Darwinbox- one of Asia’s fastest Unicorns based out of DIFC, Dubai - is a mobile-first, AI-enabled cloud-based HR platform that partners with enterprises to unlock their HR potential. They automate an organization’s HR needs across the entire hire-to-retire employee lifecycle from Recruitment, Onboarding, Core transactions (Leave, attendance & Payroll) to engagement, Performance Management and People Analytics.

They support 800+ global enterprises covering 2+million employees across 143 countries (e.g., Nivea, Starbucks, Sephora, Zara, and AXA, along with Ghassan Aboud, Al Zayani, Property Finder, EFS Facilities Services, Jashanmal, Alinco, Lulu Group in the region). With marquee investors including the likes of Microsoft, Salesforce, Sequoia, TCV- they are the only Asian origin vendor on Gartner’s Magic Quadrant and are rated the highest globally at 4.8/5 Gartner’s customer review platform- Peer Insights.

Role Summary
The Cost Controller will be a key member of the Group Finance function, reporting to the Group Financial Controller.



You will own cost governance across the organisation — driving budget discipline, variance analysis, management reporting, and strategic cost optimisation — across eight entities spanning multiple currencies and accounting standards. This is a high-visibility role with direct exposure to CFO-level reporting.

QUICK FACTS
Location: Hyderabad, India (HQ)

Department: Finance & Accounts

Reporting To: Group Financial Controller

Experience: 3–6 years (post-qualification)

Qualification: Chartered Accountant (CA) — mandatory

Preferred Background: Big 4 / Large Audit & Advisory Firms

Key Responsibilities
Cost Management & Governance
▸ Own end-to-end cost governance across all eight entities — India, Singapore, Philippines, UAE, USA, Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia

▸ Monitor departmental and project-level costs against approved budgets; flag overruns proactively

▸ Establish and enforce cost approval workflows, delegation matrices, and

📌 Manager- Cost Controllership (Hyderabad)
🏢 Darwinbox
📍 Hyderabad