ABOUT THE ROLE
We are looking for a highly skilled Financial Controller to lead the global financial operations of our fast-growing global tech startup. This is a critical role responsible for ensuring financial discipline, compliance, and efficiency as we scale globally. You will work closely with senior leadership to drive financial strategy, streamline processes, and maintain robust financial controls across multiple jurisdictions.
WHAT WE OFFER
• Opportunity to shape the financial strategy of a fast-scaling global tech startup.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• A dynamic, high-performance culture with global exposure.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Financial Management & Reporting
• Oversee the month-end and year-end close process, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Prepare and present consolidated financial statements in compliance with IFRS/GAAP.
• Develop and maintain robust financial controls to safeguard company assets.
• Manage cash flow forecasting, liquidity planning, and treasury functions.
Compliance & Risk Management
• Ensure compliance with tax regulations, statutory reporting, and audit requirements across multiple regions.
• Oversee transfer pricing, intercompany transactions, and cross-border financial matters.
• Collaborate with external auditors and advisors to manage tax and regulatory obligations.
Operational Efficiency & Process Improvement
• Optimize financial systems, processes, and automation to support rapid scaling.
• Implement best-in-class financial policies, ensuring efficiency and transparency.
• Partner with tech and operations teams to enhance financial reporting and analytics.
Team Leadership & Collaboration
• Build and mentor a high-performing finance team. The operational finance team will continue to operate from India and will be a part of Builders Global Capabilities Center.
• Work closely with business leaders to drive financial accountability.
• Serve as a key liaison between finance, legal, and commercial teams.
Requirements
• 10+ years of progressive finance experience, with at least 3-5 years in a Financial Controller role.
• Strong experience in a high-growth tech startup or multinational company.
• Deep knowledge of IFRS/GAAP, tax regulations, and cross-border finance.
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems and financial automation tools.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with shifting priorities.
• CPA, CA, ACCA, or equivalent qualification preferred.
Benefits
In everything we do, we believe in pushing the boundary of conventional thinking, to look at every problem differently and to move beyond tried and tested routes. We enable our customers to build without limitations and we encourage our people to do the same with our products, our culture, and their own limitless career paths.Our MissionWe make products that are simple to use, efficient, and transcend the need for traditional know-how empowering anyone to turn their ideas into a bespoke technology product. From launch to enterprise-level scale, we maximize every aspect of your project through the process. We take the idea in your head and turn it into the app in your hand. Our clients include the BBC, Virgin United, and many more.Our PeopleOur team started in 2012 out of New Delhi and has been growing, evolving, and disrupting ever since. We are now headquartered in Los Angeles in the Playa Vista neighborhood where Silicon Valley meets Southern California. What makes us different? It's our HEARTT. It's our heart, entrepreneurship, accountability, respect, trust, and transparency that empowers our people to push boundaries and change the future together.Our FounderOur Founder and Chief Wizard is Sachin Dev Duggal. Sachin has been an entrepreneur since age 15. He took his last company Nivio, an early cloud startup, to $100M in value before exiting. His accomplishments have been widely recognized: MIT Under 35 Indian Innovator of the Year, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist and the BBC Young Asian Achiever of the Year. Sachin also made history as one of the youngest attendees at the World Economic Forum in Davos. He holds a degrees from Imperial College London and the Entrepreneurial Master’s Program from MIT. Our ProductsOur platform empowers anyone to create, operate and scale the lifecycle of digital projects. We do this by providing a suite of three products:Builder. Use Builder to build your next software project using an assembly-line platform implemented with the assistance of AI. Alongside a smart process, our Capacity Partner network of 32,000+ developers and creatives ensure your product launches under budget and within deadline. In fact, 90% of our projects are launched before deadline and under budget.BuilderCare. Let us take care of your projects’ necessary updates. BuilderCare guarantees your bespoke software stays up-to-date. This ensures products run smoothly post-launch, and continue after third-party libraries such as Facebook APIs are updated. CloudOps. Make the most of your cloud experience. CloudOps leverages AI and machine learning to effortlessly maintain the scale of your cloud infrastructure. Smart management reduces DevOps time operating and continuously improving your cloud infrastructure. Need a talented DevOps professional? We can provide DevOps assistance and billing starting by the minute. The result: a single, discounted bill alongside the world’s best talent.
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