About the Company Amber is the world's largest student accommodation marketplace, think Booking.com for student housing. We help students find and book long-term accommodation near their universities without the usual mess of negotiation, non-standard paperwork and broken payments. Today, we list 1M+ beds across 800+ universities, 250+ cities and 10 countries, and we are on track for $1B in annual gross bookings value by 2026. Amber is backed by marquee investors like Gaja Capital. About the Role You will own finance end to end: the numbers we run the business on, the story we tell, and the controls and structures that hold a multi-country operation together. You will work directly with the founders and the leadership team. Responsibilities Strategic finance and FP&A • Own the annual operating plan, the long-range model and the monthly forecast, and hold the business accountable to them • Build the unit economics view of the business: contribution margin by market, channel and supply type, cohort behaviour, payback and LTV/CAC • Partner with Growth, Supply and Product on pricing, commission structures and market entry decisions, with the financial case behind each one • Run capital allocation: where we spend, what we stop, and what returns wehold each function to • Run any potential M&A transactions Fundraising and investor relations • Run the fundraise round whenever comes end to end: model, narrative, data room, diligence, and support on term sheet negotiation • Own the board pack, the quarterly investor update and the relationship with existing investors between rounds • Build and maintain the debt and working capital options that suit the business and manage banking relationship Controllership, tax and global structuring • Own accounting, monthly close, statutory reporting and the internal control environment across all entities • Manage a multi-entity, multi-currency structure: transfer pricing, cross-border flows, FEMA and RBI compliance, and international tax exposure across our operating markets • Own direct and indirect tax compliance, assessments and litigation, in India and in overseas jurisdictions • Run treasury: cash flow, FX exposure, payment rails across markets, and the controls around all of it • Coordinate statutory and internal audits, and hold clean, timely closes as a standard rather than an achievement Team and systems • Lead a finance team which is already in place • Whenever required hire and develop the finance team across FP&A, controllership and accounts Qualifications • CA with 10+ years of experience, including at least 4 years leading a finance team • Experience in a high-growth environment • Strong command of corporate finance and investor relations, with real exposure to fundraising and diligence • Depth in direct and indirect tax compliance, and comfort with multi-entity and multi-currency operations • Analytical strength: you build the model yourself and can defend every assumption in it • Clear communication with founders, board members, investors and auditors Good to have • Experience taking a company through a Series B or later round • Exposure to international entity setup, transfer pricing or overseas tax structuring • Having built or replaced a finance system stack during a period of fast growth What you get from amber • Fast-paced growth, with the room to skip intermediate levels • Full ownership of the function and the authority that comes with it • An open and inclusive environment • Strong compensation and ESOPs How to Apply Write to [email protected] with your CV.