Designation: Finance Manager

Location: Koramangala, Bengaluru

Years of Experience: 5-6 Years

Qualification: CA

Job Description:

You'll set up the internal finance function at our organisation, owing it ends to end – from the monthly closing to fundraising support. This is a hands-on leadership role: you'll build the processes, own the monthly MIS reporting, and translate financial data into decisions as we scale.

Controllership & Reporting (with support from our external accounting partner):

Own the end-to-end monthly, quarterly, and annual close with accuracy and strong governance.
Prepare financial statements in line with Indian GAAP and applicable regulatory requirements.
Ensure timely, reliable reporting to management and stakeholders.
Maintain accounting hygiene, strengthen internal controls, and drive process improvements across finance.

Taxation & Compliance (with support from our external accounting partner):

Oversee all direct and indirect tax filings, assessments, and reconciliation (GST, TDS, Income Tax).
Lead statutory, tax, and internal audits, and serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors and legal partners.
Stay ahead of regulatory changes and proactively assess their business implications.

Treasury, Debt & Cash Flow:

Manage treasury operations, working capital optimisation, and liquidity planning.
Prepare weekly and monthly cash flow forecasts and track variances against plan.
Own banking relationships end to end and structure debt and treasury to fund working capital in the smartest way possible.

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A):

Build detailed annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and scenario/sensitivity models.
Deliver monthly MIS, P&L analysis, and business-unit performance dashboards to leadership
Identify cost optimisation opportunities and support margin improvement initiatives.
Partner with cross-functional teams to align spend with growth priorities.

Business Finance & Strategic Support:

Partner with the founders and business leads to evaluate new projects and pressure-test unit economics.
Work with business teams on revenue ops (including AR), the sales pipeline, and customer contract closures.
Support fundraising, investor reporting, due diligence, and board financial reporting.

Process, Automation & Team:

Design and implement SOPs that improve accuracy, efficiency, and accountability across finance workflows.
Build automation and controls using AI across billing, revenue recognition, expense management, and reconciliation.
Drive adoption of ERP and finance tools to scale operations efficiently.

Qualifications:

Chartered Accountant (CA) - mandatory.
5-6 years of post-qualification experience, ideally with time in a high-growth startup.
Strong working knowledge of Indian taxation (direct & indirect), statutory audits, and financial reporting standards.
Proven experience across FP&A, treasury, and cash flow management.
Hands-on with accounting ERP systems and advanced Excel / financial modelling.
Proven experience raising working capital and term debt from banks – owning the process end to end, from lender pitch and negotiation through to drawdown and ongoing relationship management.
A data-driven mindset with a sharp eye for accuracy, process gaps, and improvement opportunities.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distil complex financial data for non-finance stakeholders.

Soft Skills:

Extreme ownership – you're comfortable operating with autonomy and high accountability.
You thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous, 0-to-1 environment and prefer building over maintaining.
You care about getting the details right, and you enjoy working across functions to do it.

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