Head of Finance
Location: India
Industry: Media / Entertainment / IP / Content Production
Reporting to: Group LeadershipAbout the Role
About the Role:
We are looking for a senior finance leader to take end-to-end ownership of the group’s finance function across a dynamic Media, and IP-led business. This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who can combine strong financial control with commercial judgment, operate both strategically and hands-on, and bring structure, rigor, and predictability into a fast-moving environment. The role spans group finance, cash flow management, budgeting and forecasting, audit and statutory compliance, board and investor reporting, multi-entity governance, project finance oversight, and commercial finance support.
This is not a conventional back-office finance role. The successful candidate will serve as a key business partner to leadership, helping drive financial discipline, improve operational visibility, strengthen governance, and support critical commercial and strategic decisions across the group.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the finance function across multiple entities and jurisdictions, ensuring strong financial governance, reporting integrity, and control over accounting, reconciliations, and period close.
- Own group cash flow planning, liquidity management, working capital discipline, collections, payables prioritization, and short- and long-term forecasting
- Drive budgeting, rolling forecasts, reforecasts, variance analysis, and management reporting with clear visibility on performance, cash, liabilities, and project economics.
- Lead statutory financial statement closure, external audits, tax and regulatory compliance, and finance preparedness for reviews, filings, and control requirements.
- Oversee intercompany accounting, cross-border finance coordination, related-party matters, and consolidation support across the group structure.
- Provide financial oversight over project-based and production-led operations, including budget review, cost assumptions, margin evaluation, profitability analysis, and milestone-linked cash exposure.
- Prepare high-quality board, investor, and leadership reporting, translating complex financial realities into clear, decision-oriented insights.
- Lead, mentor, and upgrade the finance and accounts team, driving accountability, responsiveness, and stronger execution discipline.