Job Description Financial Controller
Location: Bangalore (On-site)
Experience: 59 years
Compensation: 1218 LPA
Role Type: Full-time (Founder-facing)
Reports to: Founder & CEO
About Bhashsms
Bhashsms is one of India's fastest-growing SME communication platforms enabling 1 lakh+ SMEs through WhatsApp API, SMS, RCS, and AI-powered engagement tools. We are scaling from 1 crore 3.5 crore monthly revenue in the next 18 months and aiming for 200 crore/month by 2030.
To support this growth with strong financial discipline, we are hiring a hands-on Financial Controller who can build airtight systems, control cash flow, and help the company scale safely and profitably.
Role Overview
This is NOT a corporate finance role.
This is a builder role for someone who enjoys:
- Running daily cash operations
- Ensuring financial discipline across teams
- Building dashboards
- Tracking ROI of sales, marketing, retention, and tech
- Managing accrual cash conversion
- Partnering closely with Founder for growth planning
You will be the backbone of financial stability for the next 24 months.
Key Responsibilities
1. Daily Cashflow & Control
- Maintain daily cash flow sheet
- Monitor collections vs sales every day
- Salary planning (multiple schedules)
- Manage payouts across 35 dates without disrupting cash
- Enforce spending discipline across departments
2. Budgeting & Forecasting
- Create monthly budgets for all departments
- Build 1224 month forecasting models
- Track budget vs actual weekly
- Predict cash runway with accuracy
3. Sales, CAC & ROI Analytics
- Track CAC across channels (FB, Google, WhatsApp)
- Run LTV/CAC cohort analysis
- Build ROI dashboards for:
- Sales teams
- Retention
- Performance marketing
- Tech initiatives
4. Financial Hygiene & Systems
- Standardize invoicing, credit notes, payouts
- Strengthen internal controls
- Build SOPs across finance
- Work with CTO to integrate finance data into ERP (Pulse)
5. Hiring & Scaling Control
- Build Hiring Throttle Dashboard
- Define when to slow down or accelerate hiring
- Create formulas linked to:
- Collections last 60 days
- Fixed cost for next 90 days
- Cash buffer needs
6. Compliance & Audit
- Manage GST, TDS, PF compliance
- Liaise with auditors (internal & statutory)
- Ensure zero financial leaks
7. Support Founder for Scale
- Support planning for 3.5 Cr/month by Dec 2026
- Build playbooks for 2030 crore annual cash reserve by 2030
- Prepare company for future CFO hire
Who Will Succeed in This Role
You should be someone who is:
Extremely disciplined
Founder-driven
Strong with numbers
Zero tolerance for financial leaks
Comfortable with daily operational finance
Good at dashboards + analysis
Has worked in SaaS/telecom/CPaaS/fintech/startups
Can build systems from scratch
NOT looking for:
Strategy-only FP&A people
Big-4 theoretical finance profiles
People who want a CFO-like role on day 1
Must-Have Skills
- Advanced Excel/Google Sheets
- Strong in MIS, budgeting, forecasting
- Hands-on experience in cashflow management
- Experience managing multi-crore P&Ls
- Financial modelling
- Understanding of SaaS metrics (CAC, LTV, churn)
- Strong communication skills
Good to Have
- Experience with ERP/CRM finance modules
- Worked in fast-scaling companies (20100 crore revenue)
- Exposure to SQL/Python (basic)
- Experience with CPaaS, SaaS, Martech, or telco
Why Join Bhashsms
- Work directly with the Founder
- Build finance from scratch
- Be part of a 5-year 200 crore/month journey
- Fastest career growthreal ownership
- Opportunity to become Deputy CFO in 2 years
