Finance Manager

Emergent; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily meals

Family insurance

Unlimited PTO

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Emergent is seeking a Chartered Accountant to lead finance operations across India and US entities. You will own AP, AR, treasury, and compliance, building processes and controls to move money quickly without compromising discipline.

Ideal candidates bring 5–7 years post-qualification experience in startups, strong Excel skills, and hands-on experience with GST, TDS, FEMA, and multi-currency payments. This is a high-ownership, impact-driven role.

Qualifications

• Qualified CA with 5-7 years post-qualification experience, startup or high-growth exposure.
• Hands-on experience running AP, AR and month-end operational closes, including reconciliations and vendor management.
• Working knowledge of GST, TDS, FEMA and cross-border payment compliance in India.
• Experience with bank, treasury and forex operations, including multi-currency payments.
• Experience with ERP and accounting systems, and with spend or P2P tools; strong Excel skills.
• Strong internal controls, approvals and fraud risk management.

Responsibilities

• Run accounts payable end-to-end: vendor onboarding, KYC, PR/PO, invoice validation and payments.
• Manage employee reimbursements, corporate cards and spend; enforce approval matrix.
• Own invoicing, collections and receipts across entities; report aging and disputes.
• Reconcile payment gateway and settlements with transactions, fees and refunds.
• Track daily cash positions and produce daily/monthly cash burn reports.
• Manage banking relationships, signatories, limits and forex arrangements.
• Coordinate payroll inputs and salary payments; ensure statutory deductions.
• Build controls to catch duplicate payments and unusual vendor activity.
• Support audits, tax assessments and fundraising diligence.

Skills

AP management

AR management

Month-end close

Reconciliations

Treasury

Forex operations

GST

TDS

ERP systems

Excel

Education

Chartered Accountant

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Emergent builds autonomous coding agents that replace traditional software development by generating, testing, and deploying production applications directly from plain-language intent. Our systems run in production at global scale and are used to build millions of real applications.

Since our public launch, we've crossed $130M in Annualised Revenue and grown to over 10M users across 190+ countries, who have built 12M+ applications on Emergent. We're backed by Creaegis, Khosla Ventures, SoftBank, Lightspeed, Together, Y Combinator, Google, Claypond and Sentinel Global.

We're solving the hard part of AI-driven software creation: correctness, reliability, security, and scale in real production systems. The team is built by repeat founders, Olympiad medalists, IIT & IIM alumni, and leaders from Google, Amazon, and Dropbox.

We're hiring builders who want ownership, speed, and impact at global scale.

The Role:

This is a high-ownership finance role that keeps the company running day to day. You will lead our finance operations function and own how money moves through Emergent: what we collect, what we pay, where the cash sits and whether every statutory deadline is met, across our India and US entities. You'll be the first point of contact for internal teams on payments, vendors, reimbursements and approvals, and you will work closely with the Business and Business Finance. This is not a back-office seat. You will be expected to own AP, AR, treasury and compliance, build the processes, controls and automation that let finance move fast without losing discipline, and to spot risks before they become problems.

What You'll Do:

• Run accounts payable end to end: vendor onboarding and KYC, PR/PO and approval workflows, invoice validation, three-way matching, payment runs and vendor reconciliations.
• Manage employee reimbursements, corporate cards and software and subscription spend, and enforce the expense policy and approval matrix.
• Own invoicing, collections and receipts across entities, including enterprise and partner billing, and report on ageing, disputes and collection performance.
• Reconcile payment gateway and platform settlements against transactions, fees, refunds and chargebacks, and follow up on exceptions.
• Track daily cash positions across entities, currencies and bank accounts, produce daily & monthly cash and burn reports to the Management.
• Manage banking relationships, including account opening, signatory mandates, limits, forex and payment arrangements.
• Manage FX conversions, inter-entity funding and cross-border remittances, including documentation such as Form 15CA/15CB and FIRC, in line with FEMA requirements.
• Own India statutory compliance execution: GST (including e-invoicing, returns and reconciliations, and export of services and refund claims where applicable), TDS deduction, deposit and quarterly returns, PF/ESI and professional tax.
• Coordinate US compliance items such as state registrations, sales tax and vendor tax forms with US advisors.
• Track vendor payment timelines, including MSME payment requirements, and manage vendor contracts, renewals and commitments with business.
• Coordinate payroll inputs and payment of salaries, contractors and freelancers, and related statutory deductions.
• Act as the single point of contact for internal business teams on payments, vendor queries, reimbursements and approvals, with clear turnaround times.
• Build controls that catch duplicate payments, unusual vendor activity and cost leakage before money leaves the bank, and flag exceptions proactively.
• Provide supporting documents and schedules for audits, tax assessments and fundraising diligence.
• Drive automation and process improvement in procure-to-pay, collections and reconciliations.
• Document SOPs and guide and review the work of a team as volumes grow.

What We're Looking For:

• Chartered Accountant with 5-7 years of post-qualification experience, with a significant part in a startup or high-growth company.
• Strong hands-on experience running AP, AR and month-end operational closes, including reconciliations and vendor management.
• Working knowledge of GST, TDS, FEMA and cross-border payment compliance in India.
• Experience with bank, treasury and forex operations, including multi-currency payments.
• Experience with ERP and accounting systems, and with spend or P2P tools, along with strong Excel/Google Sheets skills.
• Strong understanding of internal controls, approval workflows and fraud and duplicate-payment risks.
• Strong communication and a service mindset, with the ability to say no to internal teams clearly and politely.
• High attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-starter who takes ownership with minimal direction and is comfortable with ambiguity and frequent change.

Preferred:

• Experience at a SaaS, consumer subscription, or high-growth technology company; exposure to usage-based or credit-based pricing models
• Experience supporting fundraising or working across India and US entities.
• Hands-on experience with AI tools such as Claude, Gemini or ChatGPT in day-to-day finance work

Benefits and Perks:

• Daily Meals: Lunch and Dinner provided
• Family Insurance: 5 Lakhs worth of coverage for you and your family
• Unlimited Paid Time Off: Take the time you need to recharge and come back refreshed
• Flexible Working Hours: Work arrangements that fit your life and commitments

Let's build the future of software together.