Executive Search · Finance Leadership

Numbers That
Survive Scrutiny.

CFOs, Finance Heads, and Treasurers for retail, jewelry, and D2C brands. Pre-IPO readiness, cross-border compliance, and boards that need to trust the number, not just the forecast.

Executive search for CFO and finance leadership roles
§01 · Why This Is Different

A CFO for a growth-stage retail brand is not a bigger accountant.

Pre-IPO readiness, SEBI compliance, investor roadshows, and cross-border entry into India each need a different skill than running month-end close. The candidates who've actually done it are already CFOs somewhere, not on the market. Our CA-founded team reads a balance sheet the way a candidate's future board will.

§02 · Roles We Fill

From compliance discipline to boardroom strategy.

For retail, jewelry, and D2C brands scaling past their first 50 stores, entering India from overseas, or preparing for an IPO.

A / Leadership

Chief Financial Officer

  • Pre-IPO readiness, SEBI compliance, investor roadshows
  • Board-level financial strategy
B / Country Entry

Finance Head

  • Cross-border entry, India's regulatory environment
  • Runs finance for an overseas company's India operation
C / Capital

Treasurer

  • Capital structure, banking relationships, cash management
  • Fund-raise and debt-facility experience
D / Controls

Financial Controller

  • Reporting discipline, audit readiness
  • Builds the systems a CFO relies on
// Real Placement · CFO Search, Pre-IPO Jewellery Brand

Closing a Critical CFO Role Ahead of an IPO Timeline

A leading jewellery brand preparing for its IPO had stalled for months trying to find a CFO with the right mix of retail sector knowledge and public-market experience. Read the full case study →

4 CFOsshortlisted from listed retail companies, 8-week close
// Real Placement · Finance Leadership, Singapore Expansion

Hiring a Finance Head for a Singapore Company Entering India

A fast-growing Singapore-based company entering the Indian market needed a Finance Head who could navigate India's regulatory environment within a constrained budget. Read the full case study →

6 wksto placement, 20% below budget
§03 · Why a Specialist

A CA-founded team that reads the balance sheet, not just the resume.

Four things a specialist knows about finance hiring for growth-stage retail and D2C that a generalist agency doesn't.

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We Read Compensation Structures CTC Slips Hide

A Chartered Accountant founder means we understand what a senior finance hire actually costs versus what a brand budgets, not just what a CTC slip says.

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Pre-IPO and Cross-Border Experience, Not Just Generalist Finance

SEBI compliance, investor roadshows, and cross-border entry into India each need specific prior exposure. We screen for that exposure directly, not just years of experience.

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Sourced From Listed and Competitor Companies

The CFO shortlist for our most recent pre-IPO mandate was pre-qualified from listed retail companies, not sourced from a database.

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Success-Fee Only

No retainer, no upfront fee. You pay when a candidate joins.

§04 · Questions

Frequently Asked Questions.

What finance roles do you place?

CFOs, Finance Heads, and Treasurers, for retail, jewelry, and D2C brands, including pre-IPO mandates and cross-border entries into India.

Can you help with a pre-IPO CFO search?

Yes. We've placed a CFO for a pre-IPO jewellery brand from a shortlist of candidates pre-qualified from listed retail companies, with the new CFO overseeing full SEBI compliance and investor roadshow preparation.

Do you handle finance hiring for companies entering India from overseas?

Yes. We've placed a Finance Head for a Singapore-based company expanding into India, navigating India's regulatory environment within a constrained budget.

What does it cost to hire a CFO through Boardroom CXO?

Executive search is success-fee based; there is no retainer or upfront fee. Brief us on the mandate and we'll come back with a market read before you commit a budget.

§05 · Next Move

Tell us the role.
We'll tell you the market.

Brief us on a CFO, Finance Head, or Treasurer mandate and we'll come back with who's movable and what the role actually costs.