About E42.ai

E42.ai is a VC-backed AI company building a no-code enterprise Cognitive Process Automation (CPA) platform. Our AI coworkers automate processes across Finance, HR, Marketing, Customer Care and other enterprise functions. We work with 50+ enterprise customers globally, including Fortune 500 companies, and are a NASSCOM Deep Tech member. Our platform has been featured in IDC and Gartner reports and recognized by partners such as Microsoft, Oracle, SAP and NVIDIA.

We are growing fast, and our internal teams are expected to work the way our customers will: efficiently, with automation, and with strong controls.

Role Overview

We are looking for a detail-oriented, hands-on finance professional to run our day-to-day accounting and compliance, and to act as a dependable support partner to our HR and Admin teams. You will own the accuracy of our books, keep us compliant with Indian statutory requirements, and help leadership with timely financial insight. You will be comfortable with AI tools and eager to use them to cut manual effort in routine work.

- Title: Senior Executive – Finance & Business Operations
- Department: Finance & Accounts (with cross-functional support to HR and Admin)
- Location: Pune
- Employment type: Permanent, full-time
- Experience: 3–5 years

Key Responsibilities

1. Accounting and Reporting (core)

- Maintain accurate books of accounts and ensure complete documentation for all transactions.
- Manage the general ledger, journal entries, month-end and year-end closing.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and management reports.
- Perform bank reconciliations and manage accounts payable and receivable, including vendor payments, invoicing and collections follow-up.
- Monitor company expenses and review reimbursements against policy.
- Maintain financial databases, trackers, spreadsheets and reporting tools.

2. Taxation and Statutory Compliance

- Prepare and file GST returns, and handle TDS computation, deduction, deposit and return filing.
- Support income tax filings,



advance tax and other statutory requirements.
- Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, tax regulations and company policy.
- Maintain a compliance calendar and make sure no due dates are missed.

3. Audit and Controls

- Coordinate with statutory, internal and tax auditors, and respond to audit queries on time.
- Implement and maintain internal financial controls, approval workflows and documentation standards.
- Identify gaps in processes and propose practical fixes.

4. Analysis, Budgeting and Forecasting

- Conduct financial analysis and prepare budget vs actual variance reports.
- Assist with budgeting, cash flow monitoring and financial forecasting.
- Provide management with clear, accurate financial insights and summaries.

5. Contracts and Commercial Support

- Support preparation of basic contracts and agreements using approved templates.
- Read and summaries client and vendor contracts, highlighting payment terms, billing milestones, taxes and other financial obligations for management and legal review.
- Track contract renewals and billing schedules.

Note: This role supports contract preparation and review but does not replace legal counsel. Final legal vetting stays with management or external advisors. 6. AI and Process Improvement

- Use AI tools and automation to reduce manual work in reconciliations, reporting, data entry and document review.
- Suggest and help implement process improvements across finance, HR and admin workflows.

Required Skills and Qualifications

Must have

- Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance or a related field.
- 3–5 years of skilled accounting experience, including financial reporting, account reconciliation,



taxation and audit support.
- Strong grasp of accounting principles and financial processes.
- Working knowledge of Indian taxation, including GST and TDS.
- Advanced MS Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, lookups, financial reporting).
- Proficiency in Tally, QuickBooks, Zoho Books or similar accounting software.
- Comfort with AI tools (for example ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot or similar) for everyday work.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving ability, with excellent attention to detail.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.

Good to have

- CA Inter, CMA, MBA (Finance) or other relevant certifications.
- Exposure to payroll and statutory compliance (PF, ESI, PT).
- Experience reading or drafting commercial contracts.
- Prior experience in a technology, SaaS or startup environment.
- Experience with ERP or cloud finance tools and basic automation.
- Understanding about HR process and support whenever needed.

Behavioral skills

- Strong ownership and ability to work independently, with minimal supervision.
- Good time management and reliability in meeting deadlines.
- Flexibility to switch between finance, HR and admin tasks without losing accuracy.
- Collaborative and approachable when working with teams across functions.
- Discretion in handling confidential financial and employee information.

What Success Looks Like (First 6–12 Months)

- Monthly books closed within an agreed timeline, with clean reconciliations.
- Zero missed statutory deadlines for GST, TDS and payroll compliances.
- Smooth, low-query audits.
- At least a few routine finance or HR/Admin processes simplified using AI or automation.
- HR and Admin teams see Finance as a reliable and responsive partner.

What We Offer

- Opportunity to work at the centre of a fast-growing AI company.
- Exposure across finance, HR, admin and commercial functions, with room to grow into a broader business operations or finance leadership role.
- Compensation: Market Standards.

📌 Senior Executive – Finance & Business Operations (India)
🏢 E42.ai
📍 India