About Amber Amber is the world's largest student accommodation marketplace, think Booking.com for student housing. We help students find and book long-term accommodation near their universities without the usual mess of negotiation, non-standard paperwork and broken payments. Today, we list 1M+ beds across 800+ universities, 250+ cities and 10 countries, and we are on track for $1B in annual gross bookings value by 2026. This is a CFO-scope mandate, titled VP Finance. You will own finance end to end: the numbers we run the business on, the story we tell, and the controls and structures that hold a multi-country operation together. Strategic Finance and FP&A; Build the unit economics view of the business: contribution margin by market, channel and supply type, cohort behaviour, payback and LTV/CAC. Partner with Growth, Supply and Product on pricing, commission structures and market entry decisions, with the financial case behind each one. Run any potential M&A; transactions. Run the fundraise round end to end: model, narrative, data room, diligence and support on term sheet negotiation. Build and maintain the debt and working capital options that suit the business, and manage banking relationships. Controllership, Tax and Global Structuring Own accounting, monthly close, statutory reporting and the internal control environment across all entities. Manage a multi-entity,



multi-currency structure: transfer pricing, cross-border flows, FEMA and RBI compliance, and international tax exposure across our operating markets. Own direct and indirect tax compliance, assessments and litigation in India and overseas jurisdictions. Run treasury: cash flow, FX exposure, payment rails across markets, and the controls around all of it. Coordinate statutory and internal audits, and hold clean, timely closes as a standard rather than an achievement. Lead the finance team, which is already in place. Whenever required, hire and develop the finance team across FP&A;, controllership and accounts. CA with 10+ years of experience, including at least 4 years leading a finance team. Experience in a high-growth setting. Strong command of corporate finance and investor relations, with real exposure to fundraising and diligence. Depth in direct and indirect tax compliance, and comfort with multi-entity and multi-currency operations. Experience taking a company through a Series B or later round. Exposure to international entity setup, transfer pricing or overseas tax structuring. Experience building or replacing a finance system stack during a period of fast growth. Full ownership of the function and the authority that comes with it. Strong compensation and ESOPs.

📌 Chief Financial Officer - CFO (Contract) (Pune)
🏢 Amber
📍 Pune