Business Operations Associate

WTF; Mumbai; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

WTF is seeking a hands-on Operations professional to run day-to-day finance and business operations in Mumbai. You will manage petty cash, invoicing, GST/TDS compliance, and vendor relationships while supporting production budgets and contract reviews.

You will work closely with the CFO and Business Operations Manager, building trackers and reports, and contributing to financial models for new shows and events. A track record in startup or media operations is preferred.

Qualifications

• 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 escalate, 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.

Responsibilities

• Finance operations: petty cash, expense tagging, travel reconciliations, legal cost summaries, and the weekly payout sheet.
• Payments: track invoices end-to-end, verify GST/TDS, maintain central payment log.
• Trackers and reporting: maintain contract, IP, and compliance trackers; flag renewals; send weekly/monthly leadership updates.
• Vendors and office: onboarding, contract summaries and signatures, insurance/lease admin; run Mumbai office; coordinate with Bangalore.
• Production support: guest scheduling, travel and paperwork for podcasts and shoots, and tracking costs against budgets.
• Analysis: budgets, financial models and commercial comparisons for new shows, events and deals.

Skills

Excel & Google Sheets

GST & TDS knowledge

Contract terms reading

Discretion with confidential info

Written English

Vendor coordination

Education

B.Com / BBA / CA Inter / MBA

Job description

Job Description:

About Us:

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 escalat[e], 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.

Why join us:

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.

Requirements: