Finance & Compliance Manager

Asymmetric Labs; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Asymmetric Labs in Bengaluru is seeking a Finance & Compliance Manager who is a CA. You will own monthly close, IP register, and compliance across India and Singapore, liaising with external chartered accountants.

This is a full-time, high-ownership role based at our HSR Layout, Bengaluru office, ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• CA with 2–4 years post-qualification experience.
• Experience with GST, TDS, 15CA/15CB, 3CEB, FEMA.
• Ability to read sprint plans and allocate R&D spends (research vs capitalized development).

Responsibilities

• Own monthly close: cost base, cost-plus invoice to Singapore entity, advance adjustments, monthly USD reconciliation with Singapore team.
• Maintain the IP register: activity codes, capitalization and amortization of software development, evidence trail, separation between entities’ products.
• Own the compliance calendar: GST, TDS, 15CA/15CB, 3CEB, FEMA and ROC filings; ensure timely preparation and filing.
• Review external chartered accountants’ filings before submission.
• Be the single point of contact for corporate and accounts matters with external accountants, auditors, and the Singapore team.

Skills

GST & FEMA knowledge

Transfer pricing

Audit for tech/startups

Spreadsheet proficiency

Intercompany accounting

Education

CA qualification

Tools

ERP/Accounting software proficiency

Job description

Asymmetric Labs is an AI-first, new-age ed-tech company focused on delivering measurable outcomes such as improved ranks, job placements, and sustained career progression. Currently in stealth mode.

• Backed by Tier 1 US VCs
• Founding team of serial entrepreneurs
• Global team (Singapore / India / US)

Team members work on cutting-edge learning technologies that aim to redefine how learners achieve their goals.

About the Role

We're looking for a Finance & Compliance Manager who is a recently qualified CA and thinks like an owner: rigorous, detail-obsessed, and excited about building the finance backbone of a startup. You'll own our monthly close, IP register, and compliance calendar across India and Singapore, and review the work of our external chartered accountants before anything is filed.

This is a full-time, high-ownership role based at our HSR Layout, Bengaluru office, ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment.

What You'll Do

• Own the monthly close: the cost base, the cost-plus invoice to our Singapore entity, adjustment against the advance, and the monthly USD reconciliation with the Singapore team
• Maintain the IP register: activity codes, capitalization and amortization of software development, the evidence trail, and clear separation between our entities' products
• Own the compliance calendar: GST, TDS, 15CA/15CB, 3CEB, FEMA and ROC. Our external chartered accountants execute the filings; you make sure each one is prepared and filed on time
• Review the external chartered accountants' work before anything is filed
• Be the single point of contact for corporate and accounts matters across our external accountants, auditors and the Singapore team

What We're Looking For

• Qualified CA with 2–4 years of post-qualification experience, with working knowledge of AS 26, IAS 38, transfer pricing, GST and FEMA (a CMA or CA Inter with 5+ years of hands-on startup finance is an acceptable alternative)
• Experience in at least two of these: audit of tech or startup clients; transfer pricing or international tax (cost-plus billing to a foreign parent, 3CEB, benchmarking); running startup books (GST, TDS, payroll, monthly MIS)
• Software capitalization: able to read a sprint plan and split it into research (expensed) and development (capitalized), with evidence for each
• Cross-border basics: export-of-services invoicing (LUT, SAC codes, realization of export proceeds), 15CA/15CB, FEMA reporting (FC-GPR, FC-TRS, FLA, ODI), and the India–Singapore tax treaty
• Strong spreadsheet skills and clear written English; much of the job is reconciliations and emails to accountants, auditors, and Singapore
• Nice to have: Singapore exposure (SFRS(I), IRAS); experience at a GCC or captive unit that bills its foreign parent
• Nice to have: already uses Claude or similar AI tools at work, and checks the output rather than trusting it