Controllership Manager

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Break stuff. Break assumptions. Break the thumb rule. Believe in the team. Believe in the process. Believe through failures.Build fast. Build passionately. Build to simplify.

Role Overview

Controllership

Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Accounting & Closing:

Own monthly, quarterly, and annual closing processes

Ensure accounting in compliance with Ind AS

Review journal entries, provisions, accruals, and reconciliations

Maintain strong balance sheet hygiene including AR, AP, inventory, and provisions

2. Statutory & Regulatory Compliance:

Ensure compliance with GST, TDS, Income Tax, PF, ESI, and other statutory requirements

Manage GST filings, reconciliations, audits, and notices

Support income tax assessments and regulatory filings

3. Audit & Governance:

Lead statutory, tax, internal, and special audits

Act as SPOC for auditors and consultants

Strengthen internal financial controls and SOPs

Identify control gaps and drive remediation

4. Inventory & Cost Controls

Oversee inventory accounting and valuation across warehouses

Ensure accurate COGS, landed cost, and returns accounting

Partner with supply chain and operations to improve inventory controls

5. Financial Reporting & MIS:

Prepare and review management MIS and variance analysis

Support leadership with insights on margins, costs, and working capital

Assist with board reporting, investor reporting, and due diligence

6. Systems & Process Improvement:

Drive automation and improvements in ERP and accounting systems

Improve scalability and efficiency of finance processes

7. Team & Stakeholder Management:

Mentor and manage junior finance team members

Coordinate with external consultants, banks, and internal stakeholders

Act as a finance partner to business teams

About Us

Exponent simplifies energy for EVs.

Co-founded by Arun Vinayak (Ather Energys Founding Partner & Former Chief Product Officer) and Sanjay Byalal (Former hardware strategic sourcing and cell strategy lead, Ather and Former Supply Chain Lead, HUL), Exponent focuses on solving two sides of the energy problem by building the e^pump (charging station) and e^pack (battery pack) which together unlock 15-min rapid charging.

The 200+ strong team of passionate builders have a ton of EV experience and are currently looking for more builders to join one of the best EV teams in India to build & scale Exponent.