Head Accountant

Position: Head Accountant

Location: Gurgaon

Working Days: 6 (Mon-Sat)

Experience Required: 15+ Years (Min. 5 years in a Senior Head/Leadership position)

Role Overview

Our Client needs a tech-savvy Head Accountant to step into a vital leadership role managing the core team and driving day-to-day coordination with business units. Working directly with the CFO, you will own all aspects of corporate accounting, vendor ledgers, payments, and heavy compliance (GST, TDS, statutory) with a relentless mandate to completely automate the ecosystem. Startup experience is highly appreciable.

Key Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Process Automation
• Team Governance: Provide strong leadership to manage, mentor, and elevate the daily output of the accounting team.
• CFO Automation Alignment: Partner directly with the CFO to design and execute complete automation across all financial pipelines.
• Rapid Closures: Maintain absolute control over general ledgers to deliver precise, automated monthly book closures by Day 3.
• Audit Management: Lead end-to-end management of statutory, internal, and tax audits to guarantee clean, zero-friction reports.
• Business Coordination & Operational Control
• Cross-Functional Liaison: Drive daily coordination with business and sales teams to enforce guidelines and financial process discipline.
• Vendor Payments: Establish absolute control over vendor ledgers, complex reconciliations, and the entire outward payment workflow.
• Asset & Inventory Controls: Oversee fixed asset registers, inventory tracking, and ledger matches alongside the finance team.
• Airtight Statutory Compliance & Taxation
• Core Tax Accountability: Own the absolute accuracy of computations, input tax credit (ITC) matches, and timely filings for GST and TDS.
• Statutory Adherence: Guarantee zero-compromise compliance with ICAI accounting standards, corporate laws, and direct/indirect tax codes.
• Risk Elimination: Enforce ironclad internal financial controls to instantly spot and eliminate ledger discrepancies or cost leakages.

Required Candidate Profile

• Core Credentials: Qualified CA, ICWA, or Cost Accountant with an elite grasp of corporate bookkeeping and compliance.
• Leadership Stature: 15+ years in core accounting, with at least 5 years commanding teams at a Senior Head level.
• Startup Agility: Appreciable track record of navigating high-growth startup setups and transforming chaos into automated structure.
• Tech-Savvy Mindset: Deep practical passion for modern ERP systems (SAP, NetSuite, Tally Prime) and automated workflow integrations.
• Direct Communication: Sharp, articulate communicator who collaborates smoothly with business units yet stands uncompromising on data accuracy.

What We Offer

• Equity Ownership: High-upside wealth creation through an aggressive, milestone-linked ESOPs package.
• High Authority: Absolute independence to restructure workflows, eliminate manual tech bottlenecks, and lead the team.