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 quick-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 scr