Finance Manager

About the Role
We are an early-stage Consumer AI startup looking for a detail-oriented and commercially minded Finance Manager to take ownership of our finance, accounting, compliance, and financial operations.
You will work closely with the founders and leadership team to build a strong finance function from the ground up, ensuring accurate financial reporting, efficient cash management, regulatory compliance, and data-driven decision-making as the company scales.
Key Responsibilities
Own day-to-day finance and accounting operations, including books of accounts, reconciliations, payables, receivables, and month-end closing.
Prepare MIS reports, P&L, balance sheet, cash-flow statements, budgets, and financial dashboards for management.
Manage cash flow, working capital, payments, and treasury to ensure efficient use of company funds.
Lead GST, TDS, income tax, ROC, statutory compliance, audits, and other regulatory requirements in coordination with external professionals.
Work closely with CAs, auditors, tax advisors, banks, payment gateways, and other financial partners.
Build and maintain strong financial controls, processes, documentation, and approval systems.
Support fundraising, due diligence, investor reporting, valuation exercises, and financial documentation.
Analyse business performance, costs, unit economics, and spending to identify opportunities for cost optimisation and improved profitability.
Build financial models and forecasts to support business planning and strategic decisions.
Identify financial risks and proactively recommend solutions to the founders.
Key Outcomes
Accurate and timely monthly financial reporting and MIS.
Strong, audit-ready books of accounts and financial controls.
100% timely statutory and tax compliance.
Clear visibility into cash flow, burn, runway, budgets, and business performance.
Improved control over expenses, working capital, and payment processes.
Finance function that can scale with the company without becoming a bottleneck.
High-quality financial data and analysis that enables the founders to make faster and better business decisions.

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