Finance Director in Mumbai, Mahārāshtra at Wahed

About Wahed:
The global financial system wasn't built for everyone. For millions of people, its reliance on interest (riba) creates a barrier to managing money and building wealth without compromising their values.

At Wahed, we're changing that. We are a global fintech company on a mission to build a new financial system—one that is ethical, accessible, and entirely interest-free. From our offices across the globe, our team is building products that were once deemed impossible, from pioneering Shariah-compliant equity ETFs, creating true riba-free alternatives to high yield savings accounts, to creating no-leverage real estate investments for truly interest-free income producing assets. If you're driven to solve complex problems and believe finance should empower, not exclude, join us in building a more equitable financial future.

Job Brief:
Wahed is seeking a highly capable Finance Director to lead and strengthen our global finance function as we continue to scale as a pioneer in ethical, Shariah-compliant financial services.

This is a strategic finance leadership role for someone who can operate beyond traditional accounting and reporting. The ideal candidate will bring strong financial control, planning, treasury, audit, tax, and governance experience, while partnering closely with the executive team and Board to support sound decision-making, financial discipline, and sustainable growth.

As Finance Director, you will be responsible for ensuring Wahed’s financial infrastructure is accurate, scalable, compliant, and insight-driven. You will oversee end-to-end finance operations, strengthen controls, manage forecasting and cash flow visibility, and help build a finance function that supports Wahed’s mission to reduce financial inequality and expand access to values-based investing globally.

• Oversee the preparation and accuracy of financial statements, management accounts, and monthly reporting packs.

• Ensure Wahed’s books, ledgers, reconciliations, and accounting records are maintained to a high standard across all relevant entities.

• Oversee multi-entity consolidation and ensure accurate intercompany eliminations and reporting.

• Oversee ERP and financial management systems, ensuring automation and integration with other core platforms.

• Strengthen internal financial controls, accounting policies, and approval processes to support scale, transparency, and compliance.

• Drive timely month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, ensuring accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement.
  
  

• Manage cash flow planning, liquidity monitoring, and treasury operations across the business.

• Develop clear visibility over cash position, burn rate, working capital, and future funding requirements.

• Partner with leadership to ensure capital allocation, cost management, and financial resources are aligned with strategic priorities.

• Monitor banking relationships, treasury processes, and financial risk exposure.
  
  

• Oversee external audit processes and ensure timely completion of statutory accounts and audit requirements.

• Oversee tax planning, filings, and compliance obligations across relevant jurisdictions.

• Ensure financial operations comply with applicable regulatory, statutory, and accounting requirements.

• Partner with Legal, Compliance, and external advisors to manage finance-related governance and risk matters.
  
  

• Lead finance transformation initiatives that strengthen Wahed’s global financial infrastructure, including scalable systems, reporting frameworks, governance, controls, automation, and data-driven visibility for executive decision-making.

• Partner closely with Product, Operations, Compliance, Legal, HR, and regional teams on new market launches, product initiatives, pricing, vendor agreements, and operational planning, acting as a trusted finance advisor to senior leadership.

• Lead, develop, and manage a high-performing global finance team, ensuring clear ownership, strong execution, and consistent finance standards across entities and regions.

• Qualified accountant, such as CA, ACCA, CPA, CIMA, or equivalent is highly preferred, paired with a degree or MBA.

• 10+ years of senior finance experience, preferably within a regulated banking, fintech, or financial services environment

• Experience supporting international operations, multi-entity reporting, or cross-border tax and audit processes.

• Strong background in financial control, accounting, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, audit, and tax oversight.

• Strong understanding of financial governance, internal controls, statutory reporting, and compliance requirements.

• Strong knowledge of accounting standards, financial reporting, audit processes, and tax compliance.

• Advanced financial modelling, forecasting, cash flow planning, and management reporting skills.

• Strong understanding of treasury, liquidity management, reconciliations, and financial risk controls.

• Comfortable using accounting systems, ERP tools, reporting dashboards, and financial planning tools.

• Ability to improve finance systems, automate processes, and build scalable reporting frameworks.

• Strategic, commercially minded, and able to connect financial insight with business impact.

• Highly detail-oriented with strong ownership of accuracy, control, and governance.

• Confident working with senior executives, founders, Board members, auditors, and external advisors.

• Strong communicator who can simplify complex financial information for non-finance stakeholders.

• Proactive, structured, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, global fintech environment.

• Mission-aligned, with a genuine interest in ethical finance, financial inclusion, and Wahed’s purpose.
  

Why This Role Matters
At Wahed, finance is not just about reporting numbers. It is about building the financial discipline, governance, and insight required to scale a mission-driven global fintech.

You will play a key leadership role in strengthening the financial foundation of a company working to make ethical, Shariah-compliant investing more accessible to people around the world. This is an opportunity to work closely with senior leadership, influence strategic decisions, and help shape the next phase of Wahed’s growth as a pioneer in Islamic fintech.