Vice President - Finance & Compliance

Pointo · Manufacturing & Industrial

Bengaluru, India
On-site
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About the job

Experience: 10-15

Job Description: Vice President – Finance & Compliance

Role Overview

We are seeking a seasoned, strategic, and hands-on Vice President - Finance & Compliance to oversee our financial operations, strategic planning, regulatory compliance, and risk management framework. As a key member of the executive leadership team, you will establish robust financial governance while driving capital efficiency and supporting rapid business expansion.

This role requires a candidate who has directly navigated the operational and financial complexities of scaling an organization from ₹100 Cr to ₹1,000 Cr+ in revenue. You will build and optimize financial controls, drive fundraising readiness, lead multi-disciplinary audits, and establish rigorous SOPs across asset-heavy or operationally intensive business models.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Operations, Accounting & Control

- Daily Financial Operations: Oversee daily accounting, ledger management, banking transactions, accounts payable/receivable, and treasury operations to ensure high accuracy and zero operational downtime.

Internal Financial Controls (IFC): Design, implement, and monitor robust internal financial controls to safeguard company assets, prevent leakage, and ensure transactional integrity.

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs): Lead the creation, rollout, and monitoring of end-to-end financial SOPs across all business units and field operations.

Inventory & Asset Management: Formulate strict inventory control protocols, execute periodic physical stock audits, and establish control systems for high-value physical assets (e.g., equipment, battery packs, vehicle fleets, or leased assets).

Strategic Finance, FP&A & Corporate Treasury

- Annual Operating Plan (AOP): Lead the formulation, rollout, and variance analysis of the Annual Operating Plan, aligning financial targets with operational key performance indicators (KPIs).

Budgeting & Projections: Build comprehensive financial models, long-term projections, scenario analyses, and rolling budgets to support executive decision-making.

Cash Flow & Runway Management: Maintain stringent working capital management, dynamic cash-flow forecasting, and capital allocation strategies to optimize runway and liquidity.

Risk Mitigation: Develop and execute a enterprise risk management framework to identify, assess, and mitigate strategic, financial, and operational risks.

Corporate Finance, Fundraising & Investor Relations

- Fundraising Execution & Support: Lead financial structuring, debt/equity fundraising efforts, term sheet evaluations, and cap table management alongside senior leadership.

Due Diligence Readiness: Maintain continuous due diligence readiness (data rooms, capital capitalization tables, historical financial audit tracks) for venture capital, private equity, or institutional debt providers.

Taxation, Audit & Regulatory Compliance

- Direct & Indirect Taxation: Direct tax strategies and ensure full compliance across Direct Tax (Income Tax, TDS, Transfer Pricing) and Indirect Tax (GST, Customs, Import duties).

Audit Oversight: Drive statutory audits, internal audits, tax audits, stock audits, and transfer pricing audits with zero major adverse findings.

Overall Regulatory Compliance: Oversee complete legal, secretarial, and regulatory compliance, ensuring the business complies with local, national, and industry-specific mandates.

Candidate Profile & Experience

Functional Experience

- Scaling Track Record: Proven experience in an executive finance leadership role within an organization that successfully scaled revenue from ₹100 Cr to ₹1,000 Cr+ .

Operational & Asset Expertise: Deep familiarity with inventory management, asset tracking, stock audits, and supply chain/asset financing.

Fundraising & Diligence: Demonstrated experience participating in equity or structured debt fundraising, interacting with PE/VC firms, and leading venture-grade due diligence processes.

Preferred Industry Background

Experience in high-velocity, operationally complex, or capital-intensive sectors:

- EV (Electric Vehicles) or Battery Swapping/Manufacturing

Leasing & Fleet / Equipment Finance

Operations-Heavy Service Industries (Logistics, Supply Chain, Asset Mobility)

Strategic Core Competencies

Competency Area Key Responsibilities & Capabilities

Financial Leadership Multi-year FP&A, dynamic scenario modeling, working capital optimization, cost control.

Governance & Audits Statutory, internal, and tax audits; due diligence readiness; inventory and stock audits.

Tax & Legal Frameworks GST, Income Tax, TDS, Secretarial Compliance, FEMA regulations, and RBI guidelines (if applicable).

Risk & Control Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), internal financial controls (IFC), SOP creation and auditing.

Qualifications

- Education: Chartered Accountant (CA) is strongly preferred. An MBA in Finance from a top-tier institute (IIMs/ISB/equivalent) alongside a CA/CPA credential is highly desirable.

Experience: 12–18+ years of total finance experience, with at least 5+ years in a senior leadership capacity (VP, Finance Director, or CFO).

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