Director - Finance
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Director - Finance
Location: Mumbai
About Us
StayVista is India’s largest villa hospitality brand and has redefined group getaways. Our handpicked luxury villas are present in every famous holiday destination across the country. We curate unique experiences paired with top-notch hospitality, creating unforgettable stays. Here, you will be a part of our passionate team, dedicated to crafting exceptional getaways and curating one-of-a-kind homes. We are a close-knit tribe, united by a shared love for travel and on a mission to become the most loved hospitality brand in India.
Why Work With Us?
At StayVista, you're part of a community where your ideas and growth matter. We’re a fast-growing team that values continuous improvement. With our skill upgrade programs, you’ll keep learning and evolving, just like we do. And hey, when you’re ready for a break, our villa discounts make it easy to enjoy the luxury you help create.
Your Role
As a Director at StayVista, you'll be the senior finance leader building the scalable, control-oriented and IPO-ready finance function that will carry us toward a public listing by 2030. Reporting to the Management and Board, you'll own the full breadth of finance — strategy, accounting, FP&A, treasury, investor relations, taxation, governance and IPO readiness — and turn processes that today sit with individuals into institutional systems the whole organisation can rely on.
Beyond running the numbers, you'll partner with the Management and business heads on growth, profitability, expansion and capital allocation, while establishing the monthly, quarterly and annual operating rhythms that keep a fast-scaling business disciplined. You'll lead a team of three functional heads — across Finance & Accounting; FP&A, Treasury & Investor Relations; and Compliance, Secretarial & IPO — coaching them into clear ownership and strong succession so the function never depends on any single person again.
This role also carries the organization’s IPO program end to end: coordinating bankers, legal counsel, auditors, the Company Secretary and tax advisors, leading financial due diligence and data-room readiness, and progressively aligning our reporting, controls, related-party processes and disclosures with public-company expectations. If you're energised by building an institutional finance function — not just executing one — this is the seat to do it from.
About You
- You'll own the finance strategy and annual finance roadmap, partnering with the Management and business heads on growth, profitability and capital allocation.
- You'll ensure timely, accurate monthly, quarterly and annual close, and own statutory financials, audit coordination and accounting policies.
- You'll strengthen the ERP, chart of accounts, reconciliations, AP/AR and month-end controls into a disciplined, documented process.
- You'll lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasts and long-range planning, and build villa-, resort- and business-unit-level profitability and unit economics.
- You'll provide decision support on pricing, occupancy, margins, new projects and investments, and own Board MIS, variance analysis and dashboards.
- You'll manage cash-flow forecasting, liquidity, working capital, banking relationships, debt, investments and financing, and support capital structure and valuation discussions.
- You'll own investor and shareholder reporting with the Management, and build institutional-quality investor data packs ahead of the IPO.
- You'll oversee direct and indirect tax compliance, notices and audits, and ensure ROC, demat, ESOP and governance processes are managed with the right specialists.
- You'll act as the senior finance owner for the 2030 IPO — leading due diligence, data-room readiness, internal-control remediation and offer-document financial sections with external advisors.
- You'll take over banking, investor, auditor, tax and legal relationships, sign off the finance knowledge repository and SOPs, and independently lead multiple monthly closing cycles.
- You'll build and institutionalise the function — clear ownership, SOPs, controls, access rights and documentation — so key-person dependency is designed out.
- CA preferred, with an MBA, CFA or CS an added advantage, and strong progressive finance experience including senior finance leadership.
- Experience in a scaled growth-stage, hospitality, travel, consumer, real-estate-linked or asset-light business, with a strong foundation across accounting, FP&A, treasury, taxation, governance and controls.
- This position includes tasks supporting Owner and Guest Management, as determined by organizational needs
Bonus Points - These are non-essential, but a bonus if you have them!
- Investment - banking and Big Four/top-tier audit exposure.
Key Metrics: What you will drive and achieve
- Timely monthly close and management reporting
- Robust budget and rolling-forecast process
- Documented SOPs and control matrix across critical processes
- Strong treasury, cash-flow and compliance governance
- IPO readiness roadmap and institutional-quality Board & investor reporting
Our Core Values: Are you a CURATER?
- Curious: Here, your curiosity fuels innovation.
- User-Centric: You’ll anticipate the needs of all our stakeholders and exceed expectations.
- Resourceful: You’ll creatively optimise our resources with solutions that elevate experiences in unexpected ways.
- Aspire: Keep learning, keep growing—because we’re all about continuous improvement.
- Trust: Trust is our foundation. You’ll work in a transparent, reliable, and fair environment.
- Enjoy: We believe in having fun while building something extraordinary.
StayVista Spirit: Our Behavioral Competencies – How We Work Together
- Business Acumen: You align deep business insights with our company vision, spotting trends and strategic opportunities that shape our future. You lead with foresight, encouraging calculated risks and using global best practices to outpace the competition.
- Change Management: You champion change by setting higher standards and leading strategic shifts. You develop strategies to navigate change, foster a learning culture, and introduce groundbreaking ideas that transform the status quo.
- Leadership: You create a compelling vision and inspire your team to go beyond expectations. By mentoring future leaders and fostering autonomy, you build a high-performance culture that drives organizational success.
- Customer Centricity: You have a deep understanding of customer business, acting as a trusted advisor and developing strategies to enhance long-term relationships. You create processes that strengthen customer partnerships and align them with business goals.
- Teamwork: You champion a “one StayVista” culture, working with leaders across departments to foster collaboration. By creating policies that ensure smooth workflows, you set the standard for teamwork and knowledge-sharing.
- Result Orientation: You set standards of excellence and drive the achievement of our organization’s vision. You create structures and processes that turn strategy into results, model an action-oriented style, and shape the decision-making framework for the organization.
- Planning and Organizing: You anticipate constraints and design action plans that align with organizational goals. You generate scenarios that bring clarity, creating a culture of improvement through new business models and technologies.
- Communication: You inspire others with a compelling vision, generating enthusiasm and commitment to the organization’s priorities. You influence stakeholders and create effective communication systems that ensure a two-way flow of information across the organization.
StayVista is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decisions based on race, colour, religion, caste, creed, nationality, age, sex, including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected under applicable laws.