About Zenalyst Zenalyst is building a powerful AI-driven platform that redefines how business decisions are made—by transforming Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), financial due diligence, and investor monitoring. Our platform merges deep financial insight with advanced AI automation to empower CXOs, investors, and finance teams to make faster, smarter, and more confident decisions. Whether it's evaluating new investments, tracking business performance, or uncovering red flags in financial data, Zenalyst acts as the intelligent operating layer for strategic financial decision-making. The Role: Head of Financial Intelligence & Strategy We are seeking a dynamic and analytically strong leader to take charge of Zenalyst’s financial domain intelligence. In this role, you will anchor the platform’s strategic direction by defining core financial logic, ensuring accuracy and relevance of financial models, and collaborating with product and tech teams to convert those insights into scalable tools. While your core strength lies in finance, you’ll also play a pivotal role in shaping the product from a domain perspective—bringing deep financial understanding into user workflows, reporting logic, and automation design. Key Responsibilities Define, validate, and continuously enhance the financial logic and domain capabilities embedded in the Zenalyst platform. Serve as the primary subject matter expert for FP&A, FDD, investor reporting, and finance-led decision systems. Collaborate with product managers and engineers to ensure product features align with real-world financial practices and investor expectations. Translate evolving CFO/VC/PE workflows into structured product requirements. Conduct deep user research, stakeholder interviews, and workflow mapping. Maintain a strong pulse on the latest financial trends, due diligence practices, and automation opportunities. Support internal teams on key financial storytelling, client onboarding, and knowledge documentation. Coordinate with the AI engineer to train the system on finance domain. What We’re Looking For Education: CA or IIT/IIM/ISB or global top-tier institution preferred. Experience: Energetic finance expert who thrives in a high-growth, fast-paced environment and embraces rapid change with agility. Proven exposure to financial due diligence, performance analysis, and defining KPIs that drive strategic business insights. Experience working with or building financial SaaS or analytics platforms is a plus. Strong ability to work cross-functionally with product and engineering teams. Deep knowledge of business planning, investor reporting, and finance transformation. Excellent analytical, communication, and leadership skills. Why Join Us Shape the core financial intelligence of a next-generation decision-making platform. Collaborate with founders and experts from IIT, BITS, Big 4, and top-tier investment firms. High visibility and ownership in a fast-scaling startup. Competitive compensation and meaningful equity. Work at the intersection of finance, product, and artificial intelligence.
About Zenalyst Zenalyst is building an AI-powered financial analysis and intelligence platform that transforms how consultants, investors, and enterprises conduct due diligence and monitor portfolios. Our products reduce analysis time from weeks to hours, deliver audit-grade insights, and create institutional-grade intelligence for decision makers. Role Overview We are looking for a Functional Expert in Financial Due Diligence (FDD) and Portfolio Intelligence who will serve as the domain anchor for our product teams. This role will translate real-world consulting and investment use cases into product workflows, validate financial logic, and ensure outputs are aligned with industry standards (Ind AS, IFRS, GAAP, ILPA, SEBI). The candidate will work closely with product managers, developers, and data scientists to design and validate AI-powered features for FDD and portfolio monitoring modules. Key Responsibilities 1. Product Design & Functional Inputs * Define detailed use cases for FDD (historical financial review, quality of earnings, working capital analysis, debt & liabilities, tax compliance, red flag analysis). * Define portfolio monitoring requirements (fund setup, company onboarding, KPI library, benchmarking, automated alerts, LP reporting). * Work with product and tech teams to translate functional requirements into user stories and workflows . * Validate that product outputs mirror consulting-grade deliverables (FDD reports, portfolio dashboards). 2. Domain Expertise * Bring hands-on experience from consulting (Big4, CA firm, VC/PE fund, or boutique advisory). * Ensure compliance with accounting/audit standards (Ind AS, IFRS, GAAP) and fund reporting standards (ILPA, SEBI, etc.). * Develop frameworks for red flag detection, KPI thresholds, and benchmarking models . 3. Collaboration & Training * Act as the bridge between business users and tech team. * Train developers on financial/accounting concepts to ensure accuracy of automation. * Conduct UAT (User Acceptance Testing) and validate that features meet functional expectations. 4. Reporting & Stakeholder Engagement * Assist in preparing functional documentation, SOPs, and product BRDs. * Support client-facing teams in explaining product functionalities to pilot clients. * Collect client feedback and feed into product roadmap. Qualifications & Experience * Chartered Accountant (CA), MBA (Finance), or equivalent professional degree. * 5–10 years experience in: * Financial Due Diligence (Big 4, CA firms, boutique advisory), and/or * Portfolio monitoring (VC/PE fund, investment banking, corporate FP\&A). * Strong understanding of financial statements, accounting standards, and investment reporting frameworks. * Exposure to tools like Excel-based FDD models, BI dashboards, and data rooms. * Experience in working with *tech-enabled consulting tools* preferred. Skills Required * Deep knowledge of FDD processes (EBITDA adjustments, working capital normalization, debt validation, tax assessments). * Familiarity with portfolio intelligence KPIs – revenue growth, runway, CAC, churn, LTV, ESG metrics. * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. * Ability to translate business requirements into system workflows. * Excellent communication and documentation skills. * Collaborative mindset to work with product, dev, and client teams. Why Join Us * Be at the forefront of transforming financial due diligence and portfolio monitoring with AI. * Work closely with founders and product leaders on high-impact features. * Opportunity to shape industry-first financial intelligence tools used by consultants, PE/VC funds, and enterprises globally. Interested candidates are invited to share their resumes with us at hr@zenalyst.ai
About Zenalyst Zenalyst is building an AI-powered financial analysis and intelligence platform that transforms how consultants, investors, and enterprises conduct due diligence and monitor portfolios. Our products reduce analysis time from weeks to hours, deliver audit-grade insights , and create institutional-grade intelligence for decision-makers. Role Overview We are seeking an ambitious and results-driven Business Development Manager to accelerate Zenalyst’s growth. In this role, you will take the lead in driving client acquisition, building strategic relationships, and positioning Zenalyst as the go-to platform for AI-powered financial intelligence. You’ll work closely with investors, consultants, and enterprise clients to help them unlock faster, deeper, and more reliable insights. Key Responsibilities Develop and execute business development strategies to expand Zenalyst’s presence across consulting firms, investment funds, and enterprise clients . Identify and engage prospects, deeply understanding their due diligence and portfolio monitoring challenges. Own the end-to-end sales cycle – from prospecting and pitching to structuring solutions and closing deals. Build and nurture long-term relationships with CXOs, investment professionals, and consulting leaders. Collaborate with product and solutions teams to ensure client needs are met and exceeded. Monitor market trends and competitor offerings to refine Zenalyst’s go-to-market positioning. Consistently achieve and exceed sales and growth targets. Qualifications 3-5 years of experience in business development, enterprise sales, or client engagement in SaaS, fintech, consulting, or analytics. Proven track record of driving revenue and closing complex, high-value deals. Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills. Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment . Strong network across consulting, private equity, investment banking, or enterprise strategy functions is a plus. Why Join Zenalyst? Be part of a pioneering company redefining financial analysis with AI . Work closely with top-tier consultants, investors, and enterprises on high-impact, data-driven decisions . Shape the growth story of a cutting-edge SaaS platform with global ambitions. Competitive compensation, incentives, and significant career growth opportunities.