Associate Finance

Role Overview

The Associate – Finance will be responsible for managing the day-to-day finance operations of the company with a strong focus on bookkeeping, accuracy, and process discipline. This role is hands-on and execution-driven, covering expense logging, invoicing, payroll validations, journal entries, and coordination with external consultants for statutory compliances.

The role demands a high level of ownership, attention to detail, and integrity in financial data, while supporting leadership with timely and reliable financial reports, cash flow visibility, and P&L insights.

Key Responsibilities

Bookkeeping & Accounting Operations

• Maintain accurate books of accounts, including expense logging, vendor bills, customer invoicing, and receipts
• Ensure correct and timely journal entries for all financial transactions
• Perform periodic reconciliations (bank, vendor, customer, payroll) and resolve discrepancies
• Ensure data accuracy and consistency across accounting systems

Invoicing, Receivables & Payables

• Generate and manage customer invoices and follow up on outstanding receivables
• Track collections, ageing, and escalation of overdue payments
• Coordinate vendor payments and maintain payables schedules

Payroll & Statutory Validations

• Support payroll processing by validating salary components, deductions, reimbursements, and statutory applicability
• Coordinate with payroll and compliance consultants for PF, ESI, TDS, and related filings
• Ensure payroll data accuracy before finalization

Compliance & Consultant Coordination

• Work closely with external consultants on GST, TDS, and ROC compliances
• Ensure timely sharing of data, validations, and closure of queries
• Maintain proper documentation and audit trails for all statutory requirements

Reporting & Financial Analysis

• Prepare monthly and quarterly MIS, including P&L, cash flow statements, and key financial summaries
• Support cash flow projections, budget tracking, and variance analysis
• Present accurate and structured financial reports to partners on a monthly / quarterly basis

Controls, Discipline & Audit Readiness

• Enforce process discipline in financial operations and documentation
• Ensure systems and records are always audit-ready
• Support internal and external audits with accurate data and explanations

Work Experience & Qualifications

• 1–3 years of relevant experience in accounting, bookkeeping, or business finance
• CA Inter (one or both groups cleared) or CA dropout preferred
• Experience working in a startup or fast-growing organization is a plus

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

• Strong understanding of accounting fundamentals and financial statements
• Hands-on experience with accounting tools such as Tally, Zoho Books, or similar platforms
• Working knowledge of GST, TDS, payroll, and statutory compliances
• Proficiency in MS Excel (formulas, pivots, lookups)
• High attention to detail, accuracy, and data integrity
• Strong sense of responsibility, sincerity, and ownership
• Ability to coordinate effectively with consultants, vendors, and internal stakeholders

What We Value

• Accuracy over speed
• Discipline over shortcuts
• Ownership over supervision
• Reliability in numbers and reporting

Qualifications

• CA Inter passed (one or both groups)
• OR CA Dropout with strong fundamentals in accounting and business finance
• OR M.Com / MBA (Finance)
• 1–3 years of hands-on experience in bookkeeping, accounting, or business finance
• Prior exposure to startups or fast-growing organizations preferred

Additional Information

• Flexible working hours with outcome-oriented expectations
• Health Insurance and Personal Accident Insurance coverage
• BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) benefit
• Laptop Buyback Scheme
• Opportunity to work closely with partners and gain end-to-end exposure to finance operations