Chief Financial Officer (CFO), A leading listed IT Service and Technology company, Chennai
Job summary: A leading Listed IT Company is keen to hire a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to lead the finance function and drive the company’s next phase of growth. The role will focus on capital raising, banking and financial negotiations, working-capital optimization, and strengthening the company’s financial position. The CFO will also ensure robust financial controls and compliance with public-company regulatory requirements.
About the company: A leading listed IT service and Technology company delivering solutions across Education, Defence, Surveillance, and Smart Utilities, with a strong focus on government and institutional projects. The business has scaled to 250+ employees and reported ~₹688 Cr revenue in FY25. . With a strong presence in the B2B and institutional markets, the company undertakes complex technology and infrastructure projects for enterprise and government customers.
Designation : Chied Financial Officer (CFO)
Location: Chennai
Roles and responsibilities:
1. Fundraising & Capital Markets
- Identify, evaluate, and develop relationships with potential equity investors, institutional investors, mutual funds, private equity funds, family offices, and other financial investors.
- Lead and manage equity fundraising initiatives, including preparation of financial models, business plans, valuations, investor presentations and due diligence requirements
- Manage investor relationships and communicate the company’s growth and financial performance, while advising the Management and Board on suitable capital sources and structures.
- Lead coordination with merchant bankers, legal advisors and auditors for fundraising/capital-market transactions, while optimizing the company’s capital structure and cost of capital.
2. Banking & Working Capital Management
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with banks and financial institutions.
- Negotiate and optimize Bank Guarantee (BG), Letter of Credit (LC), overdraft, working-capital, and other banking facilities
- Negotiate competitive banking terms and optimize working-capital limits in line with project and growth requirements.
- Drive efficient cash-flow, receivables, payables, billing, collections, and working-capital management.
3. Financial Planning & Business Partnering
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, reporting, and financial modelling to support strategic business decisions.
- Provide the CEO and Board with insights on project profitability, cash flows, commercial viability, working capital, and financial risks.
4. Financial Controls & Cost Management
- Strengthen internal controls, approval mechanisms, and financial checks across procurement, payments, projects, inventory, and receivables.
- Drive cost optimization, minimize financial leakages, and foster financial discipline and accountability across functions.
5. Listed Company Compliance & Governance
- Ensure regulatory compliance, accurate financial reporting, statutory disclosures, and adherence to SEBI, Companies Act, accounting, and taxation requirements.
- Coordinate with the Board, Audit Committee, auditors, Company Secretary, and advisors on governance, audits, disclosures, investor communication, and regulatory matters.
6. B2G / Government Business
- Support the financial and commercial aspects of the company’s B2G and government-facing business, including tender participation, contractual requirements, performance guarantees, payment structures, and workingcapital implications.
7. Leadership & Team Management
- Lead and develop a high-performance finance team with strong processes, systems, controls, and accountability.
- Partner with the CEO, Board, business and project teams, auditors, bankers, and advisors to drive a strategic, commercially focused finance function.
Qualifications & Experience
- Proven track record of raising equity capital from institutional investors, mutual funds, PE/VC funds, family offices, or other financial investors.
- Strong and demonstrable experience in banking relationships and negotiations, particularly around BGs, LCs, overdrafts, working-capital limits, and other credit facilities.
- Prior experience as CFO, Finance Director, VP Finance, or equivalent senior finance leadership role is preferred. • Experience in a publicly listed company is strongly preferred.
- Experience in technology, system integration, infrastructure, engineering, EPC, or project-driven businesses will be an advantage.
- Experience in B2G / government contracting will be an added advantage.
- Should be comfortable interacting with investors, bankers, auditors, regulators, Board members, and senior management.
Skillset
- Strong capital-raising and investor relationship management skills
- Strong banking and financial negotiation skills
- Excellent understanding of working capital, treasury, and project finance
- Strong knowledge of listed-company regulations, SEBI requirements, and corporate governance
- Strong financial controls, analytical, and commercial decision-making abilities
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
Key Attributes
- Highly credible and well-connected with investors and banking institutions.
- A strong negotiator, particularly with banks and financial institutions.
- Commercially oriented and capable of balancing growth with financial discipline.
- Hands-on in identifying and eliminating cost leakages and financial inefficiencies.
- Comfortable operating at both Board level and operational level.
- Strong in communication, stakeholder management, and relationship building.
- Proactive, entrepreneurial, and capable of working in a fast-growing technology business.
Education: CA (Chartered Accountant) or MBA in Finance from a reputed institution
Experience: 15+ years of relevant experience, with significant experience in a senior finance leadership role.
Working Days: Monday - Friday
Contact Details: For more details on this vacancy, contact Ayush at hire@hiregenie.in.
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