Head - Finance & Compliance - CA

About MetaMorph:

MetaMorph is a 360 HR Advisory firm incubated within Blume Ventures and dedicated to helping startups scale, evolve, and grow.

Weve helped more than 220 startups and multiple hires (and counting), providing them with the platform and opportunities they deserve.

About Our Client:

Our client believe that a synchronous combination of Humans + AI is the future of work.

We leverage technology to build sales-acceleration solutions for consumer companies across the globe.

Job Summary:

Strategic Finance

- Partner with Founders, Business Heads, and Pod Leaders to drive financial planning, growth strategy, and capital allocation.

- Own unit economics and build levers to improve gross margin and contribution margin across business units.

- Lead financial due diligence, scenario planning, and board/investor meetings/presentations.

FP&A and Business Partnering

- Build a best-in-class FP&A function that enables faster, data-backed decisions.

- Work closely with Sales, Success, and Supply teams to model, forecast, and influence business performance.

- Translate business goals into financial models that track efficiency, scalability, and ROI.

Accounting & Reporting

- Own books closure, statutory audits, tax filings, and regulatory compliance (India + US).

- Ensure timely and accurate MIS, P&L, and cash flow statements.

- Drive financial discipline across teams.

Internal

- Set up robust internal controls and automation for month-end and year-end processes.

Legal & Compliance

- Manage commercial contracts, vendor & client agreements, NDAs, and employment contracts.

- Ensure compliance with applicable laws and coordinate with external legal counsel.

- Build policies and frameworks that allow the business to scale without unnecessary risk.

Team Building & Culture

- Lead and mentor the Finance & Legal team to operate with ownership and business-first thinking.

- Work closely with the People and Sales functions to align incentives, ESOPs, and compensation strategy.

- Foster a culture of high accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement within the function.

Qualifications:

- 15+ years of total experience, with at least 8-10 years in a finance leadership role at a high-growth startup.

- CA is mandatory.

- Experience handling P&L scale, fundraising readiness, audits, and investor reporting.

- Prior experience across SaaS + Ops models is a strong plus.

- Hybrid background (Big 4 + startup) is mandatory.

- Strong command over financial tools, business modelling, and compliance framework.

- You're process-obsessed but outcome-driven you build systems that scales.

- Comfortable working in ambiguous, fast-changing environments and leading through change.