About Borderless
Borderless is a global financial infrastructure and technology company enabling seamless cross-border investing across the US, India, Singapore, UAE (GIFT City), and Cayman Islands. With capabilities across global brokerage, digital wealth management, fund administration, and regulated investment products, Borderless operates at the intersection of fintech, compliance, and international capital markets.
The Manager - Finance will be pivotal in strengthening the company's financial architecture, ensuring accurate reporting, and maintaining multi-jurisdictional compliance across all group entities.
Role Overview
The Manager - Finance will lead end-to-end accounting, month-end close, reconciliations, intercompany accounting, statutory filings, and compliance under Ind-AS, IFRS, and US GAAP.
The role involves hands-on management of global accounting touchpoints including:
- Cross-border invoicing and settlements.
- FEMA, ODI, FDI, ESPA compliance.
- SEC-related coordination for US-regulated entities.
- Transfer pricing and intercompany agreements.
- GST, TDS, and other Indian statutory obligations.
- You will ensure the integrity of the financial statements, maintain an audit-ready balance sheet, and drive process discipline across Borderless multi-entity structure.
Key Responsibilities
- Accounting & Month-End Close:
- Manage daily accounting operations in Tally, Zoho Books, or ERP systems.
- Ensure accurate recognition of revenue, expenses, commissions, brokerage, and investment flows.
- Lead month-end close: journals, provisions, accruals, depreciation, amortization, and FX impact.
- Own reconciliations of bank accounts, wallets, client funds, GST/TDS ledgers, intercompany accounts, and fixed assets.
- Review vendor invoices, reimbursements, employee claims, and ensure correct GL classification.
- Intercompany & Cross-Border Accounting:
- Manage intercompany AR/AP for entities in India, US, Singapore, GIFT City, and Cayman.
- Ensure compliance with FEMA, ODI, FDI regulations, and timelines for export realisation.
- Oversee ESPA (Economic Substance & Procedural Aspects) and Cayman compliance coordination.
- Align US entity reporting with SEC, IRS, and local accounting teams.
- Maintain transfer pricing documentation, intercompany agreements, and correct TP margin allocation.
- Taxation & Regulatory Compliance:
- Oversee GST, TDS, PT, PF/ESI filings and reconciliations.
- Monitor LUT filings, GST export classifications, and foreign invoice timelines.
- Coordinate with external advisors for US, Singapore, GIFT City, and Cayman statutory filings.
- Ensure alignment with Companies Act requirements and Ind-AS reporting standards.
- Support cross-border taxation, withholding tax, and treaty benefit processes (W-8BEN-E, 15CA/CB, etc.)
- Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable:
- Monitor AR ageing, follow-up with clients, and reduce overdue receivables.
- Ensure timely vendor payments, processing cycles, and closure of legacy balances.
- Prevent regulatory breaches by monitoring foreign payable/receivable ageing.
- Internal Controls, Audit & Governance:
- Implement strong internal controls across accounting and financial reporting.
- Prepare audit schedules, support statutory audit, internal audit, tax audit, and regulatory reviews.
- Conduct monthly balance sheet reviews and highlight misstatements, gaps, or risks.
- Strengthen policy documentation across procurement, approvals, and financial processes.
- Fixed Assets, Product Costing & Capitalization:
- Maintain the fixed asset register and oversee capitalization of software/product development.
- Work with engineering/product teams to track development efforts under Ind-AS 38.
- Ensure correct amortization schedules and impairment testing where required.
- Reporting, MIS & Consolidation:
- Prepare MIS dashboards, month-end packs, cash flow reports, and variance analyses.
- Support multi-entity consolidation across India, US, Singapore, Cayman, and GIFT City.
- Provide cost insights, vendor analysis, and opportunities for process and expense optimization.
Required Qualifications & Experience
- CA + CS mandatory (Both qualifications must be completed).
- Masters in Finance/MBA would be beneficial in this role
- 5-10 years of experience in accounting, preferably in fintech, SaaS, investment management, brokerages, or multi-entity global structures.
- Strong knowledge of Ind-AS, IFRS, US GAAP, Companies Act requirements.
- Deep exposure to FEMA, FDI, ODI, ESPA, SEC/IRS, and cross-border financial compliance.
- Hands-on expertise in Tally and cloud accounting platforms.
- Experience with intercompany accounting, TP, reconciliations, and multi-currency environments.
Desired Attributes
- Ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment with ownership and accountability.
- Strong communication skills for coordination with US/Singapore/Cayman/GIFT City stakeholders.
- Highly detail-oriented, structured, and process-driven.
- Ability to build accounting frameworks and governance from the ground up.
What Borderless Offers
- Opportunity to build and scale the accounting backbone of a global fintech.
- Exposure to cross-border finance, multi-jurisdictional tax laws, and regulatory frameworks.
- Fast-track growth and leadership opportunities.
- Collaborative, high-ownership culture with global exposure.
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