15h Left! Finance Head

Company Vision

NowPurchase is transforming the $140B Metal Manufacturing industry. The metal industry forms the backbone of the economy and the fundamental block of the physical world – be it transportation, construction, and machinery. NowPurchase is a rich, digital marketplace where metal manufacturers (foundries + steel plants) can procure high-quality raw materials (scrap, pig iron, ferroalloys, additives, nodularisers) in a trusted manner. Our technology allows them to optimize their manufacturing process to ensure high productivity and resilience to failure. We currently serve over 250 factories nationwide and are looking to aggressively expand our footprint across India. You can learn more at www.nowpurchase.com.

Job Description

Position : Senior Manager

Role- Finance Head

Department : Finance & Accounts

Reporting to : VP – Finance & Accounts

Experience : 6–8 Years

Location : Kolkata

Qualification : Chartered Accountant

Preferred Industry : B2B, Metals, Start-ups

Role Description

We are hiring a Finance Head to establish strong governance, compliance, and reporting standards as the company scales. The role is critical to ensuring financial integrity, audit readiness, and investor confidence. The individual will own end-to-end controllership including accounting, compliance, audit, cash flow, and debt covenant management.

The Finance Head will build robust internal controls, enforce SOPs, and drive accuracy in financial reporting, while leveraging technology and automation to enable process efficiency. As a trusted partner to leadership, this role will convert financial data into actionable business insights to support fundraising and growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and maintain books of accounts with accuracy, timeliness, and transparency.
• Drive disciplined month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closures.
• Prepare and finalize financial statements in compliance with IGAAP; IND AS knowledge preferred.
• Ensure reconciliations across bank, vendor, customer, GST input, and inventory accounts.
• Deliver timely MIS packs (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow) with actionable insights.
• Establish SOPs and Internal Financial Controls (IFC).
• Keep accounts continuously audit-ready and resolve audit queries to avoid adverse remarks.
• Oversee statutory filings (GST, TDS, PF, ESI, Companies Act compliances).
• Ensure lender and investor covenant compliance.
• Monitor and optimize cash flow, fund flow, and working capital cycles.
• Implement and optimize ERP / accounting platforms (Zoho, SAP, or equivalent).
• Drive automation (OCR, dashboards, BI tools) to reduce manual dependency.
• Mentor, lead, and upskill the finance & accounts team.
• Build a culture of accountability, accuracy, and compliance discipline.

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