About Rishihood University
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
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.
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
· 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
· Lead
capital expenditure planning for campus development
· Manage
treasury and working capital
· Structure
financial models for expansion initiatives
· Support
fundraising and endowment financial governance
· Oversee
accounting, MIS, payroll, and procurement
· Implement
and streamline ERP/finance systems
· Ensure
timely reporting to leadership and Board
· Create
transparency in financial reporting
· 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.
· 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
Skills Required
- Chartered Accountant or MBA in Finance
- 10–15 years of experience in finance leadership roles
- Strong exposure to compliance, audits, capital management, and financial systems
- Experience in a startup, education, services, or mission-driven organization
- Experience working with founders or boards
What We Do
Rishihood University is an Indian private university and impact-focused higher-education institution in Sonipat, Haryana. Established by Rishihood Foundation, it offers multidisciplinary undergraduate and postgraduate programs, including technology, business, design, and psychology. The university aims to reimagine higher education as a force for national transformation, combining personal growth, professional excellence, public impact, and an industry-integrated, values-first learning environment for future-ready learners and leaders.
