Finance Manager

• Are you torn between the excitement of start-ups and the stability of corporate life?
• Do you have a finance background, a passion for technology-driven change, and the ability to collaborate across functions?

If so, we would love to hear from you!

As part of the Blenheim Chalcot portfolio, we benefit from the expertise, infrastructure, and scale of the leading global venture builder. With over 25 years of experience creating and growing SaaS businesses powered by Generative AI, Blenheim Chalcot has built 60+ ventures across sectors such as financial services, education, health, and marketing. Our global ecosystem—including Scale Space in London, the Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai, and a go-to-market base in Austin—enables us to access world-class talent, tools, and support to accelerate our growth and build a market-leading business.

This is a unique opportunity to join the Blenheim Chalcot portfolio as a Finance Manager, where you'll play a key role in shaping the financial strategy of cutting-edge GenAI-enabled tech ventures. You'll work closely with senior leaders in India and the UK, owning end-to-end financial operations while contributing to high-impact decision-making in a fast-paced, growth-driven environment.

We are looking for a Finance Manager to join our Finance team and take ownership of financial operations, core accounting, and data support for tax & compliance, while also supporting FP&A and payroll processes. This role focuses on strong financial controls, high-quality data, and effective collaboration with internal stakeholders and specialist teams.

Financial Operations & Accounting:

• Own day-to-day financial operations and month-end close.
• Prepare and review journals, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and audit-ready accounting records.
• Identify and implement process improvements to improve efficiency and data quality.

Tax & Compliance Support (Data & Coordination):

• Provide timely, accurate financial data, schedules, and reconciliations to support statutory, tax, and regulatory filings.
• Act as the primary finance contact for tax and compliance-related data queries.
• Support statutory and internal audits by preparing audit schedules and responding to data requests.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external advisors as required.

FP&A Support

• Support budgeting, forecasting, and reforecasting cycles.
• Assist with management reporting including P&L, cash flow, and balance sheet analysis.
• Help analyse financial performance, risks, and key drivers.

Payroll & People Cost Understanding

• Oversee payroll inputs and reconciliations in collaboration with HR and payroll vendors.
• Ensure accuracy of payroll data and statutory deductions.
• Develop a strong understanding of people costs, incentives, and headcount planning.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Partner with internal stakeholders to explain financial outcomes clearly.
• Work closely with Finance, Tax & Compliance, HR, and Legal teams.
• Proactively flag risks, issues, and improvement opportunities.

The ideal candidate will have a track record in delivering results while embracing change and uncertainty. Excellent stakeholder management experience is essential to being successful in this role.

• Strong accounting foundation with hands-on experience in month-end close and reconciliations.
• Experience supporting tax, audit, or compliance processes from a data and coordination
• Proficiency in accounting software (e.g. Tally ERP) and MS Office, especially Advanced Excel.
• Working knowledge of Indian GST and other tax laws. 
• Working knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
• Good understanding of payroll processes and people costs.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced finance environment.

Qualifications

• CPA / ACCA (or equivalent).
• MCom or MBA or CA
• 6–10 years of relevant finance experience across accounting, operations, and planning.

• Honesty and integrity – trustworthy.
• Resilience - keeps going when the going gets tough, remains optimistic in the face of challenges, open to feedback and willingness to change and experiment.
• Teamwork – is collaborative and supportive, elevating and developing others to deliver results.
• Innovation - restless to improve, challenges how to make things better.
• Deliver results - keeps promises, drives to achieve, commitment to high quality work.
• Commercial awareness - looks for best value solutions for the business, understand costs / revenues, spends money wisely.

Process - We have a rigorous, but streamlined recruitment process, which respects the time of candidates and portfolio companies alike. Please note that our roles are primarily office based, with modern and well-connected office locations in both Andheri East and Navi Mumbai.

Blenheim Chalcot is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity is one of our core values, thus making it core to our business. We strive to maximize the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from everyone. We encourage diversity through perspective, background, identity, and thought whilst also fostering an environment where everyone can express themselves regardless of your race, religion, sex, gender, colour, national origin, disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic. We are committed to continuing to nurture an inclusive environment and building a diverse workforce.