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Director - Finance

Job Description - Director - Finance


About Rishihood University


Rishihood is India's first national transformation
university. It prepares learners to solve the big problems of tomorrow. Our
transformative education is built on three pillars:

1. Personal Impact – developing physical, intellectual,
emotional, and spiritual strength.

2. Professional Impact – building real-world skills through
industry-integrated, practice-based learning.

3. Public Impact – fostering interdisciplinary
thinking and a commitment to nation-building.


At Rishihood, we
nurture leaders who will transform themselves, their professions, and the
nation.

Position || Director - Finance


Purpose

The Director - Finance will serve as the
strategic financial architect of the University, responsible for financial
sustainability, governance, regulatory compliance, capital planning, and
institutional risk management.

Reporting to the COO and working closely with the Founder’s Office and
Board, the Director Finance will build financial systems, ensure operational
discipline, and enable long-term institutional growth.

Responsibilities

1. Financial Strategy & Sustainability

·       Develop
long-term financial models aligned with institutional growth

·       Drive budgeting, forecasting, and scenario
planning

·       Ensure financial sustainability across academic
programs

·       Strategy for Identifying, assessing, and
mitigating financial risk

2. Governance, Compliance & Controls

·       Ensure
statutory compliance (University regulations, taxation, audit norms)

·       Oversee
internal and external audits

·       Establish
strong financial controls and policies

·       Maintain
risk registers and compliance dashboards

3. Capital & Infrastructure Planning

·       Lead
capital expenditure planning for campus development

·       Manage
treasury and working capital

·       Structure
financial models for expansion initiatives

·       Support
fundraising and endowment financial governance

4. Financial Operations & Systems

·       Oversee
accounting, MIS, payroll, and procurement

·       Implement
and streamline ERP/finance systems

·       Ensure
timely reporting to leadership and Board

·       Create
transparency in financial reporting

5. Team Leadership & Capability Building

·       Build
and mentor a high-performing finance team

·       Develop
SOPs and financial playbooks

·       Drive
process discipline and operational efficiency

 

 



Requirements

Qualifications & Experience 


·  Chartered
Accountant (CA) or MBA (Finance)

·  10–15 years
of experience in finance leadership roles

·  Experience
in startup, education, services, or mission-driven organization preferred

·  Strong
exposure to compliance, audits, capital management, and financial systems

·  Experience
working with founders/boards is an advantage.


Leadership Competencies

·  Strategic
thinker with execution rigor

·  Strong
governance orientation

·  High
integrity and ethical standards

·  Comfort
operating in evolving and ambiguous environments

·  Mission-aligned and institution-builder mindset



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