Finance & Commercial Manager

Location:
Pune

Function:
Finance & Commercial

Reporting to:
COO / Leadership Team

About Altair

Altair is a defence and aerospace technology company developing advanced systems across unmanned platforms, aerospace structures, defence electronics, simulation, maritime technologies, and sovereign manufacturing. We work closely with the Indian Armed Forces, DRDO, and strategic government stakeholders to develop indigenous technologies that strengthen national capability.

We are debt free.

Role Overview

We are looking for a
hands-on finance skilled
who can build and run the finance function for a fast-growing defence and aerospace technology company.

This is not intended to be a conventional accounting-only role. The person will work closely with the leadership, programme, manufacturing and commercial teams and will be responsible for translating engineering and business activity into
financial plans, budgets, cash-flow visibility, project economics and management information
.





The ideal candidate should be equally comfortable analysing a development programme, building a multi-year business plan, working with CA/auditor teams on compliance, preparing information for investors, and sitting with programme managers to understand where money is actually being spent.

Key Responsibilities

The role is expected to
own and supervise the finance process rather than merely outsource responsibility to accountants.

1. FP&A; and Management Reporting
- Own annual budgets, cash flows & working capital forecasts..
- Develop and own MIS, management dashboards, programme-level financial performance and identify variances early.
- Provide leadership with concise financial analysis to support decision-making.

2. Programme & Project Finance
- Establish
programme-wise budgeting and cost tracking
across R&D;, prototype development, trials and production programmes.
- Develop project P&Ls; and track engineering manpower, materials, bought-outs, tooli

📌 Commercial Finance Manager (Pune City)
🏢 Altair Infrasec
📍 Pune City