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Head of Finance and Accounting
Head of Finance and AccountingSearce Inc • Pune, Republic Of India, IN
Head of Finance and Accounting

Head of Finance and Accounting

Searce Inc • Pune, Republic Of India, IN
22 hours ago
Job description

Finance & Accounts | Director

A revenue-owning, outcome-delivering solver, responsible for leading Searce's finance function and driving profitable growth from first principles, continuously modernizing operations with AI-powered insights.

Your Mission : The Role

solving for better.

  • You're not just a finance leader;
  • you're the chief architect of Searce's financial future and an innovation leader for our revenue engine. You lead by doing : optimizing financial processes, building robust reporting platforms, and scaling infrastructure to power real business outcomes. You won't just present strategy;
  • you'll be hands-on defining foundational financial architecture , evolving our operational finance DNA, and unlocking new capabilities for AI-powered insights and automation. Heading all core Finance functions and championing the Intelligent Financial Insights (IFI) team , you'll employ first-principles design to drive predictable growth and net-new revenue. We're not hiring a scorekeeper;

we need a Head of Finance who dives into data integrity, whiteboards cash flow strategies, and thinks automation-first. As the Directly Responsible Individual (DRI) , you're accountable for the financial health, integrity, innovation cadence, and overall performance of the finance organization.

You're not a scorekeeper. You're the financial transformation engine.

Your Responsibilities

what you will wake up to solve.

what you will wake up to solve.

This isn’t a “ manage the accounting team ” role. You are the architect of reimagining 'what's next' for Searce's financial landscape and redefining the 'how' of 'what's next' for our financial operations. Your mission is to define the future of finance at Searce, build scalable financial platforms, and translate financial excellence into compounding business advantage.

Here’s how you’ll make your mark :

Set the Financial North Star — Strategy & Vision

  • Architect Searce's financial future. Define the 3-year roadmap for financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, capital allocation, global tax strategy, and robust compliance frameworks, directly linking them to the company's ambitious growth objectives and AI-native mission.
  • Own the P&L and drive profitability. Tie every financial strategy and investment decision to revenue growth, margin expansion, and client ROI (targeting ≥ 30% uplift through financial optimization).
  • Build the Financial Engine — Operations & IP

  • Engineer for efficiency. Lead the design and implementation of modular, automated financial processes across AR, AP, GL, payroll, statutory reporting, and tax filings, targeting 99.9% accuracy and streamlined workflows.
  • Prototype >
  • Manual Process. Maintain a “ automate by day 1 ” rule;
  • reduce iteration loops by 40% via intelligent automation and process optimization.

  • Guardrails & reliability. Embed robust internal controls, financial security, tax compliance mechanisms, and ethical AI guardrails into all financial operations;
  • track key financial health metrics via real-time dashboards.

    Drive Profitable Growth — Commercial Impact

  • Collaborate and commercialize. Partner deeply with Sales, Solutions Consulting, and Alliance teams to support deal structuring, pricing strategies, and contract negotiations that ensure profitable growth and client success.
  • Champion revenue recognition. Ensure accurate, compliant, and timely revenue recognition from complex consulting engagements across global geographies.
  • Own working capital. Strategize and manage cash flow, treasury functions, and liquidity to fuel Searce’s rapid growth and strategic investments.
  • Navigate Global Tax Landscape : Proactively manage tax planning, optimize tax structures, and ensure compliance across all operating jurisdictions (India, US, Australia, etc.).
  • Lead with Intelligent Insights — Data & Analytics

  • Head the Intelligent Financial Insights (IFI) team. Guide the development and leverage of advanced analytics, BI dashboards, and predictive models to identify top accounts, optimize revenue forecasting, and derive actionable insights from financial and operational data.
  • Be the Chief Translator. Turn complex financial data into plain-speak narratives for execs, engineers, and clients alike, enabling data-driven decision-making across the organization.
  • Grow the Finance Talent & Ecosystem

  • Elevate talent. Hire, coach, and retain world-class finance professionals and financial data experts who are also "solvers";
  • double internal promotion rate YoY within the finance team.

