Associate Director - Finance Job ID: 389515

Associate Director - Finance

Location:

Noida (Work from Office - 5 days in week)

CA (Chartered Accountant) Qualified

Own financial strategy and operations for 20M+ users across 15+ regional languages with scope to goglobal soon. Build systems that enable disciplined growth and turn financial data into strategic advantage— not just close books.

This role owns the financial health and strategic clarity of the business, not just accounting.

• How company allocates resources (content budgets, marketing spend, expansion decisions)
• How company plans for the future (fundraising, runway, scenario modeling)
• What the real numbers are — and what they mean for decision-making
• How company leverages AI to automate, predict, and optimize financial operations
• How company communicates with investors — with clarity, confidence, and credibility
• The systemic rigor that turns financial data into strategic advantage

Your mandate spans FP&A + Accounting + Compliance + Treasury + Strategic Finance + Investor Relations + AI Adoption.

• Build company's Financial Command Center — the single source of truth on business performance, unit economics, and growth levers.
• Own monthly/quarterly financial reviews with sharp insights on:
  • Revenue trends by region, language, and content category
  • Subscriber cohorts, churn, LTV, and payback periods
  • Content ROI and acquisition efficiency
  • Cash burn and runway projections
• Present a monthly Finance Insights Deck to leadership with clear, articulate recommendations on resource allocation and strategic pivots.
• Influence Content, Marketing, Product, and Growth roadmaps with financial clarity and strategic foresight.
• Build predictive financial models using AI/ML tools for forecasting, anomaly detection, and scenario planning.

• Build and continuously refine the unit economics model:
• Subscriber acquisition cost (CAC) by channel, region, and language
• Lifetime value (LTV) by cohort, content genre, and user behavior
• Content cost per hour watched and per subscriber
• Revenue per user (ARPU) trends and payment method analysis
• Churn drivers and retention economics
• Master content economics:
  • Content amortization schedules for library valuation
  • Licensing vs. original content ROI trade-offs
  • Content asset valuation and depreciation
  • Regional content performance (Haryanvi vs. Gujarati economics)
  • Structure content deals from a finance lens:
    • Minimum guarantees, revenue shares, licensing windows
    • Creator contract economics and payout structures
    • Content investment cycles and working capital management
    • Identify margin leaks and partner with Growth, Product, Content, and CX teams to improve efficiency.
    • Use financial data to uncover hidden consumer pain points — subscription drop-offs, regional pricing mismatches, payment gateway issues.

This is a senior-level, strategic mandate requiring exceptional articulation skills.

• Build compelling pitch decks and financial models
• Lead investor conversations with clarity, confidence, and strategic depth
• Coordinate due diligence processes with legal, product, and operations teams
• Manage data room preparation and investor queries

• Series B/C dynamics: growth metrics scrutiny, path to profitability, valuation defense
• Secondary transactions and cap table optimization
• Investor syndicate management

• Monthly investor updates with sharp insights and honest assessment
• Quarterly board decks that tell the business story through numbers
• Annual audited financials and investor reporting
• Board relationship management and governance

Own ALL finance verticals with zero gaps:

• P& L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow statements
• Accounts Receivable (AR) and Accounts Payable (AP) management
• Month-end and year-end close processes
• Fixed asset management and depreciation schedules
• Revenue recognition…