Finance Manager at Flexiple

Bengaluru, karnataka, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

05 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

06 Apr, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Financial controls, Financial planning, Budgeting, Cash flow forecasting, Margin tracking, TDS, GST, FEMA compliance, Zoho Books, Tally, Excel, Financial modeling, Team management, Process improvement, Cross-border payments, Transfer pricing

Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

Description

Location: Bangalore preferred Reporting to: COO (Suvansh Bansal) Experience: 4-6 years About Flexiple Flexiple is a managed marketplace helping global companies build offshore teams and GCCs in India. We cover all white-collar functions — engineering, product, design, marketing, sales, ops, finance, HR — providing both contractors and full-time hires. We're bootstrapped, profitable, and on the path to grow to $10M in revenue by 2027. The Role You'll be the first dedicated finance leader at Flexiple. You'll own the entire finance function — a 3-person team (you + 2 existing Finance Associates) — and build the financial controls, processes, and planning infrastructure that a growing services company needs. This is not an accounting role. We have a Senior FA and Junior FA handling day-to-day transactions, and an external CA firm for statutory filings and audit. You're the controller — you bring structure, oversight, planning, and decision-support. You report directly to the COO. No layers in between. What You'll Own Financial Controls & Operations Maker-checker framework across all financial transactions — invoices, payouts, vendor payments, payroll, reimbursements Expense policies & SOPs — payroll policies, reimbursement policy, expense approval matrix, vendor payment checklists, partner payout verification process Expense tracking — set up systematic tracking across India and US bank accounts. Categorize by function/team. Monthly reconciliation. Build the "how much are we spending on X?" capability. Book closure for both entities — drive the periodic close process with auditor for both India and US entity, own the timeline and checklist Invoicing & Revenue Client invoicing oversight — review accuracy of monthly invoices (per client, per contractor, handling mid-month changes, rate adjustments, pro-rata) Side-business invoicing — build standardized process for smaller invoices to individuals across the globe, with payments received via multiple partners (Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay, bank transfer) in both India and US. Handle payment-channel-specific compliance (FEMA inward remittance reporting, GST on export of services, TCS, payment channel reconciliation) Margin Tracking & Planning Project-level margin tracking — build from scratch. Track margin at engagement start vs current, attribute costs (laptops, travel, tools) to specific projects. Monthly margin report. Quarterly planning — revenue forecasting, scenario planning, expense controls tied to revenue milestones. Replace annual budgeting with rolling quarterly plans. Budgeting — start with one team, expand to other functions. Build an expense flag system with automatic alerts on spend changes. Cash flow forecasting — fortnightly or monthly. Receivables aging tracking. Working capital management. Compliance & External Relationships Compliance oversight — review TDS/GST filings from external accountant post-filing, flag issues. Payroll compliance — ensure all talent agreements, TDS (correct sections), and FEMA compliance for cross-border contractors are current Transfer pricing — maintain documentation between India and US entities, arm's-length validation, contemporaneous documentation External coordination — banks, external accountant/CA, auditors, US CPA, Inkle. All partner coordination flows through you. Team Management Manage 2 Finance Associates — set priorities, review work, build processes for them to follow Process building — the team needs significant process setup (expense management, vendor payments, payment channel reconciliation). What You're NOT Doing Filing taxes yourself (external CA handles statutory filings — you review) Replacing the external accountant/auditor structure Annual budgeting exercises (quarterly is more appropriate for our stage) What Success Looks Like Month 2: Own the current systems i.e. minimize COO’s time involvement and deliver reports to COO so he gets a pulse of payroll, invoicing, margin tracking via the MIS Month 4: Monthly P&L + margin report to COO, cash flow forecasting cadence established, team budgets framework live, deeper processes documented and operational, relationship established with auditors Month 6: First quarterly planning cycle with revenue forecasting, expense flag system operational, budgeting expanded to all teams, and all invoicing & payroll under your control including transfer pricing You Should Have Must-Have 4-6 years in finance, with at least 2 years in a startup or high-growth company (not just Big 4 audit or CA practice) Hands-on experience with Indian compliance — TDS, GST, FEMA basics Built or significantly improved financial processes (not just followed existing ones) Comfortable with Zoho Books and Tally Experience managing at least 1-2 people Strong Excel/ sheets skills — you'll build trackers and models Strong Preference Experience in services/marketplace businesses (not just SaaS) — you understand variable contractor payments, per-engagement billing, multi-rate invoicing Exposure to US entity compliance (even basic) Experience with cross-border payments and remittances Built a margin tracking or project profitability system from scratch CA Inter / CA / MBA Finance — not mandatory, but the knowledge base helps Bonus Familiarity with transfer pricing documentation Experience with payment partner reconciliation Experience closing books across multiple entities Comfortable working with AI tools — we use AI heavily across operations Why This Role Is Interesting You're building, not maintaining. Most of the financial infrastructure doesn't exist yet. You'll create it. Direct access to the COO. No middle management. Your work directly influences company decisions. Real impact. At our stage, finding one underwater engagement or catching one compliance gap pays for your role multiple times over. Services complexity. This is harder than a SaaS finance role — variable billing, large contractor base, two entities, cross-border payments. If you want interesting problems, this has them. Bootstrapped = disciplined. We're not burning VC money. Every rupee matters. Your work has a tangible impact on the business.

Responsibilities

You will serve as the first dedicated finance leader, responsible for building financial controls, processes, and planning infrastructure. You will manage a team of two associates and oversee financial operations, margin tracking, and compliance for both Indian and US entities.