About utu utu is pioneering the next generation of tax-free shopping by transforming VAT refunds into value-creating experiences for retailers, airports, and travelers. Through our technology and global partnerships, we empower merchants and their teams to maximize engagement and sales opportunities.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Finance Manager to own financial planning, reporting, and control across all utu entities and geographies, including dormant-entity compliance. This role partners directly with the CEO on strategic decision-making and owns the accuracy and timeliness of stakeholder and board reporting as we scale across markets.

Salary: INR 35,00,000 – 45,00,000 Annual CTC

Location: Full-time, fully remote (must be based in Mumbai, India). Required to attend in person meetings from time to time.

Core Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Reporting

- Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, performance reporting, and variance analysis to support strategic decision-making and business growth.
- Own the monthly stakeholder/board financial report end-to-end, including sourcing relevant business and activity updates from other functions.

Group Compliance & Governance

- Oversee group financial reporting, consolidation, and financial performance across all entities and jurisdictions, including compliance for dormant entities.
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards, tax regulations, statutory requirements, and financial policies across the Group; manage external audits and regulatory reporting.
- Serve as the accountable oversight layer for statutory/compliance filings across all entities globally - submissions executed by in-country admins or outsourced providers require your sign-off.

Treasury & Commercial Finance





- Manage cash flow forecasting, treasury activities, investments, and working capital planning.
- Oversee core finance processes - revenue recognition, commissions, merchant settlements, VAT-related financial flows, accruals, reconciliations.
- Partner with Commercial, Product, and Operations on financial modelling, pricing support, and investment evaluation.

Team Leadership & Continuous Improvement

- Manage and develop a small finance team across multiple geographies, building scalable processes as the team and entity count grow.
- Drive continuous improvement of finance systems, reporting tools, and processes to support governance and growth.

Preferred Experience & Skills

- Minimum 8 years in Finance with strong FP&A; and accounting foundations; startup/scale-up experience a plus.
- Bachelor's in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; Master's or professional qualification (ACCA, CPA, CA) favorably regarded.
- Solid knowledge of IFRS and multi-entity, multi-currency environments.
- Prior experience managing statutory/compliance obligations across multiple countries preferred.
- Experience with ERP and BI tools; advanced Excel and financial modelling skills required.
- Proven people management experience, ideally managing distributed/cross-border teams.
- Strong analytical skills, communication, and stakeholder management.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, global startup workplace.
- Excellent command of spoken and written English.

Interview Process

1. First Round: Senior Manager, finance
2. Second Round: Skill-based assignment
3. Third Round: Vice President, Operations
4. Fourth Round: CEO

How to Apply

Apply via LinkedIn. Please limit CVs to 2 pages. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.

📌 Senior Finance Manager (India)
🏢 utu
📍 India