Financial Controller (Robotics & Deep Tech)
Mission: To engineer a world-class Innovation Accounting engine that transforms financial data into a strategic steering wheel, enabling Octobotics to navigate extreme uncertainty and scale toward a successful Series A.
Outcomes (First 12 Months):
- Pristine Due Diligence: Build and maintain a Pre Series A Ready data room with 100% audit-ready documentation for GST, TDS, and Ind AS compliance.
- Runway Mastery: Maintain a rolling 18-month forecast with <5% variance in actual vs. projected monthly burn.
- Lean Reporting: Reduce the monthly Financial Closing cycle to 4 business days to enable faster Build-Measure-Learn feedback loops.
- Innovation ROI: Implement a granular sub-ledger system to track Validated Learning ROI on R&D experiments within 90 days.
Key Responsibilities:
- Compliance Architecture: Design a tiered Chart of Accounts optimized for both Indian GAAP and the high-velocity requirements of Deep Tech startups.
- MIS Ownership: Own the full reporting stack. Move beyond static balance sheets to real-time dashboards that highlight Actionable Metrics over Vanity Metrics.
- Statutory Precision: Lead all tax and regulatory filings (GST, ROC, Income Tax) with surgical accuracy to ensure zero compliance drag during scaling.
- Strategic Steering: Act as the financial co-pilot to the founders, providing the data needed for critical Pivot vs. Persevere decisions.
Competencies (The Who Factors):
- Technical Rigor: CA (Mandatory) with a deep grasp of Ind AS and R&D tax incentives.
- Efficiency Obsession: A Lean mindsetactively seeking to eliminate waste in financial processes.
- Analytical Honesty: The courage to report cold truths about burn and efficiency, even when it challenges the status quo.
- Startup DNA: 1-3 years of post-qual experience in high-uncertainty environments (Robotics, Startups, or Deep Tech)
Why Octobotics We aren't just building robots; we are building a new paradigm for robotics development. You won't just do the booksyou will be the architect of the system that allows us to change the world
