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Finance Controller

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Finance Controller

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Bengaluru South, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka, IND

In-Office

Senior level

Artificial Intelligence • Automotive • Computer Vision • Industrial

AI-powered visual inspection software helping manufacturers achieve zero-defect production.

The Role

Owns end-to-end finance operations across India and international entities, including financial reporting, statutory compliance, budgeting, forecasting, working capital, investor reporting, audits, and finance systems. The role manages auditors, banks, investors, and regulatory partners while building scalable controls and processes. It also supports fundraising, M&A, due diligence, and international expansion, with a path toward CFO leadership.

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About Us

SwitchOn is a Bangalore-based deep-tech company on a mission to eliminate

manufacturing defects with AI-powered vision inspection systems. Our platform,

DeepInspect, is deployed on factory floors across India, Europe, and Southeast Asia,

serving industry leaders such as Unilever, P&G, ITC, Maruti, and Bosch. We are Series

B funded and scaling rapidly across geographies and verticals.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Finance Controller to own and lead all financial

operations at SwitchOn. This is a foundational leadership role -- you will be the first

dedicated finance leader on the ground, reporting directly to the Co-Founders. You will

build the financial infrastructure that supports our next phase of growth: international

expansion, increasing revenue complexity, and accountability to institutional investors.

You will not just report numbers -- you will help us understand them, act on them, and

build the systems to scale with us.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end financial reporting: P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and MIS

across India and international entities.

• Lead statutory compliance across India, US, and EU jurisdictions -- including tax

filings, transfer pricing, and regulatory submissions.

• Build and manage budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes in

close collaboration with business leads.

• Drive accounts receivable and payable discipline, with a focus on working capital

optimization.

• Manage relationships with auditors, banks, investors, and legal/secretarial

partners (CA firms, CS firms).

• Own investor reporting -- board packs, quarterly updates, and ad hoc financial

requests from institutional investors.

• Build scalable finance systems and processes -- ERP implementation, expense

management, internal controls, and audit readiness.

• Support future fundraises, M&A activity, and due diligence processes as the

business scales.

Requirements

• A CA (Chartered Accountant) qualification is mandatory.

• 6+ years of post-qualification experience, ideally including time at a Big 4 or

mid-tier audit firm and a high-growth startup.

• Strong command of Indian accounting standards (Ind AS) and working

knowledge of US GAAP or IFRS.

• Hands-on experience with multi-entity and multi-currency financial consolidation.

• Familiarity with SaaS or technology business models, including revenue

recognition and deferred revenue.

• Experience managing statutory audits and liaising with regulatory authorities

(MCA, RBI, Income Tax).

• Prior exposure to investor reporting and fundraising due diligence is a strong

plus.

• Excellent communication skills -- able to translate complex financials for

non-finance stakeholders.

• High integrity, attention to detail, and a bias for building systems rather than

firefighting.

Why Join Us

• SwitchOn just closed its Series B and is entering its most ambitious phase -- new

geographies, new verticals, and a growing institutional investor base. You will be

building the finance function from the ground up at exactly the right moment.

• You will work directly with the Co-Founders and have a seat at the table on every

major business decision. This is not a back-office role -- it is a strategic one.

• Our customers run some of the most complex manufacturing operations in the

world. The financial complexity you will manage reflects that ambition.

• Meaningful ESOP participation at a post-Series B stage, with a clear path to CFO

as the company scales.

Skills Required

Chartered Accountant qualification
6+ years of post-qualification experience
Experience at a Big 4 or mid-tier audit firm and a high-growth startup
Strong command of Indian accounting standards (Ind AS)
Working knowledge of US GAAP or IFRS
Hands-on experience with multi-entity and multi-currency financial consolidation
Familiarity with SaaS or technology business models, revenue recognition, and deferred revenue
Experience managing statutory audits and liaising with MCA, RBI, and Income Tax authorities
Exposure to investor reporting and fundraising due diligence
Excellent communication skills for explaining financial information to non-finance stakeholders
High integrity and attention to detail
Bias toward building systems and processes

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The Company

Bengaluru, Karnataka

78 Employees

Year Founded: 2017

What We Do

SwitchOn (Abee Research Labs Private Limited) is a Bengaluru-based AI software company founded in 2017, helping manufacturers eliminate defects through AI-powered visual quality inspection. At the core of SwitchOn's offering is DeepInspect®, a SaaS-based AI visual inspection platform purpose-built for high-speed production environments. DeepInspect automates the detection of visual defects, performs dimensional checks and supports thermal inspection replacing slow, error-prone manual inspection processes and outdated rule-based vision systems. What sets DeepInspect apart is its unique training approach: it requires only ~200 good product images to get started no defect samples needed. A new inspection model can be trained and deployed in approximately 45 minutes, compared to weeks or months with traditional systems. Once live, DeepInspect delivers 99.5% real-world inspection accuracy at throughputs of 1,100+ units per minute, making it viable for even the most demanding production lines. SwitchOn serves manufacturers across Automotive, Pharma, Electronics and FMCG industries, with deployments spanning 50+ plants across India, North America, Europe and Southeast Asia. To date, DeepInspect has inspected over 1 billion products globally, saving thousands of manual inspection hours and supporting customers' zero-defect manufacturing goals. Customers include global enterprises such as Unilever, ITC, SKF, Diageo and Sansera Engineering. The platform integrates with existing camera hardware and supports compliance with SOC 2, ISO 9001:2015, CE and 21 CFR Part 11 standards, making it enterprise-ready from day one. Backed by Axilor Ventures and Pi Ventures and recognized by NASSCOM Emerge 50, Google for Startups AI First and NVIDIA Inception, SwitchOn is a Series A-funded company with a 100+ person team and ~$1.5M ARR, scaling rapidly with marquee manufacturing customers worldwide.

Why Work With Us

At SwitchOn, you work on real Industrial AI solving defect elimination for global manufacturers like Unilever, P&G & Tata. We're ownership-driven, fast-paced & transparent with equity benefits, full health insurance & company meals. Join an early-stage team converging IoT & AI to transform manufacturing.