Require a Finance Controller in Bengaluru

Controls and the monthly close

• Close the books by working day 5, every month, against a checklist.
  
• Design segregation of duties, the approval matrix and delegation of authority;
  
• Own inventory valuation across raw material, WIP, finished goods and packing material, and its reconciliation to the books.
  

Costing and unit economics

• Build product-wise costing: landed cost per kg of pupae, conversion cost per MT, yield and loss accounting, and contribution margin for LoopMeal and LoopOil by customer and geography.
  
• Publish margin by product monthly, and be able to explain every movement in it.
  
• Own the annual budget and the monthly budget-versus-actual review, built with the plant and procurement teams rather than for them.
  

Cash, treasury and working capital

• Own a rolling cash flow and the working capital cycle, each against a stated target.
  
• Manage banking relationships and the cost of debt — negotiate terms rather than accept them.
  
• Own currency exposure on export receivables: hedging policy, booking discipline and realisation against booked rate, plus export incentives and documentation.
  

Capital and lenders

• Build and hold the data room so that we are diligence-ready before diligence begins.
  
• Own the financial model, the diligence response, covenant negotiation and compliance reporting.
  

Compliance, audit and risk

• Drive the statutory audit to a clean report with no material adjustments.
  
• Review — not prepare — GST, TDS, PF, PT and income tax positions; own tax planning and structuring as the company grows.
  
• Own insurance cover, commercial contract review and the risk register.
  

Team and systems

• Mentor the Accounts Manager deliberately toward controller-level capability, and hire and build the layer below.
  
• Own the finance side of the ERP rollout and the shift from spreadsheets to a system of record.
  

What the first year looks like

• Months 6–12 — data room current; debt facility negotiated; next year's budget built bottom-up; a clean statutory audit.
  

What We're Looking For

Non-negotiables

• Integrity. This role carries banking authority, payment approvals and the numbers we will put in front of investors and lenders. We reference-check carefully and expect complete transparency.
  

• Someone who opens the ledger. There is no team beneath you on day one beyond one Finance Manager. When a reconciliation is wrong, you will find out why yourself.
  

• Ownership. We run on freedom and responsibility. Nobody will chase you for updates. In exchange, you own the outcome, you raise problems early, and you never let something quietly fail.
  

Requirements

• Chartered Accountant, or Cost Accountant (ICWA) with strong financial accounting depth.
  
• 5+ years, including genuine manufacturing costing experience — you have built a costing model, not consumed one.
  
• Ideally the second finance person in a small company, or someone who built a function from a small base, rather than the seventh in a large finance department.
  
• Preferred: exports and currency hedging; a funding round or bank diligence handled from the company side; ERP implementation;