Finance Manager

About the role:

Prevalent AI is building an AI-native finance function.

As we continue to grow, we are looking for a Finance Manager to own the numbers for our global entities and run the finance operations underneath them. The role is based in our Kochi office full time, and reports to the Financial Controller in Bangalore within a finance team led by the CFO in London. Your working day needs a consistent overlap with UK hours, particularly through close.

The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with hands-on experience of bookkeeping, balance sheet reconciliations and statutory compliance. You will deliver a P&L and balance sheet that are reconciled, explained and ready for the Financial Controller to sign off without rework, and keep filings on time, working closely with our external consultants.

The Finance Manager will run the month-end close up to trial balance, support the Financial Controller on consolidation, and own every balance sheet reconciliation for all group entities. You will be central to bringing accounting in house from external providers and to our move from Xero to a new AI-native ERP.

Key responsibilities:

• Accounting and Bookkeeping: Manage day-to-day accounting for the multi-entity group, ensuring the completeness and accuracy of the books. You will maintain clean books with strong audit records.

• Month-End Close: Own the close for all group entities up to a reviewed trial balance. Run the close calendar, chase inputs, post the required journals, and deliver to the Financial Controller on time.

• Balance Sheet Reconciliations: Prepare every reconciliation, every month — bank, receivables, payables, accruals, prepayments, deferred and accrued income, payroll control accounts, GST and VAT, fixed assets and intercompany — reconciled to source with reconciling items explained and cleared.

• Customer Billing, Collections and Revenue: Ensure timely and accurate customer billing through our finance systems. Publish a weekly ageing tracker for customer balances, follow up

on collections, and resolve discrepancies. Help improve the overall customer billing experience. Maintain revenue schedules for multi-year contracts billed in multiple currencies, tying invoicing, deferred income and recognised revenue together.

• Accounts Payable and Expense Management: Manage end-to-end vendor invoice processing, from obtaining approvals and booking invoices in our finance systems to processing payments on time, and own supplier set-up and the expense-claims process.

• Payroll Processing: Collaborate with the external payroll consultant and the HR team to process payroll. Manage the payroll cycle proactively and adhere strictly to timelines.

• Audit: Build and maintain the audit files for all group entities and act as the auditors' first point of contact on the detail.

• Statutory Compliance: Work with our advisers and input into the preparation and filing of tax and regulatory returns, including GST, TDS, SEZ, VAT and other global requirements

• ERP, Automation and Finance Process Change: Act as a key user on our ERP implementation and use AI tools and agentic workflows to transform how Finance operates. Support the Financial Controller and CFO on finance process changes and ad hoc projects as required.

Skills and Experience:

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) with a Big 4 experience.

• 2 to 5+ years' post-qualification in-house finance experience, ideally closing the books of an Indian subsidiary for a UK or US parent, in a software, services or startup business.

• Sound understanding of Indian accounting standards (IGAAP) and financial statements, and a strong grounding in IFRS or UK GAAP.

• Experience owning or contributing to a multi-entity month-end close, and preparing a full set of balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules.

• Experience preparing audit files and working directly with auditors.

• Working knowledge of Indian and UK tax and statutory requirements.

• Strong attention to detail, with discipline around deadlines and follow-ups.

• Comfort with a modern finance technology stack and change, and hands-on use of AI tools in your own work today.

• A strong sense of ownership, urgency and accountability, and a willingness to learn.

• Clear written and spoken English and the confidence to deal directly with senior colleagues in global locations and to bring your own opinion.

Location:

We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and locations. For candidates based outside Kochi, we offer a relocation allowance to support a smooth transition.