About this role
Emergent builds autonomous coding agents that replace traditional software development by generating, testing, and deploying production applications directly from plain-language intent. Our systems run in production at global scale and are used to build millions of real applications.
Since our public launch, we've crossed $130M in Annualised Revenue and grown to over 10M users across 190+ countries , who have built 12M+ applications on Emergent. We're backed by Creaegis, Khosla Ventures, SoftBank, Lightspeed, Together, Y Combinator, Google, Claypond and Sentinel Global.
We're solving the hard part of AI-driven software creation: correctness, reliability, security, and scale in real production systems. The team is built by repeat founders, Olympiad medalists, IIT & IIM alumni, and leaders from Google, Amazon, and Dropbox.
We're hiring builders who want ownership, speed, and impact at global scale.
The Role:
We are looking for a dynamic and detail-oriented Chartered Accountant (CA) with 5–6 years of post-qualification experience to lead our MIS and financial reporting function. The role requires strong expertise in financial reporting, consolidation, accounting standards (Ind AS, IFRS and US GAAP), month-end close, audit management and internal controls. The candidate should have strong analytical capabilities, excellent stakeholder management skills and a proven record of driving process improvement and automation in a fast-paced, high-growth organisation.
What You'll Do:
- Prepare and finalise monthly, quarterly and annual standalone and consolidated financial statements as per Ind AS, US GAAP, IFRS and Companies Act requirements.
- Ensure accuracy, completeness and timeliness of financial reports.
- Drive closure of books within management-defined timelines and improve the month-end close.
- Lead statutory, internal, tax and other regulatory audits. Act as the primary point of contact for auditors and resolve audit queries on time.
- Strengthen internal financial controls (IFC) and ensure compliance with audit and regulatory requirements.
- Identify process gaps, assess risks and implement corrective actions.
- Prepare and publish monthly MIS, P&L balance sheet, variance analysis and key performance indicators.
- Develop and maintain management dashboards, segment-wise reporting and cost centre analysis.
- Track and report departmental performance, cost optimisation initiatives and efficiency metrics through department-level MIS.
- Oversee the general ledger process for timely and accurate accounting and reporting.
- Perform balance sheet reviews and reconciliations.
- Own revenue recognition for subscriptions, credits and top-ups, including deferred revenue, refunds and chargebacks.
- Manage multi-entity accounting for the US and India entities, including intercompany, FX and USD consolidation.
- Work with external advisors on statutory and tax filings, including GST, TDS and transfer pricing.
- Implement process improvements, automation and efficiency initiatives in MIS and record-to-report.
- Conduct analytical reviews of financial results to identify trends, variances and actionable insights.
What We're Looking For:
- Chartered Accountant with 5–7 years of post-qualification experience.
- Strong experience in financial reporting, consolidation, MIS, audits and record-to-report (R2R) processes.
- Sound technical knowledge of Ind AS, IFRS, US GAAP and the Companies Act.
- Experience in multi-entity accounting and financial consolidation.
- Strong understanding of internal financial controls, risk management and corporate governance.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and financial modelling skills.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management, with the ability to work across business functions.
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred:
- Experience at a SaaS, consumer subscription, or high-growth technology company;
- Exposure to usage-based or credit-based pricing models
- Experience supporting fundraising or working across India and US entities.
- Hands-on experience with AI tools such as Claude, Gemini or ChatGPT in day-to-day finance work
Benefits and Perks:
- Daily Meals: Lunch and Dinner provided
- Family Insurance: 5 Lakhs worth of coverage for you and your family
- Unlimited Paid Time Off: Take the time you need to recharge and come back refreshed
- Flexible Working Hours: Work arrangements that fit your life and commitments
Let's build the future of software together.