AI First - Financial Controller
HyperVerge
Accounting & Finance, Software Engineering, Data Science
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Posted on Oct 3, 2025
About the Company
We are looking for a Financial Controller to lead our controllership, compliance, and taxation functions. This role is critical to ensuring strong financial governance, accurate reporting, and full statutory compliance for a rapidly scaling SaaS business. You will work closely with leadership and external stakeholders to uphold high standards of financial integrity while enabling business growth.
Key Responsibilities:
a. Controllership & Compliance
- Own end-to-end controllership, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting in compliance with Indian Accounting Standards, Companies Act, and relevant global accounting standards.
- Guide team on statutory, tax, and internal audits; ensure zero non-compliances.
- Oversee direct and indirect taxation, including GST, TDS, corporate tax, transfer pricing, and global taxation (where applicable).
- Ensure adherence to regulatory and legal requirements, including RBI, FEMA, and MCA filings.
- Drive and set up strong internal financial controls and risk management frameworks.
b. Systems & Technology Ownership
- Implement and optimize ERP/accounting systems, billing tools, and reporting automation to enable real-time visibility.
- Drive adoption of finance digitization (e-invoicing, automated reconciliations, workflow approvals).
- Ensure system integrations between finance, CRM, HRMS and operations.
c. Financial Reporting & Taxation
- Manage preparation and review of MIS i.e financial statements, board presentations, and management reports.
- Ensure readiness for diligence (fundraise, M&A, audit).
- Partner with CFO/Head of Finance to support governance and information rights obligations.
- Lead monthly, quarterly and annual book closing in accordance with the applicable regulatory standards, while guiding team on coordination with auditors and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Publishing consolidated financial statements by 5th working day of the month.
- Develop tax-efficient structures for the organization, ensuring optimal compliance and planning.
- Stay updated on tax and regulatory changes, proactively implementing measures to minimize risks.
- Work with external advisors on cross-border taxation, withholding tax, and DTAA benefits.
- Ensure efficient repatriation structures, intercompany settlements, and transfer pricing compliance.
d. Team Leadership & Process Excellence
- Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing finance team.
- Build scalable processes and systems to support a fast-growing SaaS organization.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (legal, HR, business, operations) to ensure finance supports strategic initiatives.
- Drive automation and digitization in compliance and reporting processes.
e. Business Partnering
- Act as the finance custodian for leadership by providing insights on compliance and risk exposures.
- Partner with business and operations teams to balance growth with compliance and governance.
f. Working Capital & AR/AP
- Provide strategic oversight on Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable ensuring efficiency and working capital optimization.
- Monitor billing cycles, vendor payments, and cash flow planning.
- Implement robust credit policies to minimize risks while enabling growth.
- Guide the Revenue Assurance and billing team for month closure.
- Manage multi-currency banking, FX hedging, and cash pooling across geographies.
Qualifications
- Chartered Accountant (CA), or equivalent.
- 6-8 years of post-qualification experience with strong focus on controllership, compliance, and taxation.
- Experience in SaaS or technology-driven industries is highly preferred.
- Proven track record of managing audits, statutory compliance, and cross-border taxation.
- Prior experience leading and developing finance teams.
- Strong knowledge of AS, Ind AS, Companies Act, and regulatory frameworks (FEMA, RBI, MCA, etc.).
- High attention to detail, integrity, and ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.