Finance Controller

About Aurassure

Aurassure is a fast-growing Climate-Tech company building resilient, climate-smart cities and sustainable industries. We provide AI-powered, IoT-enabled environmental monitoring and hyperlocal climate intelligence to governments, smart cities, enterprises, and industrial hubs.

Our technology enables real-time monitoring of air quality, weather risks, GHG emissions, urban flooding, and other environmental parameters.

About the Role

We are looking for a hands-on Finance Controller to own core finance and controllership activities at Aurassure. The role will work closely with senior leadership and founders, with responsibility for month-end closure, financial reporting, tax and statutory compliance, reconciliations, audit support, and balance sheet integrity.

This role is suited for a Chartered Accountant with 2-4 years of post-qualification experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced startup environment and is comfortable taking end-to-end ownership.

Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Reporting & Month-End Closure

• Drive timely month-end, quarter-end, and annual book closures.
• Review provisions, accruals, prepayments, depreciation, and revenue recognition.
• Prepare P&L, balance sheet schedules, and financial reporting packs.
• Ensure accounting is aligned with Indian GAAP and applicable statutory requirements.

2. Reconciliations & Inventory Accounting

• Perform reconciliations for bank, customers, vendors, intercompany, GST, and TDS.
• Work with Operations and Supply Chain teams on hardware inventory and BOM accounting.
• Track GR/IR, component sourcing costs, and finished goods movement across deployment sites.

3. Tax & Statutory Compliance

• Manage GST compliance including GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, and GST reconciliations.
• Handle TDS/TCS and advance tax workings.
• Coordinate with external tax consultants, auditors, and legal advisors.
• Ensure compliance related to government grants, MSME reporting, and other regulatory submissions.

4. Audit & Compliance

• Act as the primary finance point of contact for auditors.
• Prepare audit schedules and supporting documentation.
• Address auditor queries and drive timely closure of audit requirements.

5. Internal Controls & Process Automation

• Identify and address financial and operational control gaps.
• Strengthen controls around procurement, inventory, deployment billing, and operating expenses.
• Automate financial workflows and reporting using ERP and reporting tools such as Zoho Books, Tally, or internal dashboards.

6. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Sales Operations, Supply Chain, FP&A, and Operations teams.
• Support billing and receivables management.
• Validate cost structures for enterprise tenders and RFPs.
• Contribute to improving working capital and financial processes.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA).
• 2-4 years of post-qualification experience.
• Experience in executing or leading at least one complete statutory audit engagement.
• Strong hands-on experience in accounting and month-end closure.
• Knowledge of revenue recognition, ledger scrutiny, provisions, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Strong working knowledge of GST, TDS/TCS, and direct taxation.
• Excellent proficiency in MS Excel / Google Sheets.
• Experience with ERP/accounting systems; Zoho Books preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and ownership mindset.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment.

Good to Have

• Experience in hardware/electronics manufacturing, IoT, SaaS, or supply-chain-intensive businesses.
• Exposure to inventory accounting and import/export/customs processes.
• Experience with government tender billing or government-funded projects.
• Experience in finance process automation and dashboard-based reporting.
• Ability to identify process gaps and implement practical solutions.

Why Join Aurassure

• Impact-Driven Work: Contribute to technology addressing climate change, air pollution, and urban environmental challenges.
• End-to-End Ownership: Gain exposure across finance, hardware supply chain, SaaS economics, and operations.
• Startup Exposure: Work closely with founders and senior leadership in a high-growth Climate-Tech environment.
• Learning & Growth: Opportunity to build and strengthen a broad controllership function.