Financial Controller - India
Analog
Employment Type: Full Time
Reporting To: Chief Financial Officer, Analog
About Analog And Unseen Realities
Unseen Realities (Unseen Realities Private Limited) is part of the Analog group.
Analog is pioneering the era of physical intelligence. Where digital intelligence transformed our online lives, Analog is transforming the lived world, making cities more adaptive, industries more resilient, services more human centered, and experiences more extraordinary.
At the heart of our approach are living world models, continuously updated, enriched by every capture point, every device, every interaction. Within them resides Ana, the Analog Neural Agent. Ana perceives, adapts, and guides, transforming raw data into foresight and orchestration that improves outcomes across sectors, from safeguarding high value assets to enhancing human performance.
Unseen Realities, based out of Hyderabad, Telangana, is Analog’s operating entity in India supporting customers and partners in the region. It will also serve as Analog’s research and development hub in India, building engineering and applied AI capabilities that feed the global Analog platform. Everyone joining Unseen Realities works as part of the wider Analog group, and has the opportunity to shape how physical intelligence takes root in one of the world’s fastest-growing technology markets.
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced and hands-on Financial Controller to own the full spectrum of Unseen Realities’ finance function and serve as the primary finance point of contact for Analog’s India business, operations, and opportunities.
The successful candidate will work independently and take end to end ownership of accounting, statutory financial reporting, audit and tax compliance, treasury and banking, and internal financial controls. This is a unique opportunity to shape key business decisions and support the company’s growth within a fast evolving technology market in India.
In this highly visible role, you will independently prepare the company’s financial statements, manage the statutory audit process with the company’s appointed statutory auditor, manage the company’s banking relationships, provide the financial reporting and analysis that supports decision making in India and across the Analog group.
As the first India-based senior finance hire at Unseen Realities, reporting to the Analog Chief Financial Officer, you will operate with a high degree of autonomy, make sound decisions in ambiguous situations and build finance processes where none yet exist. At the same time, you will be a full member of the Analog finance team, working closely with and supported by your colleagues in the Abu Dhabi office, and you will work as a senior peer to the Senior Legal Counsel - India on corporate, joint venture, related party and regulatory matters. Your expertise in Indian accounting, tax and financial regulation will be critical as Analog continues to expand its portfolio of Physical Intelligence and AI driven solutions in India.
What You’ll Do
As Financial Controller, you will own a broad range of finance matters, with a critical focus on statutory financial reporting, audit and tax compliance, banking and financial controls. The scope of your responsibilities will include:
Accounting and Statutory Reporting
- Own the monthly, quarterly and year-end close and the general ledger, and independently prepare the company’s standalone statutory financial statements under Ind AS and Schedule III of the Companies Act, 2013.
- Prepare the monthly group reporting pack for the Analog CFO, reconciled to group (IFRS) accounting policies.
- Own technical accounting under Ind AS, with a particular focus on revenue recognition (Ind AS 115) across subscription, milestone project, services and hardware-enabled offerings, and extending to areas such as leases (Ind AS 116), financial instruments, property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, and accounting position papers for new or complex transactions.
- Manage the relationship with the company’s appointed statutory auditor and coordinate the annual statutory audit from the company side, including audit deliverables, timelines and resolution of audit queries through to signed financial statements.
- Manage corporate income tax, tax audit, GST and TDS compliance, and tax authority notices and assessments, with support from external tax advisers where appropriate.
- Own transfer pricing documentation and arm’s length terms for related party transactions with the joint venture and Analog group companies.
- Own the company’s banking relationships, facilities and bank guarantees.
- Run accounts receivable and accounts payable, collections and vendor payment runs, and manage cash flow, runway and foreign exchange.
- Support exchange control and foreign investment reporting for inbound investment (FEMA / RBI requirements), working with the authorised dealer bank, the Senior Legal Counsel and external advisers where required.
- Design and operate internal financial controls (ICFR under the Companies Act, 2013), approval workflows and vendor and payroll master data controls, with appropriate segregation of duties.
- Provide financial information and support for board and shareholder meetings, dividends and other corporate actions, in coordination with the Senior Legal Counsel.
- Prepare budgets and rolling forecasts with the Analog CFO, and deliver monthly management reporting, gross margin and project and customer profitability in line with the group’s reporting cadence and KPI definitions.
- Provide programme and project finance support for customer projects, including project budgets, cost and milestone tracking, estimates at completion, billing and margin monitoring, working closely with the delivery team.
- Automate recurring reporting and reconciliations through the group’s ERP and reporting systems
- Lead the implementation of a potential new ERP system, including chart of accounts design, configuration, data migration and Indian statutory and tax localisation.
- Work closely with the Analog group finance function and with the India business, sales, business development, legal, people and delivery teams to ensure that financial considerations are aligned with business strategies.
- Instruct and manage external auditors, tax advisers, payroll providers and other advisers, ensuring cost effective support and control of external spend, and support the People team on payroll and benefits.
- Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI); an equivalent professional qualification (ACCA / CPA) combined with strong Indian statutory experience may be considered. A bachelor’s or master’s degree in commerce, accounting or finance is expected.
- Minimum of 10 years of post-qualification experience (PQE), with demonstrable depth in both (i) independently preparing full standalone financial statements under Ind AS and the Companies Act, 2013, and (ii) managing statutory audit, tax and banking processes from the company side.
- Strong knowledge of Indian direct and indirect tax (corporate income tax, GST, TDS) and of banking and treasury operations in India.
- Experience in programme or project finance, including project budgeting and cost control, milestone tracking and billing, estimates at completion and margin monitoring for multi-year customer projects.
- A demonstrated record of integrity and discretion in handling company funds and payments.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English, with good interpersonal skills and the ability to represent the company with banks, auditors, authorities and senior stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently and with limited supervision as, initially, the sole senior finance resource in India, and to collaborate as part of a geographically distributed team in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
- Hands-on ERP experience, including implementing or setting up an ERP or accounting system, as the company may implement a new ERP system.
- Based in Hyderabad, or willing to relocate to Hyderabad, and able to work from the offices of Unseen Realities. Ability to travel within India, and occasionally internationally, as business needs require, would be helpful.
- Prior experience as Financial Controller or Finance Head in the Indian subsidiary of a foreign-headquartered or multinational group, preferably in a technology, AI, SaaS, infrastructure, start-up or high growth company.
- Audit background with a Big 4 or other large accounting firm, followed by in-house industry experience.
- Experience with IFRS group reporting, FEMA / RBI reporting for inbound foreign investment, transfer pricing, and joint venture accounting and arm’s length group arrangements.
- Experience with revenue recognition under Ind AS 115 / IFRS 15 for subscription, project-based and hardware-enabled business models.
- Experience leading an ERP selection or migration end to end, and strong Excel skills.
- Knowledge of procurement and tendering by government and public sector customers, including bid bonds and bank guarantees.
- Full working proficiency in English, and in Hindi or Telugu.
Culture: A collaborative, globally minded team building the future of physical intelligence. We value curiosity, courage, and creativity, and we’re united by a belief that technology should amplify human potential rather than replace it.
Impact: The opportunity to work on projects with national and global significance, from adaptive cities and resilient infrastructure to next generation sports, entertainment, healthcare, and energy. Every product you help build contributes to shaping a safer, smarter, more human centered world.
Growth: Outstanding opportunities for learning and career development. You’ll collaborate with leaders across AI, robotics, mixed reality, and systems engineering, while working on industry first, frontier scale solutions.
Rewards: A competitive compensation package.
Unseen Realities is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment in accordance with applicable law and without discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic under applicable laws of India.