Finance Accounting Manager

The Opportunity

As Accounts & Finance Manager, you will be shaping our financial systems and operations. From the moment money enters (client receivables) to how it flows out (partner payables), and everything in between. Your role bridges finance strategy, operational execution, and compliance. This is not a transactional accounting role. You will build financial and cashflow strategies, create models and plans, support the accounting and finance team, and actively participate in negotiations with clients, vendors, and service providers. You'll identify cost management opportunities, assess financial risks, and develop mitigation plans daily.

Primary Responsibilities

Financial Operations & Cash Flow Management

• Own accounts receivable (AR): invoice tracking, collections, reconciliation, and DSO optimization across food delivery, quick commerce, grocery, ecommerce, and pharma clients.
• Own accounts payable (AP): manage timely and accurate payouts to delivery partners, vendors, and service providers while maintaining strong vendor relationships.
• Manage consolidated cash flow forecasting and planning to ensure liquidity across all business channels.
• Track and optimize working capital cyclescritical in a multi-channel logistics business.
• Conduct daily/weekly bank reconciliations and treasury management.

Accounting & Compliance

Manage complete accounting operations: journal entries, ledger maintenance, bank reconciliations, and financial statement preparation (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow).

Ensure GST compliance and timely GST returns filing

Handle TDS compliance and timely TDS return filing (TDS certificates, monthly returns).

Manage statutory compliance: PT (Professional Tax), PF (Provident Fund), ESIC (Employee State Insurance Code), and other regulatory filings.

Build and document financial SOPs and accounting systems to ensure consistency and auditability.

Prepare compliant financial statements and supporting schedules for internal use and external stakeholders.

Support internal and external audits, identifying and resolving compliance gaps proactively.

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Create and maintain financial models for budgeting, revenue forecasting, and cost projections across channels.

Develop monthly, quarterly, and annual investor update MIS: KPIs, financial dashboards, and commentary.

Support cost control initiatives and spend optimization across operations.

Analyze unit economics by channel and customer segment; provide actionable insights to operations and product teams.

Track and forecast key financial metrics: contribution margin, and blended unit economics.

Payroll & HR Finance

Manage complete payroll operations: salary processing, statutory deductions, and timely disbursement.

Ensure accurate PF, ESIC, and TDS calculations and compliance.

Prepare payroll registers and reconciliation.

Systems & Process Design

Design and build accounting workflows that align financial processes with operations, product, and logistics workflows.

Implement tools and systems for financial tracking, reporting, and controls (ERP/accounting software).

Create dashboards and reports for finance, operations, and executive teams.

Document all financial processes, controls, and SOP documentation for scalability.

Stakeholder Management

Collaborate with Operations and Product teams to align financial planning with business initiatives.

Lead negotiations with clients on payment terms and contracts.

Manage vendor negotiations on payment terms and cost structures.

Communicate financial performance and insights to founders, investors, and board members.

Who you are

Mindset & Approach

Systems-obsessed: You believe good systems are the foundation of scaling businesses. You naturally think in processes, controls, and documentation.

Diligent & meticulous: You are obsessed with accuracy and detail. Errors in finance compound, and you understand this deeply. You triple-check reconciliations and chase down discrepancies.

Entrepreneurial: You don't just execute tasksyou think strategically about financial management. You identify problems proactively and propose solutions. You take ownership.

Biased toward action: You thrive in early-stage environments where financial processes don't exist yet. You build them. You don't wait for perfect data; you work with what's available, document assumptions, and iterate.

Numbers-driven: You communicate with data. You can spot anomalies in financial data and dig into root causes.

Experience & Skills

8-10 years of relevant experience in finance, accounting, or financial operations roles.

Experience in logistics, 3PL, last-mile delivery, or hyperlocal services (highly preferred) you understand the operational complexity and cash flow dynamics of this sector.

Proficiency in MS Excel at an advanced level (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, data analysis, dashboarding).

Strong grasp of Indian compliance requirements: GST, TDS, PT, PF, ESIC, and statutory filings. You've filed these returns yourself or supervised the filings.

Accounting software experience

Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Finance, Accounting, or related field (or equivalent professional qualification like CA in progress or completed).

Demonstrated Competencies

Excellent analytical skills and ability to synthesize large datasets into actionable insights.

Strong attention to detail combined with the ability to see the bigger financial picture.

Excellent communication skills: ability to translate financial concepts for non-finance stakeholders (operations, product, founders).

Stakeholder management: ability to negotiate and build relationships with clients, vendors, and team members.

Problem-solving mindset: you ask why and dig into root causes when something doesn't add up.

Comfort with ambiguity: in early-stage companies, financial processes evolve. You adapt and document as you go.

Why This Role Matters

In a logistics business operating across multiple channels (food, quick commerce, grocery, ecommerce, pharma), financial complexity emerges quickly:

Multi-entity cash flows: Money flows in from diverse clients, flows out to thousands of delivery partners and vendors. You ensure zero leakage.

Regulatory complexity: Each channel may have different GST, TDS, or operational requirements. Your compliance discipline protects the company.

Unit economics at scale: As we grow across geographies, the ability to track unit economics by channel, city, and customer segment becomes critical for capital allocation decisions.

Investor relations: Our investors expect rigorous, timely, and transparent financial reporting. You are the custodian of that trust.

Operational efficiency: By collaborating with ops and product teams, you help optimize cost structures and identify profitability levers.