Finance Controller - Technology Startup - CA

Finance Controller - Bengaluru / Technology Company | Turnaround & Growth Opportunity

A growing technology company in Bengaluru is looking for a young, ambitious and highly hands-on Chartered Accountant to take end-to-end ownership of its finance function.

This is a high-visibility opportunity for a CA with 3 - 5 years of post-qualification experience to work directly with the CEO, Board and investors and play a key role in a business turnaround and growth journey.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own accounting, controllership and monthly financial closing
• Prepare P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and MIS
• Manage 13-week cash-flow forecasting, treasury and working capital
• Drive receivables, collections and cash discipline
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, FP&A and financial modelling
• Analyse margins, profitability, costs and business performance
• Partner with the CEO on pricing, contracts, hiring, expenditure and capital allocation
• Oversee GST, TDS, income tax, audits and statutory compliance
• Coordinate with external Company Secretary, auditors and professional advisors
• Manage investor/Board reporting and utilisation of investment capital
• Strengthen financial controls, governance and compliance
• Drive finance automation, ERP, dashboards, reporting tools and AI-enabled solutions

Candidate Profile:

• Qualified CA with 3 - 5 years post-qualification experience
• Strong accounting and financial controllership fundamentals
• Good exposure to taxation, compliance, budgeting and MIS
• Strong Excel and financial modelling skills
• Good understanding of cash flow and working capital
• Comfortable working in a lean, entrepreneurial environment
• Technology- and automation-oriented
• Hands-on exposure to AI for research, analysis and modelling
• Commercially minded with strong business judgement
• High ownership, integrity and attention to detail
• Experience in technology/start-ups, SMEs, promoter-led businesses, Big 4/leading CA firms, FP&A, business finance, investor reporting or turnaround situations would be an advantage.

Why This Role?:

• This is not a conventional accounting role.
• You will get broad exposure across: Accounting - Controllership - Cash & Treasury - FP&A - Tax - Compliance - Business Finance - Investor Reporting - Strategic Finance.
• The role offers:

• Direct exposure to CEO, Board and investors
• Broad finance leadership responsibility
• Accelerated CFO career pathway
• Opportunity to build and automate the finance function
• Competitive compensation
• Attractive ESOP opportunity with meaningful wealth-creation potential