Senior Manager / AVP – Finance - Private Equity

Corenza; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Corenza, a Bengaluru-based investment management firm, seeks a senior finance leader to own accounting, treasury, and governance. You will lead monthly/quarterly closes, P&L, balance sheet, cash flows, and investment valuations while coordinating with the investment team and external valuers.

You will also manage debt and equity financing, budgeting, regulatory compliance, and board and committee reporting. Strong leadership and stakeholder communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Qualified CA/CPA with experience in investment management accounting and financial reporting.
• Experience in monthly/quarterly/annual closes, P&L, balance sheet, cash flows, and valuations.
• Strong governance, regulatory, tax and audit coordination capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Own the accounting function, including closes and financial statements.
• Prepare and review MIS (P&L, balance sheet, cash flows, valuations).
• Lead budgeting, cash flow forecasting and funding needs tracking.
• Oversee investment accounting, tax provisions and allocations.
• Coordinate valuations with investment team and external valuers.
• Prepare lender and investor reporting and compliance certificates.
• Manage debt and equity processes with lenders and investors.

Skills

Financial accounting

MIS reporting

Budgeting & forecasting

Cash flow management

Debt & equity financing

Regulatory compliance

Corporate governance

Vendor / administration

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA) or equivalent

MBA in Finance

Tools

Excel (advanced)

ERP / Accounting Software

Financial modeling tools

Job description

About the company:

The company operates in the investment management space, focusing on providing portfolio management and wealth advisory services to clients.

Key responsibilities

1. Finance, accounting and reporting

• Own the accounting function fully, including timely monthly, quarterly and annual closes and preparation of financial statements.
• Prepare and review portfolio and consolidated MIS: P&L, balance sheet, cash flows, investment valuations, asset-wise yield and IRR, and portfolio value or NAV-style reporting.
• Own the monthly and quarterly business updates to the Chairman, Board and stakeholders, covering portfolio, financials, pipeline and operations. This includes the monthly financial MIS and the quarterly stakeholder MIS.
• Set annual budgets and cash-flow forecasts, and monitor actual performance, expenses and funding needs against approved plans.
• Oversee investment accounting, income recognition (including InvIT and AIF distributions split into interest, dividend and capital repayment), tax provisions, reconciliations, and fee and expense allocations.
• Coordinate periodic valuations with the investment team and external valuers, ensuring consistent methods and supporting documents.
• Provide financial analysis, dashboards, and Board and Investment Committee materials to support decisions.

2. Treasury and investment operations

• Manage liquidity, fund movements, payments, banking and demat operations, reconciliations and custody instructions.
• Execute investment and divestment settlements in listed and unlisted securities, bonds, InvITs and AIFs.
• Manage AIF commitments, drawdowns and distributions, and the related KYC and onboarding.
• Oversee the operational execution of investments, capital contributions, distributions and exits, including checking approvals and payment conditions.
• Maintain investment and portfolio trackers.
• Monitor asset and SPV cash flows, capital expenditure and debt servicing with the investment team.

3. Capital raising: debt and equity (a full workstream)

• Lead debt raising from banks, NBFCs and other lenders, from start to finish: work out the funding need and structure, prepare the information memorandum and financial model, approach and shortlist lenders, and manage term sheets and negotiation.
• Take each debt proposal through lender appraisal, credit queries, due diligence, rating (where needed), sanction, documentation and disbursement.
• Negotiate commercial and legal terms with lenders and counsel: pricing, tenor, repayment profile, security and guarantees, covenants and conditions precedent (CPs) and conditions subsequent (CSs).
• Track and satisfy all CPs before drawdown and all CSs after it, including security creation, charge filings (ROC/CERSAI), insurance endorsements and other documentation.
• Monitor financial covenants (e.g. leverage, DSCR, LTV) and non-financial covenants on an ongoing basis.
• Prepare compliance certificates and periodic lender reporting, give early warning of any potential breach, and manage waivers and consents.
• Manage the debt book: repayment and interest schedules, rate resets, prepayment and refinancing opportunities, and lender relationships.
• Support the CEO on equity raises from investors and co-investors: data rooms, financial models, investor presentations and Q&A, due diligence coordination, and term sheet and shareholder agreement documentation.
• Run post-closing for equity raises: share or unit allotments, regulatory filings (including FEMA where relevant), investor onboarding and KYC, and ongoing investor reporting and rights tracking.

4. Board meetings and corporate governance

• Act as the governance lead for the Board and its committees, including the Investment Committee.
• Appoint, coordinate and oversee the external Company Secretary (a CS qualification is not required for this role).
• Review their output and ensure all secretarial work is complete, accurate and on time.
• Plan the annual board calendar. Prepare agendas, notices and board packs, and circulate them on time.
• Draft minutes, resolutions (including circular resolutions) and action-taken reports, and track decisions through to closure.
• Onboard independent directors and support them on an ongoing basis: induction, information requests, disclosures, declarations of independence and interest, sitting fees and D&O insurance.
• Maintain statutory registers, records and the related-party and conflict-of-interest registers.
• Coordinate shareholder meetings, filings and secretarial audit where applicable.

5. Compliance, taxation and audit

• Own corporate, tax and regulatory compliance across platform entities: Companies Act and LLP requirements, ROC filings, income tax, TDS, GST and RBI/FEMA requirements, and SEBI requirements where relevant.
• Maintain a single compliance calendar covering filings, payments, board and partner meetings, disclosures and contractual deadlines.
• Manage statutory and internal audits: schedules, query resolution, finalising financial statements and closing audit observations.
• Coordinate tax planning and transaction tax advice with external specialists, and manage tax notices, assessments and disputes.
• Track regulatory changes affecting the platform and lead the required implementation.

6. Legal coordination and transaction documentation

• Own coordination with external legal counsel on investment documents, financing, and corporate and commercial matters.
• Coordinate financial, tax and legal due diligence, ensuring material findings are addressed before completion.
• Work with the CEO and counsel on investment agreements, shareholder agreements, loan and security documents, and other material contracts.
• Track conditions precedent and subsequent, contractual obligations, covenants, consent requirements, and investor and shareholder rights.
• Maintain a central, organised repository of executed agreements, approvals, investment records and security documents.
• Coordinate legal notices, disputes and litigation with external counsel, and monitor them through to resolution.

7. Operations, controls and administration

• Set up accounting systems, SOPs, reporting formats and delegation-of-authority arrangements suited to a growing investment platform.
• Run practical controls over payments, reconciliations, valuations, documents and approvals, including maker checker controls.
• Monitor related-party transactions, conflicts of interest and the allocation of costs between entities, including any service arrangements with the parent group after the demerger.
• Manage office administration, vendors and service providers (office, IT, accounting tools), payroll and HR administration, insurance, and data and document security.
• Act as the main point of contact for banks, auditors, regulators, custodians, registrars and other service providers.
• Maintain an exception tracker and promptly escal**ate** material financial, compliance, contractual or operational issues to the CEO and Board.