Flexiple
Website:
flexiple.com
Job details:
Location: Bangalore preferred
Reporting to: COO (Suvansh Bansal)
Experience: 4-6 years
About Flexiple
Flexiple is a managed marketplace helping global companies build offshore teams and GCCs in India. We cover all white-collar functions — engineering, product, design, marketing, sales, ops, finance, HR — providing both contractors and full-time hires. We're bootstrapped, profitable, and on the path to grow to $10M in revenue by 2027.
The RoleYou'll be the first dedicated finance leader at Flexiple. You'll own the entire finance function — a 3-person team (you + 2 existing Finance Associates) — and build the financial controls, processes, and planning infrastructure that a growing services company needs.
This is not an accounting role. We have a Senior FA and Junior FA handling day-to-day transactions, and an external CA firm for statutory filings and audit. You're the controller — you bring structure, oversight, planning, and decision-support.
You report directly to the COO. No layers in between.
What You'll OwnFinancial Controls & Operations- Maker-checker framework across all financial transactions — invoices, payouts, vendor payments, payroll, reimbursements
- Expense policies & SOPs — payroll policies, reimbursement policy, expense approval matrix, vendor payment checklists, partner payout verification process
- Expense tracking — set up systematic tracking across India and US bank accounts. Categorize by function/team. Monthly reconciliation. Build the "how much are we spending on X?" capability.
- Book closure for both entities — drive the periodic close process with auditor for both India and US entity, own the timeline and checklist
Invoicing & Revenue- Client invoicing oversight — review accuracy of monthly invoices (per client, per contractor, handling mid-month changes, rate adjustments, pro-rata)
- Side-business invoicing — build standardized process for smaller invoices to individuals across the globe, with payments received via multiple partners (Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay, bank transfer) in both India and US. Handle payment-channel-specific compliance (FEMA inward remittance reporting, GST on export of services, TCS, payment channel reconciliation)
Margin Tracking & Planning- Project-level margin tracking — build from scratch. Track margin at engagement start vs current, attribute costs (laptops, travel, tools) to specific projects. Monthly margin report.
- Quarterly planning — revenue forecasting, scenario planning, expense controls tied to revenue milestones. Replace annual budgeting with rolling quarterly plans.
- Budgeting — start with one team, expand to other functions. Build an expense flag system with automatic alerts on spend changes.
- Cash flow forecasting — fortnightly or monthly. Receivables aging tracking. Working capital management.
Compliance & External Relationships- Compliance oversight — review TDS/GST filings from external accountant post-filing, flag issues.
- Payroll compliance — ensure all talent agreements, TDS (correct sections), and FEMA compliance for cross-border contractors are current
- Transfer pricing — maintain documentation between India and US entities, arm's-length validation, contemporaneous documentation
- External coordination — banks, external accountant/CA, auditors, US CPA, Inkle. All partner coordination flows through you.
Team Management- Manage 2 Finance Associates — set priorities, review work, build processes for them to follow
- Process building — the team needs significant process setup (expense management, vendor payments, payment channel reconciliation).
What You're NOT Doing- Filing taxes yourself (external CA handles statutory filings — you review)
- Replacing the external accountant/auditor structure
- Annual budgeting exercises (quarterly is more appropriate for our stage)
What Success Looks LikeMonth 2: Own the current systems i.e. minimize COO’s time involvement and deliver reports to COO so he gets a pulse of payroll, invoicing, margin tracking via the MIS
Month 4: Monthly P&L + margin report to COO, cash flow forecasting cadence established, team budgets framework live, deeper processes documented and operational, relationship established with auditors
Month 6: First quarterly planning cycle with revenue forecasting, expense flag system operational, budgeting expanded to all teams, and all invoicing & payroll under your control including transfer pricing
You Should HaveMust-Have- 4-6 years in finance, with at least 2 years in a startup or high-growth company (not just Big 4 audit or CA practice)
- Hands-on experience with Indian compliance — TDS, GST, FEMA basics
- Built or significantly improved financial processes (not just followed existing ones)
- Comfortable with Zoho Books and Tally
- Experience managing at least 1-2 people
- Strong Excel/ sheets skills — you'll build trackers and models
Strong Preference- Experience in services/marketplace businesses (not just SaaS) — you understand variable contractor payments, per-engagement billing, multi-rate invoicing
- Exposure to US entity compliance (even basic)
- Experience with cross-border payments and remittances
- Built a margin tracking or project profitability system from scratch
- CA Inter / CA / MBA Finance — not mandatory, but the knowledge base helps
Bonus- Familiarity with transfer pricing documentation
- Experience with payment partner reconciliation
- Experience closing books across multiple entities
- Comfortable working with AI tools — we use AI heavily across operations
Why This Role Is Interesting- You're building, not maintaining. Most of the financial infrastructure doesn't exist yet. You'll create it.
- Direct access to the COO. No middle management. Your work directly influences company decisions.
- Real impact. At our stage, finding one underwater engagement or catching one compliance gap pays for your role multiple times over.
- Services complexity. This is harder than a SaaS finance role — variable billing, large contractor base, two entities, cross-border payments. If you want interesting problems, this has them.
- Bootstrapped = disciplined. We're not burning VC money. Every rupee matters. Your work has a tangible impact on the business.
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