About the Company

We are a new-age brokerage and wealth management start-up founded by leaders with proven track records in building scalable and profitable technology-driven businesses like Gameskraft, PharmEasy, and Xiaomi. Our mission is to redefine how individuals manage wealth and investments through advanced digital solutions and robust regulatory alignment.

Role Overview

As the Finance Manager / Senior Finance Manager, you will play a critical role in steering the company's financial integrity, regulatory compliance, and fiscal strategy. You will manage financial operations, interact with key regulatory bodies like SEBI, BSE, NSE, and drive financial automation and process optimization. This is a high-impact leadership track role for someone passionate about tech-enabled finance in the capital markets ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Operations & Management

- Lead and oversee day-to-day financial functions including cash flow management, general accounting, budgeting, forecasting, working capital management, and monthly closings.

- Manage end-to-end fund movements, client settlement cycles, and treasury operations in sync with broking regulations.

2. Regulatory & Exchange Compliance

- Ensure adherence to all regulatory guidelines issued by SEBI, BSE, NSE, MCX, NCDEX, CDSL, and other governing bodies.

- Prepare and file timely statutory and financial disclosures, capital adequacy reports, and audit responses as required by exchanges and regulators.

3. Financial Reporting & Audit Readiness

- Deliver accurate MIS, P&L, Balance Sheet, and variance analysis for internal stakeholders and external partners.

- Coordinate external and internal audits, ensuring full compliance with statutory and tax requirements.

- Maintain rigorous documentation and support audit trails for all financial activities.

4. Automation, Systems, and Process Improvements

- Lead initiatives to automate financial workflows (e.g., reconciliations, settlement tracking, cost allocation).

- Evaluate and implement finance ERP/CRM tools and drive digital transformation in the finance function.

- Work closely with tech and product teams to integrate financial systems with trading platforms and backend operations.

5. Strategic Financial Planning

- Contribute to fundraising, investor reporting, cap-table management, and valuation exercises.

- Participate in strategic planning and provide inputs on business model optimization, risk mitigation, and expansion metrics.

Required Skills & Attributes

- Financial Expertise: Solid understanding of financial statements, general ledger management, capital market instruments, margin systems, and brokerage operations.

- Regulatory Acumen: In-depth knowledge of SEBI circulars, exchange regulations (BSE/NSE), and experience handling regulatory audits and inspections.

- Analytical Skills: Proficient in financial modelling, scenario planning, cost-benefit analysis, and operational KPIs.

- Tech Orientation: Experience working with financial tools such as Tally, Zoho Books, QuickBooks, SAP, or custom finance platforms. Comfort with APIs, data reconciliation, and Excel/SQL automation is a plus.

- Stakeholder Management: Ability to work cross-functionally with technology, legal, compliance, and operations teams, and manage external relationships with exchanges and auditors.

- Leadership Ambition: A self-starter with the potential to grow into roles like Finance Controller or Director of Finance as the company scales.

Preferred Qualifications

- CA, CMA, MBA (Finance), or equivalent qualification from a reputed institute.

- Minimum 6 years of experience in financial roles within capital markets, broking, or fintech environments.

- Prior experience working with SEBI-registered intermediaries is highly desirable.