Financial Controller

Company Description:

Carnot was founded in 2015 with one ambition: build world-class products out of India. Eleven years on, we're a Mahindra-backed agri-tech company processing 20M+ pings daily on our telematics backend. With telematics established as our core, we're now building several products on top telemetry-driven data analytics, satellite intelligence for agriculture, solutions for sugar mills, dealer networks, and more. We build for farmers, mills, fleet operators, and agri-businesses across India.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Business Finance / Finance Controller professional who can act as a strong finance business partner to leadership teams and support strategic decision-making through financial insights, commercial analysis, and operational finance excellence.

The ideal candidate should come from a technology, IT/ITES, SaaS, startup, consulting, or high-growth environment and should be comfortable working in fast-paced and evolving business setups.

Key Responsibilities:

1.Business Finance & Commercial Partnering

Partner with business leaders to drive strategic and financial decision-making.

Work closely with cross-functional teams including Sales, Operations, Product, and Leadership teams.

Drive pricing analysis, commercial evaluations, profitability analysis, and margin improvement initiatives.

Support business growth through financial modelling, scenario planning, and revenue analysis.

Analyze business performance, cost structures, and operational metrics to identify growth and optimization opportunities.

2.Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning exercises.

Monitor actual performance against budgets and forecasts and provide actionable insights.

Prepare management MIS, dashboards, variance analysis, and business review presentations.

Drive data-backed decision-making through financial and operational analytics.

3.Finance Operations & Controllership

Ensure strong financial controls, compliance, and governance processes.

Oversee monthly closing, reporting, reconciliations, and financial reviews.

Drive audit, taxation, statutory compliance, and internal control processes.

Improve finance processes, automation, and reporting systems.

4.Stakeholder Management

Interface with senior leadership and business stakeholders regularly.

Present financial insights and recommendations to management teams.

Collaborate with external auditors, consultants, and internal stakeholders.

Desired Candidate Profile

Preferred Background: Experience in IT, ITES, SaaS, technology startups, consulting, or high-growth organizations. Exposure to Business Finance, Commercial Finance, FP&A, Pricing, or Finance Business Partnering roles. Experience working in fast-paced and dynamic business environments.

Technical Skills: Strong Excel and financial modelling skills.Experience with ERP systems such as SAP,Tally, Oracle, NetSuite, etc.

Qualification

CA / CMA from reputed institutes.

Preferred experience: 5 to 10 years.