# Leadership role in Finance

> Weekday AI · Gurugram, India · Full-time · Posted 2026-09-16

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Weekday's Client via platform

## Description

**This role is for one of Weekday’s clients**

  
Min Experience: 18+ years  
Location: Gurgaon  
JobType: full-time

We are seeking an experienced **Finance Leader** with **18–20 years of experience** to lead the organization’s finance function and provide strategic financial direction to senior leadership. The role requires a strong foundation in **accounting, finance, and management reporting**, along with the ability to oversee financial operations, strengthen controls, drive business performance, and support critical decision-making. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise with strong leadership, commercial understanding, and the ability to manage complex financial functions in a dynamic business environment.

## Requirements

### Key Responsibilities

-   Lead the overall finance and accounting function, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial operations across the organization.
-   Oversee accounting activities including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, reconciliations, month-end and year-end closing, and financial statements.
-   Establish and maintain robust accounting policies, processes, internal controls, and financial governance frameworks.
-   Drive **management reporting**, preparing and presenting periodic financial reports, MIS, dashboards, variance analysis, and business performance insights for senior management.
-   Partner with business leaders and functional heads to understand financial performance, identify risks and opportunities, and support strategic decision-making.
-   Monitor revenue, costs, margins, cash flows, working capital, and overall financial performance against budgets and business objectives.
-   Provide leadership on financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and long-term financial strategy.
-   Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, statutory requirements, and internal financial policies.
-   Lead and mentor the finance team, establish performance objectives, and build a culture of accountability, accuracy, and continuous improvement.
-   Work closely with senior leadership on financial strategy, business expansion, investments, cost optimization, and other major financial initiatives.
-   Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting systems, automation, and operational efficiency.
-   Coordinate with external auditors, consultants, banks, and other financial stakeholders as required.
-   Support risk management initiatives by identifying financial risks and implementing appropriate mitigation measures.

### Must-Have Skills

**Accounting:** Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial statements, reconciliations, month-end/year-end closing, internal controls, and accounting processes.

**Finance:** Extensive experience managing finance functions, financial operations, cash flow, working capital, business performance, and financial governance.

**Management Reporting:** Proven ability to develop and oversee MIS, management reports, financial dashboards, variance analysis, and actionable insights for senior leadership.

### Good-to-Have Skills

-   **Tax:** Understanding of direct and indirect taxation, statutory compliance, and tax planning.
-   **Audit:** Experience managing statutory, internal, and external audits and working with auditors to ensure compliance and financial accuracy.
-   **Financial Planning:** Experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, scenario planning, and long-term financial planning.

### Education & Experience

-   **Experience:** 18–20 years of progressive experience in Finance and Accounting, including significant leadership responsibility.
-   Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, or a related discipline; **CA/CMA/MBA Finance** or equivalent professional qualification is preferred.
-   Strong leadership, analytical, communication, stakeholder-management, and strategic decision-making skills.
-   Experience working closely with CXOs and senior management in a finance leadership capacity.

## Apply

[Apply at Weekday AI](https://apply.workable.com/weekday-1/j/3433E35256/apply)

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