ABOUT VALIANCE
Valiance Analytics is a deep-tech AI company building enterprise-grade AI products and solutions. Founded in 2018 by alumni of IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, and IIM Calcutta, we are a 150+ people organisation headquartered in Noida with offices in Bangalore and the United States. We are a Google Cloud All-Star Partner with a 2025 AI Innovation Badge, and have been recognised by NASSCOM, the Aegis Graham Bell Award for Innovation in AI, and the BRICS Innovation Challenge. Our clients include central government ministries, state governments, and large enterprise undertakings across India
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ROLE OVERVI
EWWe are looking for a hands-on Manager – Finance & Accounts to own the end-to-end revenue-to-cash cycle, ensure the accuracy and timeliness of our books, and provide management with clear, actionable financial visibility. This is a critical operational role that will work closely with project delivery teams, client stakeholders, the senior accounts lead, and the leadership team.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Customer Billing & Collections
- Coordinate with internal project and delivery teams to ensure invoices are raised accurately and on schedule in line with contractual milestones
- Manage the full invoice lifecycle — draft, approve, dispatch, and track — ensuring zero billing errors
- Own proactive follow-up with client finance and procurement teams for timely payment collection
- Handle invoice disputes, discrepancies, and client objections with professionalism and swift resolution.
- Maintain an up-to-date tracker of SOWs, POs, and MSAs; flag upcoming contract renewals well in advance and coordinate timely execution
2. Vendor Payables & Reconciliation
- Validate all incoming vendor invoices against purchase orders, delivery confirmations, and approved budgets.
- Perform timely vendor reconciliations and resolve mismatches before payment processing.
- Ensure payouts are made within agreed credit terms, maintaining strong vendor relationships.
- Maintain accurate payables records and flag any accrued liabilities to the leadership team.
3. Books of Accounts & Compliance
- Oversee and review the work of the accounts team (Tally operator / bookkeeper) to ensure all transactions are correctly classified and tagged to the right cost centre.
- Partner with the senior accounts lead to keep the books current, accurate, and audit-ready at all times.
- Ensure all statutory compliances — GST filings, TDS, professional tax, and other regulatory requirements — are met on schedule.
- Own the expense tagging and cost-centre allocation framework; review and sign off on entries before they are posted to Tally.
4. Financial Reporting & MIS
- Prepare and present a monthly finance MIS to the leadership team covering revenue, collections, payables, cash position, and outstanding receivables.
- Track key financial metrics — DSO (Days Sales Outstanding), creditor days, burn rate — and flag risks proactively.
- Support annual budgeting, forecasting, and audit preparation processes.
- Provide ad-hoc financial analysis and reports as required by the founders or finance leadership.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Qualifications
- CA (Inter / Final) or MBA Finance or B.Com / M.Com with strong practical experience.
- 5–8 years of finance and accounts experience, ideally in a technology, IT services, or startup environment.
- Proficiency in Tally ERP; familiarity with GST, TDS, and Indian statutory compliance frameworks.
Skills & Attributes
- Strong ownership mindset — able to independently drive billing and collections without being chase.
- Excellent communication skills to liaise confidently with client finance teams and senior stakeholders.
- High attention to detail and a zero-tolerance approach to errors in financial records.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with project managers, delivery teams, and external auditors.
- Experience managing SOWs, POs, and contract documentation is a strong plus.
- Proactive and structured — able to maintain a well-organised tracker and ensure nothing falls through the cracks.
WHAT WE OFFER
- A high-ownership role with direct visibility to the founding team.
- Opportunity to build and standardise finance operations in a fast-scaling deep-tech AI company.
- Competitive compensation in line with experience and market benchmarks.
- Collaborative, merit-driven work culture backed by IIT/IIM alumni founders.
- Exposure to marquee clients including central and state government bodies and large PSUs
