Finance Manager - Accounts & Administration

Desible.ai; India; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOPs

Job summary

Desible.ai is seeking a Finance Manager - Accounts & Administration in India to own the finance function as the company scales. You’ll lead monthly close, compliance, cash management, and investor reporting with a hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves mindset.

The role requires 4–6 years in finance, including SaaS exposure, with Tally ERP expertise and strong collaboration with CAs. You’ll report to the Co-Founders as you build scalable processes and dashboards for a fast-growing startup.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of accounting/finance experience, with at least 2 years at a SaaS or high-growth startup.
• Hands-on monthly close: GL reconciliation, balance sheet management, P&L variance analysis.
• GST compliance and filing (India mandatory).
• Familiarity with Tally ERP or similar accounting software.
• Comfortable working with CAs and external auditors.
• Solid understanding of India statutory compliance: labor laws, tax filings.
• Quantitative mindset: building financial models and metrics.

Responsibilities

• Execute month-end close: GL reconciliation, balance sheet tie-out, P&L variance analysis.
• Accounts payable: invoice processing, payment approval, vendor reconciliation.
• Accounts receivable: invoice tracking, collections, MIS for ARR metrics.
• Bank reconciliation: daily/weekly, cash flow forecasting.
• Intercompany accounting: coordinate with CA on conversions and holding entity treatment.
• Investor reporting: monthly financial statements, cash position, SaaS metrics.

Skills

Attention to detail

Process design

Resourcefulness

Communication

Initiative

Learning agility

Vendor management

Education

CA qualification (not required)

Tools

Tally ERP

Excel

Job description

Finance Manager - Accounts & Administration

• Role: Finance Manager - Accounts & Administration
• Compensation: ₹24 to 30 LPA + ESOPs + Standard Benefits
• Reporting To: Co-Founders

THE OPPORTUNITY

Desible.ai is a VC-backed SaaS platform processing 300K+ daily calls and serving Indian BFSI Companies at scale. We're moving from a lean, founder-managed financial operation to an investor-grade financial control environment.

This role owns the complete financial foundation: monthly close, compliance, cash management, and investor reporting. You won't have a Finance team reporting to you; you'll be the Finance function. What you build - the processes, the controls, the dashboards, the audit readiness - becomes the template for our next 50 hires and is the credibility signal to our board.

This is not a traditional "Finance Manager" role at a larger company. This is building financial rigor from scratch at a start-up scaling toward ₹100+ Cr ARR.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Monthly Financial Management (40%)

• Execute month-end close: GL reconciliation, balance sheet tie-out, P&L variance analysis
• Accounts Payable: invoice processing, payment approval, vendor reconciliation (Tally, invoice verification)
• Accounts Receivable: invoice tracking, collections follow-up, MIS for subscription platform ARR metrics (customer retention, NRR, CAC)
• Bank reconciliation: daily/weekly, flagging anomalies, cash flow forecasting
• Intercompany accounting: coordinate with CA on LLP-to-Pvt Ltd conversion carry-forward, ensure accurate subsidiary/holding company treatment

Compliance & Audit Readiness (30%)

• GST compliance: monthly GSTR filing, reconciliation with invoices, input credit tracking
• Income tax: prepare books for CA, coordinate on advance tax, TDS filing
• Statutory payroll: salary register, ESI/PF contributions, provident fund trustee coordination
• Audit support: organize documentation for CA annual audit, DPDPA/data processing agreement compliance for financial records
• Tally configuration and maintenance: chart of accounts, master data, period closures
• Investor reporting: monthly financial statements, cash position, burn analysis, SaaS metrics (MRR, ARR, CAC, LTV, burn rate)
• Daily cash position tracking and forecasting (16-week rolling forecast)
• Payment runs: ensure liquidity, prioritize critical vendor payments, optimize payment timing
• Tax planning coordination: work with CA on deduction strategy, advance payment due dates
• Maintain and improve Tally configuration for scalability
• Implement finance workflows: approval matrices, document retention, audit trails
• Monthly revenue recognition: subscription billing, GST treatment, deferred revenue tracking (Ind AS 115)
• Support fundraising: prepare cap table, SAFE schedules, cap table trackers, option pool management
• “Mention your Favourite Hollywood movie in subject line while you share resume”

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• 4–6 years of accounting/finance experience, with at least 2 years at a SaaS or high-growth startup
• Hands‑on monthly close: GL reconciliation, balance sheet management, P&L variance analysis
• GST compliance and filing (India mandatory)
• Tally ERP or similar accounting software (not just Excel spreadsheets)
• Comfortable working with CAs and external auditors
• Solid understanding of India statutory compliance: labor laws, statutory deposits, tax filings
• Quantitative mindset: building financial models, tracking operational metrics (revenue, burn rate, burn multiple)

