Job Description
Manager – Finance (Controllership / Deputy Controller)
Reporting to: Director – Finance
Experience: 4–5 years post-qualification (mandatory)
Qualification: Qualified CA — mandatory, no exceptions

Role Summary
Acts as deputy to the Director – Finance on all controllership matters, in a fast-paced, high-growth SaaS/mobility environment undergoing IPO preparation. Owns the books of accounts end-to-end, drives statutory and internal audit closure, and is the single point of accountability for monthly MIS accuracy and timeliness. Central custodian of the finance data repository. This is a builder's role — expect to design process, not just follow it.
Key Responsibilities
1. Books of Accounts & Controllership
• End-to-end ownership of general ledger integrity across all entities
• Monthly, quarterly, and annual book closure within defined timelines — with a bias toward shrinking closure TAT quarter over quarter
• Review and sign-off on trial balance, schedules, and reconciliations before submission to Director – Finance
• Ensure Ind AS compliance in all accounting entries and disclosures
2. Statutory Audit
• Single point of contact for statutory auditors
• Audit planning, PBC (prepared-by-client) schedule ownership, query resolution, and timely closure
• Draft standalone/consolidated financial statements and notes to accounts
3. Internal Audit
• Coordinate internal audit scope, findings closure, and action tracking with process owners
• Strengthen internal financial controls (IFC) documentation and testing
4. IPO Readiness
• Own the accounting workstreams for DRHP readiness — restated financials, disclosure checklists, auditor coordination for comfort letters
• Work directly with merchant bankers, legal counsel, and auditors on financial due diligence queries
• Proactively flag accounting gaps against listing requirements (track record, related-party disclosures, segment reporting) rather than waiting to be asked




• Comfortable operating under external scrutiny and tight, non-negotiable regulatory timelines
5. Monthly MIS
• Prepare and present monthly MIS with variance analysis, ahead of management review
• Continuously redesign MIS templates and workflows for speed and clarity — this role owns the “how,” not just the “what”
6. Data Repository & Governance
• Own the structure, accuracy, and access controls of the finance data repository (GL, schedules, audit files, board papers)
• Ensure version control and audit trail for all financial data
7. Process & Mindset
• Bring a startup/scale-up mindset: build repeatable process where none exists, question inefficient legacy steps, and don’t wait for perfect instructions
• Comfortable with ambiguity and shifting priorities typical of a fast-growth, pre-IPO organization
• Actively identify and implement AI-driven efficiencies in accounting, reconciliation, MIS, and audit workflows (e.g., automation of recurring reconciliations, AI-assisted variance analysis, use of tools like Claude/ChatGPT for drafting and data structuring)
• Challenges the status quo constructively — expected to push back with data, not just execute
8. Team & Cross-functional
• Supervise P2P, accounts, and MIS executives; review their outputs before escalation
• Act as Checker on accounting-related tracker items in Director’s absence
Desired Skills & Traits
• Qualified CA with 4–5 years post-qualification experience — mandatory filter, not negotiable
• Strong Ind AS/accounting fundamentals; hands-on ERP experience (SAP/Oracle/Tally)
• Proven statutory audit closure experience, ideally at a company that has gone through or is preparing for IPO
• Demonstrated experience in a startup or rapid-scaling company — not only large, process-heavy organizations
• High ownership mindset; energized by ambiguity and building from scratch
• Practical, hands-on use of AI tools in finance workflows — not just awareness
• Attention to detail balanced with pace

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