Finance Controller

7 months ago


Bengaluru Karnataka, India Locus.sh Full time

Headquartered at Bangalore, India, we have offices present across, North America, South East Asia, EU. We are a 150+ strong team and growing rapidly.

With a strong base of investors, GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, Qualcomm Ventures LLC, Tiger Global, Falcon Edge, Blume Ventures, pi Ventures, and others., Locus has raised around $80 million across multiple rounds.

Locus’ scalable solutions include route optimization, real-time tracking and analytics, sales beat optimization, territory planning, vehicle allocation, and network design. Our future-ready platform has resulted in $150 million+ savings in logistics costs, 70 million+ kilometer reductions in distance traveled, and 17 million+ kilograms reduction in GHG emissions across clients like Nestle, Mondelez, Unilever, BigBasket, Bluedart, The Tata Group, and many others. The company powers deliveries across North America, Europe, Southeast Asia, Middle East, ANZ, and the Indian Subcontinent.

**Backstory**:
Today Locus is a global organization bringing real-world growth through last-mile excellence for enterprises across industries and use cases. Some of our milestones have been:

- 2016: Raised Series A round funding from Exfinity Ventures and GrowX Ventures and launched our first two offerings: Route Planning and Control Tower (formerly Dispatch IQ and TrackIQ).
- 2018: Achieved a landmark of 10 million successful customer orders.
- 2020: Raised series B funding led by Falcon Edge and Tiger Global. Opened our first offices in North America and South East Asia.
- 2021: Raised Series C funding of $50 million led by GIC and Qualcomm Ventures and got recognized twice in a row as the Representative Vendor in various Gartner® Market Guides.- 2022: Unveiled our real-world ready dispatch management platform, moving from product-based to platform-based offerings. Expanded our footprint to Mexico.As the Finance Controller at Locus, you will oversee and manage the organization's financial control, bookkeeping and reporting functions. You will play a crucial role in ensuring financial operations' accuracy, integrity, and compliance while providing strategic financial guidance to senior management. This position requires a strong finance, accounting, and controllership background and excellent leadership and communication skills.

**Location**:Bangalore

**Responsibilities**:
**Financial Reporting and Compliance**:

- Prepare and present accurate and timely financial statements,Management of Accounting end-to-end processes, Balance Sheet reconciliation & month close process globally
- Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards, policies, and procedures.
- Monitor changes in accounting regulations and ensure implementation of necessary adjustments.
- Process Reengineering to eliminate bottlenecks &advocate cost savings
- Manage intercompany reporting and consolidation under IFRs & US GAAP.

**Financial Controls and Bookkeeping**:

- Establish and maintain effective financial control policies and procedures to safeguard company assets.
- Oversee internal control activities, including risk assessment, identification of control gaps, and implementation of remedial actions.
- Conduct regular audits to ensure compliance with internal controls and recommend process improvements.
- Manage the book keeping and AR/ AP team

**Budgeting and Forecasting**:

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop annual budgets and periodic forecasts.
- Monitor financial performance against budgeted targets, analyze variances, and provide actionable recommendations to achieve financial objectives.
- Process Reengineering to eliminate bottlenecks &advocate cost savings

**Team Leadership**:

- Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to the finance controllership team including AP/ AR team.
- Foster a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and high-performance within the team.

**Stakeholder Management**:

- Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including senior management, department heads, and external auditors to address financial concerns, provide insights, and ensure alignment with business goals.

**Qualifications and Skills**:

- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting with CA
- Proven experience (8+ years) in finance controllership roles, with progressive leadership responsibilities,
- Proven experience working in a dynamic fast paced Series C/ Series B Startup in SAAS domain
- Strong knowledge of financial reporting standards ( IFRS & US GAAP) and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Experience in handling Big4 Audit and Diligence.
- Experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
- Proficiency in using financial management software and advanced MS Excel skills.
- Proficiency in using ERPs like Zoho books, Quickbooks is must.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Exceptional leadership and team management

**Life at Locus comes with added benefits as well**:
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