Finance Controller (Pune/Mohali)

Zeni

Zeni

Accounting & Finance
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Posted on Jan 12, 2025
Zeni is a new age, full-service finance firm, built from the ground up using AI C ML, for startups

and small businesses. Zeni’s AI and Finance Experts collaborate to deliver 100% accurate

accounting. We are based in Palo Alto, USA, Pune and Mohali, India

We are looking for people with strong knowledge and application of US GAAP required in the

areas of SAAS accounting, revenue recognition, consolidations, and convertible debt proven.

You should have excellent knowledge of ‘Quickbooks’

Ultimately, you will play a vital role in assisting customers and resolving their queries.

Responsibilities

  • Work directly with founders and start-up teams to understand their business and

financial model

  • Manage a customer portfolio of SaaS and technology-based start-ups, taking

ownership of customer revenue growth and customer profitability

  • Manage a team of remote resources, driving the team to own daily and monthly close

processes, reconciliations and classifications

  • Utilize Zeni’s platform and technology to drive automation of customer processes

and integration of financial applications

  • Guide customers in the collection and use of data to optimize Zeni’s AI reporting

platform, empowering budget vs. actual analysis, forecasts and KPI reporting

  • Educate customers and founders on U.S. GAAP accounting, financial statements and

financial metrics for technology companies

  • Drive customer success, anticipating customer needs and responding to

customer requests as the finance function for the customer

  • Train and mentor accounting managers, senior accountants and staff to complete daily,

monthly and annual accounting and reporting processes

  • Enable Zeni sales growth by assisting customers in scaling their business and

supporting additional Zeni services

Qualifications

  • 7-10 years of experience in an accounting, accounting outsource provider or CPA firm
  • Strong experience managing teams of 5+ accounting professionals and drive

ownership of deliverables by support teams (Bonus: managing offshore remote

employees)

  • Managing a diverse customer portfolio of SaaS-based, e-commerce, inventory and

other tech start-ups

  • Undergraduate or Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance
  • CPA or MBA, Accounting or Finance concentration
  • Tech savvy with experience in Quickbooks, Bill.com, Gusto, Expensify and other leading

cloud-based finance applications for start-ups

  • Strong knowledge and application of GAAP, ASC 606 revenue recognition,

consolidations, and equity compensation and other areas of accounting for SaaS

companies

  • Experience in coaching founders at various stages of development, recommending

solutions, and guiding the timing of key deliverables as companies grow

  • Strong oral and written communication skills and comfortable working with teams in

client-facing role

  • Experience using Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, and Slides) and advanced Excel skills

Perks (India)

  • Work in a beautiful office space in the heart of Mohali/ Pune
  • This is a full-time position.
  • Yearly pay will be as per market standards for the profile.
  • Meals and snacks are on us! Enjoy lunch/dinner with your amazing co-workers every

day.

  • Relocation expenses will be taken care by us if you are moving to Mohali / Pune.

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raises- 34-mn-to-help-firms-manage-finances-121080500069_1.html

https://www.livemint.com/companies/start-ups/zeni-raises-34-million-in-series-b- funding-

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https://yourstory.com/2021/08/funding-alert-fintech-startup-zeni-series-b-elevation-