide strategic financial leadership to the organization. The role will oversee financial planning, accounting, compliance, controls, cash flow, business finance, and investor/stakeholder reporting while supporting the companys growth strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the overall Finance & Accounts function, including accounting, FP&A, taxation, treasury, controllership, and compliance.
• Develop and drive financial strategy, annual budgets, business plans, and long-term financial planning.
• Own P&L, cash flow, working capital, profitability, and financial performance.
• Provide strategic insights to the Founders and leadership team for business and investment decisions.
• Drive cost optimization, margin improvement, and financial efficiency across the organization.
• Establish strong financial controls, processes, MIS, SOPs, and governance frameworks.
• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing and reporting.
• Ensure compliance with GST, Income Tax, Companies Act, TDS, statutory audits, and other applicable regulations.
• Manage relationships with auditors, banks, investors, consultants, tax advisors, and other financial stakeholders.
• Lead cash-flow planning, treasury management, banking relationships, and working-capital optimization.
• Oversee inventory valuation, receivables, payables, and financial risk management.
• Build robust MIS and dashboards to track revenue, margins, costs, EBITDA, cash flow, and business KPIs.
• Support fundraising, due diligence, investor reporting, and financial documentation.
• Partner with Sales, E-commerce, Supply Chain, Operations, Procurement, and HR teams to drive profitable growth.
• Lead and mentor the Finance & Accounts team and build a high-performing finance organization.
• Identify financial risks and implement appropriate controls and mitigation strategies.

Requirements

• 14+ years of experience in Finance & Accounts, with significant leadership experience.
• CA qualification is strongly preferred.
• Proven experience leading finance functions in a D2C, e-commerce, FMCG, consumer brand, retail, or high-growth startup environment.
• Strong expertise in FP&A, accounting, taxation, treasury, working capital, financial controls, and compliance.
• Experience managing P&L, cash flows, budgets, audits, and financial planning.
• Strong understanding of e-commerce/D2C business models, marketplace economics, inventory, and unit economics is preferred.
• Experience working with founders, investors, and senior leadership teams.
• Excellent analytical, strategic, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Strong proficiency in Excel/financial modelling and ERP/accounting systems.

Key Success Metrics

• Revenue and profitability improvement
• EBITDA and margin optimization
• Healthy cash flow and working-capital management
• Accurate and timely financial reporting
• Strong compliance and financial controls
• Cost optimization and operational efficiency
• Investor and stakeholder reporting quality

Interested candidates can share your resume to [email removed]