Financial Controller

Job Description

Tide is seeking a Financial Controller to manage the financial controllership of its Indian entities. The Financial Controller will report to the Director of Financial Reporting & Control initially. This role involves ensuring accurate financial reporting, maintaining accounting policies, and collaborating with global teams on financial planning. The ideal candidate will have experience in fintech or financial services and strong technical accounting skills.

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring proper books and records for all financial transactions.
• Ensuring timely and accurate reporting of monthly P&L, balance sheet and cash flow, annual financial statements and regulatory reporting
• Maintaining best practice documentation of accounting policy and papers for material transactions.
• Helping in building the robust financial control processes and strengthening internal control framework
• Collaborating with the Group financial reporting team to ensure consistency and adherence with Group reporting policies, controls and procedures.
• Partnering business leaders in India and collaborating with the Global FP&A team on financial planning and forecasting activities
• Collaborating with the Global Treasury team on working capital, cash and FX  management associated with our Indian operations
• Managing relationships with external auditors, tax advisors and outsourced accounting providers
• Advising business areas and collaborating with other departments on tax, transfer pricing and accounting matters
• Acting as taxation and finance SME for our India-based operations
• Collate financial data for the preparation of tax and regulatory reporting, ensuring compliance with tax, export and RBI legislation 
• Regular reporting financial performance, financial risk, financial control and taxation matters to management and the Finance & Audit Committee
• Identifying opportunities to streamline and improve accounting processes, operations and systems
• Overseeing the monthly ledger close, cost accounting and accounts payable function of our Indian operations
• Collaborate with the project team for your assigned work areas for the new SAP general ledger system

Requirements:

• Experience working in fintech, financial services or MNCs
• Strong financial acumen and excellent technical accounting skills.
• Familiar with accounting standard and disclosure requirements under Indian GAAP and/or IFRS
• Experienced in dealing with the statutory audit of financial services company
• Experienced in dealing with cross-border services, transfer pricing and Indian export legislation (FEMA)
• You hold a professional finance qualification (CA)
• 4+ years PQE
• Confident dealing with senior stakeholders across the business and owning your work with minimal hands-on management
• Excellent commercial acumen
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to take responsibility for business-critical financial operations
• Exceptional organisational skills
• Ability to stick to tight deadlines
• Curious mind and high level of problem solving capability
• Motivated by making a difference and getting things done
• You would like to work in a fast-paced, startup environment
• Personable, and able to build strong working relationships
• Tech savvy

Tide offers:

• Flexible working arrangements
• Self & Family Health Insurance
• Term & Life Insurance
• OPD Benefits
• Mental wellbeing support
• Learning & Development Budget
• WFH Setup allowance
• Privilege, Casual and Sick leaves
• Paid days off for volunteering or L&D activities
• Stock Options