Manager, Financial Controllership and Compliance

Listing expiry: 24 October 2026

About the role

Role Overview

This hands-on finance management role covers financial controllership, statutory and regulatory compliance, direct and indirect taxation, and ownership of the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and Order-to-Cash (O2C) cycles. The role works closely with senior finance leadership and supports financial reporting, governance, and pre-IPO readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Own month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing processes, ensuring accurate and timely financial statements.
• Maintain the general ledger, ensure complete accounting records, and oversee the Record-to-Report (R2R) cycle.
• Prepare and review financial statements under Indian GAAP and Ind AS, including profit and loss, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.
• Support consolidated group financial statements, including intercompany reconciliations and eliminations.
• Drive revenue assurance by monitoring billing, contracts, and data flows to prevent revenue leakage.
• Implement process improvements and automation to improve reporting efficiency and accuracy.
• Ensure timely completion of statutory obligations and coordinate statutory and internal audits.
• Manage FEMA compliance for cross-border receipts, remittances, and overseas entity transactions.
• Maintain statutory registers, fixed asset registers, and compliance trackers.
• Assist with disclosures and documentation required for pre-IPO and post-listing regulatory requirements.
• Manage end-to-end TDS compliance, including deductions, challan payments, quarterly returns, and Form 16/Form 16A issuance.
• Coordinate advance tax calculations and payments, corporate income tax returns, tax audit reports, and transfer pricing documentation.
• Assist with responses to income tax notices, assessments, and proceedings.
• Apply withholding tax requirements to international payments and consider applicable DTAA provisions.
• Oversee GST returns, input tax credit reconciliations, e-invoicing, and e-way bill compliance where applicable.
• Handle GST notices, audits, and departmental correspondence, and monitor relevant GST amendments affecting digital and gaming businesses.
• Oversee the P2P cycle, including purchase requisitions, vendor onboarding, invoice processing, approvals, and payments.
• Ensure appropriate TDS deductions and GST treatment on vendor invoices, timely vendor reconciliations, and effective accounts payable ageing management.
• Review vendor contracts from a financial risk and compliance perspective.
• Coordinate accruals, prepayments, and month-end payable reconciliations.
• Oversee the O2C cycle, including revenue recognition, invoicing, collections, and customer reconciliations.
• Ensure accurate revenue recognition under Ind AS 115 or applicable accounting standards for digital and subscription-based revenue.
• Monitor accounts receivable ageing, coordinate collections, and manage customer credit risk.
• Reconcile revenue from app stores and advertising monetisation platforms with internal records.
• Identify discrepancies between contracted, billed, and collected amounts to support revenue assurance.

Qualifications & Experience

• Chartered Accountant (CA) with 5–7 years of post-qualification experience in finance and accounts, or BCom with 9–12 years of experience in a similar role.
• Experience in digital, gaming, SaaS, or high-volume internet B2C businesses is strongly preferred.
• Hands-on experience across financial controllership, statutory compliance, GST, TDS, P2P, and O2C functions.
• Strong working knowledge of Indian GAAP, Ind AS, and practical R2R processes.
• Experience handling FEMA and cross-border transactions and international entity compliance; Singapore exposure is an advantage.
• Proficiency in ERP systems, such as Zoho or Tally, and advanced MS Excel skills.
• Familiarity with automation tools, financial dashboards, and process improvement initiatives.
• Strong attention to detail, ability to manage multiple compliance deadlines, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Good communication skills and ability to coordinate across functions and present to senior stakeholders.

Additional Details

• The role supports finance governance and reporting in a pre-IPO environment.
• The position offers exposure to senior finance leadership and international operations, including India and Singapore.
• The employer describes a collaborative, low-hierarchy work culture and performance-linked incentives as part of its benefits.