Finance Lead I Noida

Location: Noida, India
Function: Finance & Accounts
Experience: 3-5 years of
relevant experience
Qualification: CA or equivalent
qualification

About PAKKA

At PAKKA, we are on
a journey to become a global leader in fully compostable packaging. We are
building solutions that are better for people and the planet, combining
innovation, sustainability, and business excellence.

People are at the
core of our journey. Our values of Earth Love, Trust, Courage, Excellence, and
Diversity shape the way we work and create an environment where people can
learn, experiment, grow, and make a meaningful impact.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a
Finance Lead – Noida who can provide strong financial governance while
partnering closely with the business to enable sustainable and profitable
growth.

This role will be
responsible for ensuring financial integrity, statutory compliance, healthy
cash flows, budget discipline, accurate reporting, working capital
optimization, and continuous improvement of finance processes.

The ideal candidate
will combine strong accounting and compliance fundamentals with commercial
understanding, analytical thinking, and the ability to work collaboratively
with multiple stakeholders.

What You Will Own

1. Financial Compliance & Governance

• Ensure complete compliance with
  applicable statutory requirements, and organizational financial policies.
  
• Drive timely and accurate statutory
  filings, returns, declarations, and supporting documentation.
  
• Establish and strengthen internal
  financial controls, documentation, and audit trails.
  
• Ensure readiness for internal,
  statutory, and regulatory audits and proactively close identified gaps.
  

2. Cash Flow & Treasury Management

• Develop and monitor cash-flow forecasts
  to ensure adequate liquidity for business operations and planned
  commitments.
  
• Manage banking and treasury operations
  effectively, including fund deployment, collections, and payment
  mechanisms.
  
• Monitor working capital and proactively
  identify potential liquidity risks.
  
• Build effective relationships with
  banks, advisors, and other external financial stakeholders.
  

3. Budgeting & Cost Control

• Track actual expenditure against
  approved budgets and proactively highlight significant variances.
  
• Partner with business teams to
  strengthen budget discipline and financial accountability.
  
• Challenge non-value-adding expenditure
  and identify opportunities for cost optimization.
  
• Ensure adherence to defined approval
  matrices and financial authorization controls.
  

4. Financial Reporting & MIS

• Deliver accurate and timely monthly MIS
  and financial reports for management review.
  
• Provide meaningful variance analysis
  against budgets, forecasts, and historical performance.
  
• Translate financial information into
  actionable business insights and recommendations.
  
• Support leadership in evaluating
  business decisions, opportunities, risks, and financial scenarios.
  

5. Accounts & Reconciliation Management

• Ensure accuracy and integrity of
  accounting records and drive timely month-end and year-end closure.
  
• Ensure timely reconciliation of bank
  accounts, ledgers, inter-company balances, and customer/vendor accounts.
  
• Proactively identify and resolve
  discrepancies, unusual transactions, and accounting exceptions.
  
• Maintain accurate financial records and
  ensure appropriate documentation.
  

6. Vendor Payments
& Working Capital

• Ensure accurate and timely vendor
  payments in line with contractual terms, approvals, and cash-flow
  priorities.
  
• Monitor advances and outstanding
  balances and drive timely settlement.
  
• Improve the accounts payable cycle by
  eliminating bottlenecks and strengthening process controls.
  
• Identify opportunities to improve
  working capital efficiency.
  

7. Contract & Commercial Finance Review

• Review key commercial and financial
  terms in contracts, purchase arrangements, and business agreements.
  
• Assess financial implications,
  obligations, risks, and opportunities associated with commercial
  decisions.
  
• Ensure adherence to agreed payment terms
  and identify opportunities to optimize supplier and payment arrangements.
  
• Evaluate financial exposure and
  recommend appropriate risk mitigation measures.
  

8. Process Improvement & Finance Automation

• Identify opportunities to automate
  repetitive, manual, and error-prone finance activities.
  
• Drive process improvements that enhance
  accuracy, transparency, control, and turnaround time.
  
• Explore and implement technology
  solutions that improve finance productivity and visibility.
  
• Support integration of finance systems
  with relevant business platforms to enable seamless data flow and reduce
  manual intervention.
  

9. Business Partnership & Stakeholder Management

• Partner with business and functional
  teams to provide practical financial guidance and support.
  
• Guide stakeholders on budgeting,
  taxation, accounting, commercial decisions, controls, and compliance.
  
• Conduct structured financial reviews and
  drive accountability for agreed actions and outcomes.
  
• Build strong relationships across
  functions while maintaining financial governance and discipline.
  

What We’re Looking For

• CA or equivalent qualification.
  
• 3-5 years of relevant experience in
  Finance & Accounts, preferably in a manufacturing or business
  environment.
  
• Strong understanding of accounting,
  taxation, statutory compliance, audit, and financial controls.
  
• Hands-on experience in cash-flow
  management, budgeting, MIS, reconciliations, and working capital
  management.
  
• Good understanding of GST, TDS and other
  applicable statutory requirements.
  
• Ability to analyse financial information
  and translate it into meaningful business insights.
  
• Strong commercial orientation with the
  ability to challenge costs and identify value-creation opportunities.
  
• Experience in process improvement,
  finance automation, or ERP/system integration will be an advantage.
  
• Strong stakeholder management and
  communication skills.
  
• High attention to detail, ownership,
  integrity, and ability to work with minimal supervision.
  
• Prior experience with Zoho Books is a
  plus.
  
• Inclination to work with new technology
  to enable data led decision making.
  

Success in This Role

You will be
successful when you enable the Noida business to operate with:

1.       100%
statutory and financial compliance

2.       Healthy
& predictable cash flow

3.       Strong
budget & cost discipline

4.       Accurate
and timely MIS

5.       Robust
financial controls

6.       Efficient
working capital

7.       Digitized
& efficient finance processes

Why PAKKA?

At PAKKA, finance is
not just about numbers—it is about enabling responsible growth.

You will have the
opportunity to work closely with business leaders, influence financial
decisions, strengthen governance, improve processes, and contribute to a
business that is creating solutions for a more sustainable future.

If you are ready to combine financial expertise with
business impact, we would love to hear from you.

For more details,
visit www.pakka.com