  • Set the bar. Codify financial standards, reporting principles, compliance protocols, and tax management best practices that scale across a global organization.
  • Partner to win. Forge deep relationships with financial institutions, audit partners, tax advisors, and relevant tech providers to enhance Searce’s financial infrastructure and capabilities.
  • Functional Skills

  • Engineering-Minded Financial Ownership : Designs, evaluates, and evolves end-to-end financial systems, reporting frameworks, global tax processes, and operational procedures to drive profitable business outcomes.
  • Platform Scalability & Reliability : Balances performance, technical debt, and cost to scale financial systems reliably while ensuring 99.9% accuracy in financial reporting, robust controls, and global tax compliance.
  • First-Principles Financial Builder : Applies the evlos-style mindset to build, evolve, and optimize financial processes, always prioritizing impact over established patterns.
  • Product-Aware Systems Thinking : Aligns financial architecture with business impact, usability, and extensibility, ensuring every financial decision contributes to ROI and client value.
  • Strategic & Cross-Functional Influence : Simplifies complex financial insights into clear narratives for all stakeholders, adeptly navigating strategic trade-offs and fostering a "solver" culture across the finance team.
  • Global Tax & Regulatory Acumen : Possesses deep expertise in international tax laws, FP&A, Audit, transfer pricing, and financial reporting standards (e.G., IFRS / GAAP) across key operating regions like India, the US, and Australia.
  • Tech Superpowers

  • AI-Native Financial Architect : Reimagines core finance functions with modern AI and data technologies to deliver automated processes, insightful analytics, and real business value, including tax optimization and compliance automation.
  • Full-Stack Financial Systems Thinker : Understands and can guide the implementation of modular, reusable financial services across ERPs, reporting tools, data pipelines, tax engines, and cloud infrastructure.
  • Distributed Financial Processes Savant : Crafts resilient, low-coupling financial architectures that survive burst transaction volumes and ensure data integrity across multiple global entities, with robust intercompany and tax implications management.
  • Security & Privacy Guardian : Embeds zero-trust, privacy-by-design, and ethical guardrails into every financial process and data pipeline, ensuring compliance with data protection and financial regulations.
  • Product-Minded Financial Technologist : Balances financial rigor with operational impact;
  • ties every process improvement or tech investment to measurable ROI for the finance function and the wider business.

  • Pragmatic Tool Picker : Chooses the simplest tech that compounds financial scalability;
  • fluent in modern ERPs, advanced spreadsheet modeling, and BI tools, with an understanding of programming languages (e.G., Python for data automation).

  • Solver @ Heart : Drives continuous improvement in financial operations;
  • proves designs with real-world financial benchmarks, not just theory. Business-first, tech-second, outcome-focused financial leader.

    Experience & Relevance

  • Scale & Leadership : 15+ years leading high-growth finance organizations, ideally in a global, tech-centric, and / or consulting environment;
  • built and scaled finance teams while preserving velocity and culture.

  • Financial Transformation & Execution : Led 0→1 and 1→100 deliveries in financial system implementations, process automation, or advanced analytics rollouts (e.G., in FP&A, Treasury, Revenue Operations, Taxation, or Compliance initiatives).
  • Cross-Functional Business Impact : Proven ability to bridge finance with R&D, product, sales, and GTM to deliver quantifiable ROI improvements;
  • trusted by founders andFortune-500 execs alike for financial and strategic advice.

  • High-Stakes Decisioning & Influence : Navigated trade-offs in mission-critical financial decisions (e.G., funding, M&A, large capital allocation, complex tax planning);
  • converts complex financial data into board-level clarity.

  • Pedigree Credentials : Advanced degree (MBA, Master's in Finance(Tier 1 Institutes) and / or professional certifications (e.G., CA / CPA - First Attempt / Rank holder ) with a proven record of driving financial discipline and growth;
  • combines strategic financial thinking with a builder’s execution bias. Experience with multi-jurisdictional tax compliance (especially US, India, Australia) is highly preferred.

    Bonus Points (you will thrive if you have)

  • Brings founder energy : high ownership, relentless execution, and bias for real-world impact.
  • Have led transformation at scale — think journeys for $1Bn+ enterprises;
  • beyond slideware.

  • Solved for horizontal automation : P2P, claims, HR — not in theory, but in production.
  • 0→1, 1→10 : You know what it takes to scale with speed and intent. Early-stage leader in a growth company? Taken an analytics / modern consulting business from $x to $y Mn.
  • You default to Build, not present;
  • Solve, not posture;
  • Deliver, not debate. Impact over optics and solving for real outcomes over ‘we’ve always done it this way.’

    Join the ‘real solvers’

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