Business Operations Associate

WTF; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

WTF is a new-age media company crafting compelling narratives that resonate with India's digitally empowered and culturally vibrant youth. You will run the unit's day-to-day operations and report to the Business Operations Manager, working closely with the CFO, the Financial Controller, group company teams, vendors and legal counsel.

In this role you will handle finance operations, vendor invoices, trackers and reporting, office administration in Mumbai with Bangalore collaboration, production

Qualifications

• 1–3 years in business operations, finance ops, consulting, or founder's office.
• Strong Excel/Sheets, lookups and pivot tables.
• Experience with invoices, GST, TDS and basic accounting.
• Able to read contracts and extract key dates and terms.
• Clear written English and discreet handling of confidential data.
• Nice to have experience in media, events, or vendor operations.

Responsibilities

• Finance operations such as petty cash handling and monthly reconciliations.
• Vendor invoices tracking from receipt to payment; verify GST/TDS.
• Maintain trackers for contracts, IP, compliance; weekly/monthly leadership updates.
• Vendor onboarding, contract summaries, insurance/lease admin, Mumbai office coordination.
• Production support: scheduling, travel paperwork, cost tracking against budgets.
• Budgeting and financial analysis for new shows, events and deals.

Skills

Excel/ Google Sheets

Lookups & Pivot Tables

Invoices & GST knowledge

Reading contracts

Confidential data handling

Education

B.Com / BBA / CA Inter / MBA

Job description

WTF is a new-age media company crafting compelling narratives that resonate with India's digitally empowered and culturally vibrant youth. By blending authenticity, humour, and fresh perspectives, we create content that sparks meaningful conversations and challenges the status quo.

About the role:

You'll run the unit's day-to-day operations and report to the Business Operations Manager. You'll work closely with the CFO, the Financial Controller, group company teams, vendors and legal counsel.

What you'll do:

• Finance operations (~60%): petty cash and expense tagging, monthly travel reconciliations, legal cost summaries, and the weekly payout sheet
• Payments: track vendor invoices from receipt to payment, check them against purchase orders and approvals, verify GST/TDS, and keep a central payment log
• Trackers and reporting: maintain the contract, IP and compliance trackers, and flag renewals and blockers early. Send weekly and monthly updates to leadership
• Vendors and office (~25%): vendor onboarding, contract summaries and signatures, insurance and lease admin, and running the Mumbai office (including coordination with the Bangalore team)
• Production support: guest scheduling, travel and paperwork for podcasts and shoots, and tracking costs against budgets
• Analysis (~15%, growing over time): budgets, financial models and commercial comparisons for new shows, events and deals

What we're looking for:

• 1-3 years in business operations, finance operations, consulting, or a founder's office (startup or media preferred)
• Strong Excel / Google Sheets skills, including lookups, pivot tables and trackers
• Working knowledge of invoices, GST, TDS and basic accounting
• Comfortable reading contracts and picking out key terms and dates
• Clear written English, strong follow-through, good judgement on what to escape, and discretion with confidential information
• Good to have: B.Com, BBA, CA Inter or MBA. Exposure to media, events or vendor-heavy operations. Comfort using AI tools.

You'll see how a founder-led holding company runs across finance, legal, vendors and production. You'll own the recurring operations early, have a clear path into analysis and deal work, and work with a small senior team that reviews your work and invests in your growth.