Instawork is on a mission to create meaningful economic opportunities for skilled hourly professionals in communities around the globe. Our AI-powered labor marketplace helps local businesses scale, and enables global technology companies to push the frontiers of robotics and AI. Backed by world-class investors like Benchmark, Spark Capital, Craft Ventures, Greylock, Y Combinator, and others, we’re looking for exceptional talent to reimagine the way the world works.
As Manager/ Senior Manager of Finance at Instawork India, you will own and oversee the finance/accounting team for Instawork India, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Instawork (U.S. company - www.instawork.com). Additionally, you will own the Accounts Receivable for the U.S. company, including managing AR collections analysts. You will report directly to the U.S. Controller, but also work closely with the Country Head of Instawork India.
You would be responsible for end-to-end financial management domestically, including payroll, accounts payable, all corporate accounting, including the month-end close, regulatory/compliance and financial reporting, budget, and forecasts preparation for Instawork’s Indian Entity.
You will partner with the Country Head and help design and implement various internal policies for finance, expenses, and budgeting. You will also ensure that the Indian Entity is compliant with all the prevailing laws and regulations of the country and proactively advise the management of any changes in regulations.
Additionally, you would be working with the global finance team to help achieve other business goals as determined by the U.S. CFO and U.S. Controller from time to time.
Accounting
- Lead and Own U.S. Accounts Receivable for the Company
- Initiate best-in-class global support of the month-end close, year-end close, and audit support
- Financial management, including corporate accounting, regulatory and financial reporting, budget, and forecasts preparation
- Own end-to-end accounting, payroll, and bookkeeping for the Indian entity, along with expense management and vendor payments
- Calculation and remittance of monthly statutory payments and Taxes eg, TDS PF, ESI, PT etc
- Preparation of financial statements and the company’s monthly MIS reports
- Coordination with Statutory auditors, external consultants, banks and other government agencies
- Preparation and filing of the company’s GST and Income tax returns
- Preparation & submission of quarterly and annual returns
- Help design and implement various internal policies for finance, expenses, and budgeting
- Assist with Global accounting and reporting in conjunction with the U.S. CFO and U.S Controller
- Supervise, mentor, and guide the India finance team (2 personnel) and the AR collections analysts (3 personnel)
Compliance
Own end to end compliance for the Indian entity including Financial Audit, RBI, STPI, MCA and other regulatory filings including:
- Periodic Tax and Statutory payments like EPF, ESI, state taxes etc.
- Periodic Regulatory Filings with RBI and MCA
- STPI and export related compliances
- Annual Audit and Tax Filings
- Facilitate Board Meetings
- Assistance with Global compliance and regulatory filings
Who you are
- CA with 7-10 years of experience with strong knowledge of Indian Accounting
- Knowledge of US GAAP
- Experience working with a Big 4 firm is a plus
- Have handled Global Financial Operations, particularly Accounts Receivable a plus
- Ownership of financial operations workflows to support Corporate/ Global team
- NetSuite experience is desirable
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets required. Conversant with MS Office
- Excellent written and communication skills
- Ability to work some U.S. pacific time zone hours
- Proven experience with process improvements, automation and the ability to incorporate AI to improve processes
- Excellent people management skills
Our Values
Empathy, Trust & Candor
We put ourselves in the shoes of our colleagues and customers and don’t shy away from uncomfortable conversations, instead building trust through honest and direct feedback.Bias for Action
We practice high-velocity decision-making, clear-eyed that we often operate with incomplete information. Growing quickly means it’s OK to be wrong, so long as we learn from our mistakes and course correct!Always Be Learning
We’re a curious bunch, and with AI transforming our workplace we encourage everyone to learn from each other, compounding our knowledge and experience to help us change an entire industry.Act Like an Owner
We work long, hard, and smart, building products that delight our users and drive growth. Your ability to impact Instawork is limited only by your courage and conviction, not your job description.
About Instawork
Founded in 2015, Instawork is the nation’s leading online labor marketplace for food services, hospitality, light industry, and logistics, connecting more than 7M skilled workers with local restaurants, hotels, warehouses, stadiums, and more. Our AI-powered platform serves thousands of businesses across more than 50 major markets in the United States and Canada. We're not just helping fill shifts, we're supporting local economies—and we're just getting started!
Instawork has been featured by CBS News, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and the Associated Press. Forbes included us on their Next Billion Dollar Startups list; RetailTech Breakthrough named us Workforce Hiring Solution of the Year for 2025; and Inc. 5000 recognized us as one of the country's top 10% fastest-growing companies two years in a row. But what matters most is our impact. We're solving real problems for real people, and we’re doing it at scale.
Join our team to help us build something that matters! We’re looking for superstars who want to help us shape the future of work. With hubs in San Francisco, Bangalore, and Chicago, city offices in New York, Phoenix, and Singapore, we're back to working together in-person five days a week because we believe the best ideas happen when great people collaborate face-to-face. We also value diverse perspectives and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds.
Ready to make an impact? Learn more at www.instawork.com/about.
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What We Do
Our digital marketplace connects thousands of businesses and more than six million workers, actively working to help bridge the labor demand/supply gap. Instawork helps businesses in food & beverage, hospitality, and warehouse/logistics industries fill temporary and permanent roles in more than 40 U.S. markets. We have been fortunate to be funded by world-class investors in Silicon Valley including: Benchmark (Bill Gurley), Y Combinator, Spark Capital, Google Ventures, Greylock Capital, Four Rivers Group, Craft Ventures, and many more. Leveraging our accelerated growth, we will continue to expand throughout the U.S. and globally in order to revolutionize the labor market. Instawork recently raised $60 million in Series D financing, bringing a total funding to over $160 million. The new funding round allows Instawork to accelerate investment in its AI-powered mobile app and platform that connects over 6 million skilled hourly workers with tens of thousands of businesses. Our values help us craft impactful products and be extraordinary colleagues to each other: Empathy, Trust, and Candor Being empathetic helps build trust in our community and company, and fosters successful decision-making. Always Be Learning We learn eagerly, from different teams within and outside the company. Respectful debate makes our company stronger. Act Like an Owner We have a strong ownership mentality. Every person on the team has the potential to make a huge impact. Bias for Action We practice high-velocity decision-making, despite encountering ambiguity frequently.
Why Work With Us
Our team is composed of talented individuals who are passionate about our mission, continuously learning from one another and encouraging each other to achieve their full potential. We believe that failure is not a setback, but an opportunity to learn and apply those lessons toward future growth. We also make sure to have some fun along the way.
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