Finance Controller

Hyderabad - India

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 5 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Finance Controller will own and run the finance function end-to-end combining strong financial rigor with a business-oriented mindset to enable decision-making scale operations and support the Kheytis mission.

About Kheyti

Kheyti is an agri-tech that helps farmers double incomes and be climate resilient and sustainable. We democratize access to hi-tech agriculture solutions by making them farmer-centric low-cost and by bundling end-to-end services. Our vision is to see every farmer climate-smart.

The Opportunity

This role offers the opportunity to own and scale Kheytis finance function during a phase of rapid growth. You will build resilient systems and teams ensure audit-ready and compliant financial operations and provide decision-quality financial insights to leadership.

You will partner closely with business and operations to enable execution at scale while working in close alignment with the leadership on priorities trade-offs and escalations.

Job Type & Location: Full-Time (WFO) & Hyderabad

Level: Senior Manager

Reporting to: VP - Finance & Operations

Key Responsibilities

End-to-End Finance Ownership: Own core finance operations with accountability for accuracy timeliness and decision-readiness; ensure predictable closes.
Reporting & Financial Analysis: Lead the AOP preparation and rolling forecasts; prepare decision-oriented MIS; drive variance analysis and highlight risks trade-offs and corrective actions.
Working Capital & Cash Management: Manage cash flows receivables and payables; ensure working capital discipline and proactive planning to support execution.
Audit Tax & Regulatory Compliance: Lead statutory and tax audits end-to-end across India and the US; ensure timely accurate compliance with applicable laws grant requirements and regulatory filings.
Finance Systems Controls & Scalability: Build and scale finance systems and controls that grow with the organisation; strengthen data integrity reduce manual interventions and ensure processes are repeatable auditable and fit for scale.
Automation Efficiency & Execution Discipline: Operate with a systems-first mindset; continuously identify opportunities to automate routine work optimise workflows and shift finance from reactive execution to predictable tech-enabled operations.
Team Leadership & Accountability: Build lead and develop a high-performing finance team with clear roles ownership and capability upgrades; act as the single point of responsibility for finance outcomes.
Business Legal & Cross-Functional Partnership: Partner with cross functional and Leadership teams; provide finance oversight on key business agreements; coordinate with legal counsel and secretarial partners to ensure end-to-end closure and governance hygiene.

Ideal Candidate

You are a business-oriented finance operator not a traditional accounting or compliance specialist. You bring financial rigor commercial judgment and ownership mindset to drive outcomes in fast-changing environments.

You are someone who

Thinks in terms of decisions trade-offs and outcomes not just reports and controls
Takes full ownership of finance operations without relying on escalation
Builds systems teams and processes while keeping day-to-day execution stable
Partners naturally with business and leadership to enable execution not slow it down

This role suits candidates who have built and run finance functions in growing organisations not those who have only operated within mature fully-set-up environments.

Must-Haves

CA with 5-7 years of post-qualification experience and end-to-end ownership in fast-growing organisations
Proven experience leading audits and statutory compliance independently
Experience building and leading finance teams
Strong analytical capability with advanced Excel skills
Hands-on experience driving process improvements automation or system implementations in finance (reducing manual work and improving reliability)

Nice-to-Haves

Experience working with multi-entity or multi-country structures (especially India-US)
Strong working knowledge of Zoho Books & related finance tools
Exposure to AOP ownership forecasting or cash planning in growth-stage organisations

What This Role Is Not

Not a traditional accounting or compliance-only role
Not a coordination or escalation-heavy role
Not a hand-holding environment

Hiring Process

Application:
Resume shortlist followed by HR screening
Round 1 interview (VP - Finance & Operations)
Round 2 interview (Finance advisor)
Field Visit Case study
Final interview

Required Education: