We’re Hiring | Chief Financial Officer at Cockatoo Fitness
About Company:
Join the momentum with Cockatoo Sports — one of India’s fastest-growing D2C fitness and sports brands! With 20+ years of industry expertise and a portfolio of 900+ products across fitness, sports, and kids’ categories, we are redefining how India trains, moves, and performs.
Explore more at: www.cockatooindia.com
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced CFO who will lead the Finance functions end-to-end.
This role requires deep involvement in day-to-day accounting operations, compliance, audits, taxation, and team leadership — ensuring strong financial discipline and statutory accuracy across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
Accounts Team Leadership
- Lead, manage and mentor the Accounts team.
- Allocate responsibilities and ensure accuracy of work.
- Build SOPs, internal controls and reporting structures.
- Drive accountability, timelines and compliance culture.
Bookkeeping & Accounting Operations
- Oversee daily bookkeeping, ledger management and journal entries.
- Ensure accurate recording of sales, purchases, expenses, inventory and fixed assets.
- Maintain accounting discipline as per applicable accounting standards.
Monthly Closing & MIS
- Lead monthly, quarterly and annual closing activities.
- Prepare and review MIS, financial statements and variance analysis.
- Ensure timely submission of management reports.
GST, Taxation & Compliance
- Oversee GST returns (GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, GSTR-2B reconciliation, etc.).
- Ensure timely filing of TDS, Income Tax, PF, ESIC and other statutory compliances.
- Monitor tax notices, assessments and departmental communications.
- Ensure compliance with Companies Act, ROC filings and statutory deadlines.
Audits & Controls
- Lead internal audits, monthly audits and statutory audits.
- Coordinate with auditors and ensure timely closure of audit observations.
- Implement internal controls to prevent financial risks and leakages.
Banking & Cash Flow
- Manage banking operations, payments, collections and reconciliations.
- Monitor cash flow, working capital and vendor/customer settlements.
- Oversee credit control and receivables management.
Financial Governance & Risk
- Ensure strong financial discipline and documentation.
- Maintain proper records for audits, tax and regulatory inspections.
- Drive compliance culture across departments.
Qualifications & Experience
- BSc/BA in Accounting, Finance, or relevant field; MSc/MBA(Finance) is a plus.
- 9-10 years of experience in Accounts, Compliance & Finance Operations.
- Strong knowledge of GST, Income Tax, ROC, audits and statutory compliances.
- Proven experience in leading accounts teams.
- Experience in manufacturing, retail, FMCG, D2C or trading preferred.
- Expertise in MS-Excel and ERP software’s such as Busy and Catpro.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Highly hands-on, detail-oriented and compliance-driven.
- Strong leadership and team-handling skills.
- Able to build financial discipline in a growing organization.
- An analytical mind with comfort in handling numerical data.
- Strong leadership and organizational skills.
- Excellent communication and people skills.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Work Location: In person