Financial Controller

Mission: To engineer a world-class \"Innovation Accounting\" engine that transforms financial data into a strategic steering wheel, enabling Octobotics to navigate extreme uncertainty and scale toward a successful Series A.

Outcomes (First 12 Months):

• Pristine Due Diligence: Build and maintain a \"Pre Series A Ready\" data room with 100% audit-ready documentation for GST, TDS, and Ind AS compliance.
• Runway Mastery: Maintain a rolling 18-month forecast with <5% variance in actual vs. projected monthly burn.
• Lean Reporting: Reduce the monthly \"Financial Closing\" cycle to 4 business days to enable faster \"Build-Measure-Learn\" feedback loops.
• Innovation ROI: Implement a granular sub-ledger system to track \"Validated Learning\" ROI on R&D experiments within 90 days.

Key Responsibilities:

• Compliance Architecture: Design a tiered Chart of Accounts optimized for both Indian GAAP and the high-velocity requirements of Deep Tech startups.
• MIS Ownership: Own the full reporting stack. Move beyond static balance sheets to real-time dashboards that highlight \"Actionable Metrics\" over \"Vanity Metrics\".
• Statutory Precision: Lead all tax and regulatory filings (GST, ROC, Income Tax) with surgical accuracy to ensure zero compliance drag during scaling.
• Strategic Steering: Act as the financial co-pilot to the founders, providing the data needed for critical \"Pivot vs. Persevere\" decisions.

Competencies (The \"Who\" Factors):

• Technical Rigor: CA (Mandatory) with a deep grasp of Ind AS and R&D tax incentives.
• Efficiency Obsession: A \"Lean\" mindset—actively seeking to eliminate waste in financial processes.
• Analytical Honesty: The courage to report \"cold truths\" about burn and efficiency, even when it challenges the status quo.
• Startup DNA: 1-3 years of post-qual experience in high-uncertainty environments (Robotics, Startups, or Deep Tech)

Why Octobotics? We aren't just building robots; we are building a new paradigm for robotics development. You won't just \"do the books\"—you will be the architect of the system that allows us to change the world