Associate Finance
Role Overview
The Associate – Finance will be responsible for managing the day-to-day finance operations of the company with a strong focus on bookkeeping, accuracy, and process discipline. This role is hands-on and execution-driven, covering expense logging, invoicing, payroll validations, journal entries, and coordination with external consultants for statutory compliances.
The role demands a high level of ownership, attention to detail, and integrity in financial data, while supporting leadership with timely and reliable financial reports, cash flow visibility, and P&L insights.
Key Responsibilities
Bookkeeping & Accounting Operations
- Maintain accurate books of accounts, including expense logging, vendor bills, customer invoicing, and receipts
- Ensure correct and timely journal entries for all financial transactions
- Perform periodic reconciliations (bank, vendor, customer, payroll) and resolve discrepancies
- Ensure data accuracy and consistency across accounting systems
Invoicing, Receivables & Payables
- Generate and manage customer invoices and follow up on outstanding receivables
- Track collections, ageing, and escalation of overdue payments
- Coordinate vendor payments and maintain payables schedules
Payroll & Statutory Validations
- Support payroll processing by validating salary components, deductions, reimbursements, and statutory applicability
- Coordinate with payroll and compliance consultants for PF, ESI, TDS, and related filings
- Ensure payroll data accuracy before finalization
Compliance & Consultant Coordination
- Work closely with external consultants on GST, TDS, and ROC compliances
- Ensure timely sharing of data, validations, and closure of queries
- Maintain proper documentation and audit trails for all statutory requirements
Reporting & Financial Analysis
- Prepare monthly and quarterly MIS, including P&L, cash flow statements, and key financial summaries
- Support cash flow projections, budget tracking, and variance analysis
- Present accurate and structured financial reports to partners on a monthly / quarterly basis
Controls, Discipline & Audit Readiness
- Enforce process discipline in financial operations and documentation
- Ensure systems and records are always audit-ready
- Support internal and external audits with accurate data and explanations
Work Experience & Qualifications
- 1–3 years of relevant experience in accounting, bookkeeping, or business finance
- CA Inter (one or both groups cleared) or CA dropout preferred
- Experience working in a startup or fast-growing organization is a plus
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
- Strong understanding of accounting fundamentals and financial statements
- Hands-on experience with accounting tools such as Tally, Zoho Books, or similar platforms
- Working knowledge of GST, TDS, payroll, and statutory compliances
- Proficiency in MS Excel (formulas, pivots, lookups)
- High attention to detail, accuracy, and data integrity
- Strong sense of responsibility, sincerity, and ownership
- Ability to coordinate effectively with consultants, vendors, and internal stakeholders
What We Value
- Accuracy over speed
- Discipline over shortcuts
- Ownership over supervision
- Reliability in numbers and reporting
Qualifications
- CA Inter passed (one or both groups)
- OR CA Dropout with strong fundamentals in accounting and business finance
- OR M.Com / MBA (Finance)
- 1–3 years of hands-on experience in bookkeeping, accounting, or business finance
- Prior exposure to startups or fast-growing organizations preferred
Additional Information
- Flexible working hours with outcome-oriented expectations
- Health Insurance and Personal Accident Insurance coverage
- BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) benefit
- Laptop Buyback Scheme
- Opportunity to work closely with partners and gain end-to-end exposure to finance operations