Finance & Accounts Executive (SaaS Startup)

About the Role:
We are seeking a proactive and analytical Finance Associate to support day-to-day finance operations, reporting, and compliance. This role is designed for early-career professionals passionate about building a career in corporate finance and accounting. You’ll play a key role in maintaining accurate books, preparing reports, and supporting audits within a growing SaaS organization.

Key Responsibilities:
- Manage day-to-day Finance & Accounting operations

- Handle Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), billing, collections, and reconciliations

- Support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes

- Prepare financial statements, schedules, and MIS reports

- Ensure accounting activities are compliant with US GAAP

- Support SaaS revenue accounting, deferred revenue, accruals, and prepaid accounting

- Coordinate audits, compliance, and finance documentation

- Assist the Finance Director on finance projects, reporting, controls, and process improvements

- Work cross-functionally with business, HR, payroll, and operations teams

Key Skills & Qualifications:
- B.Com, or M.Com - Min Grad

- Professional certifications - CA (Semi-qualified/Qualified)/CMA

- 4–6 years of relevant Finance & Accounting experience

- Must have experience working with a US startup OR managing accounting/reporting under US GAAP and compliances

- Minimum 2–3 years of software/SaaS industry experience required

Strong hands-on experience in:
- AP / AR operations

- General Ledger (GL)

- Month-end close

- Financial statements

- Account reconciliations

- Compliance & audit support

- Good understanding of SaaS finance operations including:

- Revenue recognition

- Deferred revenue

- Subscription billing

- Collections & renewals support

- Customer invoicing cycles

- Familiarity with ASC 606 preferred

- Strong Excel skills and experience with ERPs such as QuickBooks, Zoho, Xero or similar ERPs used by Global startups.

- Startup Skills Required

- High ownership and execution-driven mindset

- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

- Comfortable handling multiple priorities in a fast-paced startup environment

- Strong attention to detail and process orientation

- Problem-solving attitude with willingness to “roll up sleeves”

- Good communication and stakeholder coordination skills

- Ability to build structure and improve finance processes as the company scales

This is a hands-on operational finance role, not a purely managerial position. We are looking for someone dependable, detail-oriented, and proactive who can own finance operations while partnering closely with the Finance Director.

Originally posted on Himalayas