AVP – Head of Finance & Accounts (Controllership) Startup firm

Position : AVP – Head of Finance & Accounts (Controllership)

Location : Bangalore, India

Reporting to : Leadership Team

ROLE DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a hands-on finance leader to own the entire F&A function end to end —

controllership, statutory and regulatory reporting, tax, internal controls, audit, and FP&A oversight

and to be a true business partner to the Leadership Team in executing the company’s financial goals.

Who we want:

someone who has experienced a set up closer — a business operating in and selling to

the US market, with the cross-border, multi-entity and USD-denominated complexity that comes withit. US customer contracts, US GAAP exposure, and comfort partnering with global stakeholders across time zones are essential.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Controllership

• Own an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and annual close across all entities.
• Oversee preparation of financial statements per applicable standards, with variance, trend and
• reconciliation analysis for leadership.
• Own enterprise cash-flow planning, treasury and working-capital optimisation, and banking
• relationships.
• Strengthen internal controls, standardise processes and systems, and mitigate financial and

operational risk for scalable operations.

Taxation, Compliance & Risk

• Oversee direct and indirect tax — GST, TDS, corporate tax — and Transfer Pricing across the India–US structure.
• Lead internal and external audits, from planning to seamless closure.
• Manage all statutory compliances and cross-border regulatory reporting (RBI / FEMA), and USside
• filings as applicable. Establish strong internal controls

FP&A, Reporting & Investor Support

• Drive budgeting, forecasting, MIS and FP&A oversight, and support B2B pricing models and unit
• economics.
• Prepare Board and Committee financials with clear performance narrative and business
• insight.
• Support fundraising, investor reporting and diligence; own the cap table, ESOP and equity/valuation accounting.

Finance Systems & Digital Transformation

• Equip the function with robust systems and tools for effective governance.
• Drive reporting automation, BI dashboards, process standardisation, internal-control automation and data-governance standards.