Finance Lead

Location: Calicut Reporting to: CEO Experience: 3-5 years Employment Type: Full-timeRole Overview: We are seeking a passionate and experienced Finance Lead to manage the end-to-end financial operations, planning, compliance, and automation of our organization. The ideal candidate will be hands-on, reliable, and capable of leading a small finance team while streamlining our systems using the Zoho Finance stack and supporting business leadership with timely and accurate financial insights.

Responsibilities:

● Lead financial planning, budgeting, and cost analysis.

● Manage day-to-day accounting, invoicing, and reconciliations.

● Handle project-based billing (T&M, Fixed Price, SaaS) and follow up on collections.

● Oversee vendor payments, expense control, and documentation.

● Ensure full compliance (GST, TDS, PF, ROC, etc.) and coordinate audits.

● Prepare MIS reports – P&L, cash flow, AR/AP aging, and dashboards.

● Drive automation using Zoho Books, Payroll, Expense, and integrations with other Zoho apps.

● Lead and mentor a small finance/accounts team and review deliverables. Liaise with external auditors, consultants, and CAs.

Requirements

● Minimum 3+ years of experience in end-to-end finance operations

● MBA (Finance) / M.Com / B.Com / CA Inter

● Strong knowledge of Indian taxation & compliance

● Hands-on experience with accounting tools — Zoho Finance Suite preferred

● Proficient in Excel/Sheets and financial reporting

● Experience in the IT industry is a plus

● Detail-oriented with an ownership mindset and ability to multitask Why Join Us?

● Lead the finance function in a fast-growing IT services company

● Work closely with leadership and drive real impact

● Tech-forward team using cloud-based finance tools