Finance and accounting recruitment in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai.
Finance managers, financial controllers, qualified CAs and CFOs for NBFCs, fintechs, mid-size companies and manufacturers. 3 to 5 CA-reviewed profiles in 7 working days. Fee: one month’s CTC.
For employers in Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai. We take senior roles here, from senior accountant up, for NBFCs and fintechs, mid-size companies and manufacturers with a Mumbai head office. For junior or entry-level roles a job board or a local generalist agency will usually serve you faster and cheaper.
Mumbai is the largest finance job market we track. On 22 October 2026 Naukri listed 4,725 chartered accountant, 2,860 senior accountant, 1,455 finance manager, 902 financial controller and 1,231 CFO jobs in Mumbai, and 182 finance manager jobs in Thane. These are keyword counts, so treat them as a guide to demand, not an exact number. Many large recruitment firms already work here. We do not compete on speed: what we offer is a Chartered Accountant’s review of every profile and a fee that is published and fixed.
What these roles pay in Mumbai
What finance roles pay in Mumbai.
Typical annual CTC ranges published by AmbitionBox for Mumbai, read on 22 October 2026. Our fee for each role is one month of the CTC you agree with the candidate.
Figures for Thane and Navi Mumbai are not published separately here; employers there usually benchmark against Mumbai. CFO pay varies most, with company size and sector. Fees exclude applicable taxes. Actual pay depends on the company, industry and the candidate’s experience; these are published ranges, not our placement data.
Pricing
Simple and stated upfront.
Our fee per hire
1 month’s CTC
Of the candidate you hire, plus applicable taxes.
Paid upfront
₹5,000
Service charge per job opening, paid when you decide to go ahead. It is adjusted against the fee.
If not closed in 30 days
50% back
Half the service charge is returned if we do not close the opening within 30 days of receiving it. Conditions apply.
One month’s CTC is 8.33% of the annual CTC. Agency fees for senior hires in India usually run higher. VelivoHR puts contingency fees at up to 16.67% of CTC for senior roles and 20% to 25% for retained C-suite search (VelivoHR, 2026). Athena Executive Search puts executive search at 20% to 33% of first-year CTC, and 25% to 33% for a CFO (Athena Executive Search, August 2026).
Finance manager at ₹18 lakh CTC
Our fee: ₹1,50,000 plus applicable taxes
Paid upfront: ₹5,000, adjusted against the fee. The balance of ₹1,45,000 is due within 10 days of joining
At 12% to 16.67%: about ₹2.16 to ₹3.00 lakh
Financial controller at ₹27 lakh CTC
Our fee: ₹2,25,000 plus applicable taxes
Paid upfront: ₹5,000, adjusted against the fee. The balance of ₹2,20,000 is due within 10 days of joining
At 12% to 16.67%: about ₹3.24 to ₹4.50 lakh
Both CTC figures sit inside or near the AmbitionBox Mumbai ranges above. They are examples, not quotes. For a CFO at ₹80 lakh, one month’s CTC is about ₹6.67 lakh, against about ₹16 to ₹26.4 lakh at the 20% to 33% executive search range. The 12% figure is the lower end of the senior-role band cited in Indian fee guides; VelivoHR gives the 16.67% upper end.
How it works from Mumbai
Run fully by phone and video.
We do not need a meeting at your office to run the search. Briefing, screening and interviews happen by phone, WhatsApp and video, so a company in Mumbai, Thane or Navi Mumbai gets the same process and the same 7 working days as anyone else.
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Brief on a call
Tell us the role, the CTC range, the reporting line and the companies you want people from, including your competitors. A phone or video call is enough.
2
Pay the ₹5,000 service charge
The 7 working days start on the day we receive it. It is adjusted against the fee, and half is returned if we do not close the opening within 30 days.
3
We search, screen and interview on video
We approach candidates, interview them by video and test the work the role needs. CA Ketul Patel reviews every shortlisted profile himself.
4
3 to 5 profiles within 7 working days
You interview the shortlist, in person or on video, as you prefer. We handle scheduling, feedback and the offer.
5
Your hire joins
If the placement ends within 90 days of joining, we find one replacement for the same role at no additional fee. Conditions apply.
Who reviews your shortlist
Every profile checked by a Chartered Accountant.
Chartered AccountantFounder
CA Ketul Patel
Founder, Accounting Baba
Ketul reviews every shortlisted profile himself before it reaches you. For a finance manager, controller or CFO search, that means a Chartered Accountant has read the candidate’s experience against your role before you spend time on an interview.
Yes, for senior finance roles: senior accountant, accounts manager, qualified CA, finance manager, financial controller, finance head and CFO. For junior or entry-level roles, a job board or a local generalist agency will usually serve you faster and cheaper.
AmbitionBox’s typical ranges for Mumbai, read on 22 October 2026, are ₹17.8 to 19.6 lakh a year for a finance manager and ₹25.6 to 28.3 lakh for a financial controller. Pay moves with industry, company size and experience; we share what candidates are asking for as the search runs.
Our fee is one month’s CTC of the person you hire, plus applicable taxes. ₹5,000 per job opening is paid upfront as a service charge and is adjusted against that fee. If we do not close the opening within 30 days of receiving the service charge, half of it is returned. The balance is payable within 10 days of the candidate joining. There is no annual fee, retainer or monthly charge.
One month’s CTC: ₹1,50,000 plus applicable taxes. The ₹5,000 service charge is adjusted against it, so ₹1,45,000 plus taxes is due within 10 days of joining. At the 12% to 16.67% many agencies charge for senior roles, the same hire would cost about ₹2.16 to ₹3.00 lakh.
You get 3 to 5 profiles within 7 working days of the day we receive the service charge. Each profile is screened, interviewed and reviewed by CA Ketul Patel before it reaches you. How long the hire takes after that depends on your interview rounds and the candidate’s notice period.
Our founder, CA Ketul Patel, a Chartered Accountant, reviews every shortlisted profile himself before you see it. For senior finance roles he checks the candidate’s experience against the work the role needs, such as closing books, GST and tax compliance, audits, MIS, budgeting and bank or lender work.
No. The brief, the screening and the candidate interviews run by phone, WhatsApp and video. You can interview the shortlisted candidates in person at your office if you prefer.
Yes. Name the companies you want people from, including your competitors, and we approach candidates working there. You can also tell us which companies to avoid.
We find one replacement for the same role at no additional fee if the candidate resigns or is let go within 90 days of joining. It applies when the fee has been paid on time and you tell us within 7 days of the exit, and not when the exit is due to redundancy, restructuring or a change in the role, location or salary. Full details are in our Terms of Business.