Experience that matters:

• SaaS or subscription business (revenue recognition, deferred revenue, churn tracking)
• Startup scaling phase: 20–100 person companies with growing complexity
• Month‑end close under 10 business days (efficiency matters in startups)
• Built or improved financial processes from scratch
• Worked with fractional CFO or CA coordination (not relying entirely on external support)
• Familiarity with VC‑backed financial reporting (cap table, option pools, investor updates)

NICE-TO-HAVES

• CA (Chartered Accountant) qualification - not required, but relevant
• Experience with SaaS metrics: MRR, ARR, CAC, LTV, burn rate, NRR (retention)
• Prior experience at a finance services or insurance‑adjacent company (regulatory familiarity is a plus)
• Experience with financial forecasting and fundraising rounds
• Familiarity with DPDPA (Digital Personal Data Protection Act) data processing and vendor compliance
• Exposure to Ind AS 115 (revenue recognition) or similar accounting standards
• FEMA/forex experience

SKILLS & MINDSET

• Accuracy-first: Accounting is binary - right or wrong. You have high attention to detail and low tolerance for errors
• Process builder: Sees chaos and creates systems. You've built month‑end checklists, created audit trails, or standardized workflows
• Resourcefulness: Limited budget, limited headcount. You do more with less and don't need enterprise financial tools to be effective
• Communication: Can explain financial results to non-finance founders and translate accounting into business language
• Initiative: Sees a compliance gap and fixes it. Doesn't wait for permission to organize documentation or improve processes
• Learning agility: Startups evolve faster than standard accounting practices. You adapt quickly and learn new frameworks (SaaS metrics, revenue recognition rules)
• Vendor & auditor management: Comfortable interacting with CAs, auditors, and statutory bodies

WHY DESIBLE — THE REAL VALUE PROP

• Equity upside is real: Your grant represents genuine founder-level alignment at a company with institutional backing and clear market traction. You're not betting on speculation; you're betting on execution. And your financial controls are the unlocking lever for the next phase of growth.
• You'll own the entire finance function: Most Finance Managers inherit systems; you're building them. Every P&L format you create, every reconciliation process you standardize, every investor dashboard you build becomes the blueprint for scaling. That's on your resume permanently.
• Founder partnership: You report to two co‑founders who actually value operations and financial rigor. Neither will second‑guess accounting accuracy or push you to bend the books. Your voice in strategy conversations is real.
• Investor‑grade credibility: You're building for Tier I VC (₹55+ Cr AUM), enterprise clients, and future fundraising. That means your work has to be audit‑ready from day one. Most startups get sloppy; ours can't. You're building toward that bar.
• Learning velocity: You'll touch revenue recognition, SaaS metrics, cap table management, investor reporting, statutory compliance, and fundraising - all simultaneously in one small team. It's boot‑camp‑level learning compression.
• Market timing: Voice AI + Insurance is one of India's fastest‑growth sectors. You're building the financial infrastructure for a platform processing 300K+ daily calls. That's table‑stakes for scale.
• Next role clarity: Strong CFO prospects start as Finance Managers at high‑growth startups. If you perform here, your next role could be fractional CFO (₹25–40 L), Finance Director, or founding finance leader at another venture — and startups will hire you over generalist accountants because you've proven you can build systems and scale them.

THE HONEST CONVERSATION

This role requires:

• Scrappiness: You'll use Tally and Excel more than enterprise systems
• Hustle: Month‑end closes might require long hours (worst case: 8–10 hours of focused work over a week)
• Founder communication: You'll need to translate accounting into business metrics and flag cash concerns early
• Self‑motivation: No finance team under you, no one checking your work — you drive quality and timelines

What you get back:

• Equity: That could be worth 10–50x your annual salary if execution goes right (3–5 year horizon)
• Resume line: "Built financial controls for a VC Backed Seed Plus SaaS platform from ₹0 to audit-ready in 12 months"
• Direct access: To founders and board (visibility that most Finance Managers at larger companies don't get)
• Compressed learning: 18 months of practical finance experience at a VC‑backed company = 5 years at a corporate

THE HIRING PROCESS

• Initial chat (30 min): Phone call about your background, what you're looking for, why Desible interests you
• Finance deep‑dive (60 min): Whiteboard conversation with Co‑founders on approach to month‑end, investor reporting, compliance
• CA/Auditor reference call: We'll ask your current/past CA or auditor to validate your accuracy and process orientation
• Founder conversation (30 min): Final alignment on expectations and fit
• Offer & close: Fast process

Timeline: Targeting hire within 3–4 weeks of first conversation.