Position: Financial Controller

Location: Manesar

Working Days: Monday to Friday

Experience Required: 6+ Years

Client: Defence related startup

About This Role

As our client scales, we need a Financial Controller who can own the numbers, systems, and financial strategy with precision and judgement. This is not bookkeeping; this is building the financial backbone of a high-growth defence-tech startup.

You will work directly with founders and the leadership team, ensuring that every rupee is tracked, every risk assessed, and every financial decision aligns with business priorities.

This role is strategic, hands-on, and requires someone who thrives in ambiguity, moves fast, and elevates the finance function beyond compliance.

Must Have

- 6+ years of progressive finance experience, ideally with 3–5 years in startups or high-growth companies
- Strong expertise in accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management
- Hands-on experience with statutory compliance, GST, TDS, PF/ESI, and other regulatory requirements
- Experience with financial systems, Zoho Books, and audit processes
- Demonstrated ability to structure finance functions from scratch or scale them significantly
- Excellent judgement and ability to communicate financial insights clearly to non-finance stakeholders




- High ownership mindset; you identify issues and drive solutions proactively

Bonus Points For

- Experience in defence, aerospace, or deep-tech sectors
- Exposure to fund management, investor reporting, and management, or capital raising
- Experience implementing ERP or financial automation systems
- Prior experience with audit coordination, risk management, and internal controls

What Will Make You Successful in This Role

- Deep Financial Expertise in accounting, reporting, budgeting, and compliance
- Building financial systems from scratch and scaling them quick
- Getting s**t done

How Will We Set You Up for Success?

- Live Project: You will jump straight into a live project as soon as you join. No dummy or test projects.
- State-of-the-Art Tools and Technologies: You will have access to industry-leading software, CRMs, and any other facility required.
- Access to Resources: You name it, we will do everything to get it for you.
- Supportive Team: You will be surrounded by the best minds ready to help you.
- A leadership team: An A-level leadership that values judgement over process theatrics
- An iterative space: Space to experiment, iterate, and course-correct as the company scales
- Working Vibe: A high-ownership culture that prioritises speed, honesty, and outcomes over optics, politics, or performative processes.

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