Emergent

AI app builder that turns your ideas into monetizable software.

Finance Lead

Bangalore
Job type
Full-time
Role
Sales
Experience
5+ years
Visa
US citizen/visa only
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Madhav Jha
Madhav Jha
Founder

About the 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 public launch, Emergent has reached $100M ARR in 8 months. 6M+ users across 190+ countries have built 6.5M+ applications on Emergent. We've raised $100M+, backed by Khosla Ventures, SoftBank, Google, Lightspeed, Prosus, Together, and Y Combinator.

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.

What You'll Do:

  • Own the full financial close process, including month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close across India and US entities
  • Ensure accuracy and integrity of the general ledger, balance sheet reconciliations, and intercompany transactions
  • Establish and enforce robust internal controls, audit readiness, and compliance across India and US regulatory frameworks (Ind AS, US GAAP, GST, and international tax)
  • Develop and implement transfer pricing policies, intercompany accounting, and multi-entity consolidation structures
  • Lead relationships with auditors, tax advisors, banking partners, and external counsel
  • Build and manage revenue recognition and billing infrastructure in partnership with product and engineering teams
  • Drive compliance across payroll, statutory filings, and other regulatory obligations in both geographies
  • Partner with founders and leadership on financial planning, including annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and monthly business reviews
  • Own and evolve the financial operating model, including P&L, cash flow forecasting, and unit economics across business verticals
  • Provide financial insight and analysis to support decisions on product pricing, new market entry, and enterprise contracts
  • Support fundraising for future rounds, including data room preparation, investor reporting, and financial due diligence
  • Partner with People and Ops teams on compensation benchmarking, headcount planning, and entity-level cost management
  • Build and mentor a high-performing finance team as the company scales

What We're Looking For:

  • CA with 10 to 15 years of progressive finance experience, with a strong foundation in controllership and at least 3 to 4 years in a leadership role at a high-growth startup, venture-backed company, or Big 4 audit firm
  • Hands-on expertise in financial close, internal controls, audit management, revenue recognition, and multi-entity consolidation
  • Strong command of SaaS or subscription revenue models, ARR metrics, unit economics, and FP&A in a high-growth environment
  • Hands-on experience managing India and US entities, including Ind AS, US GAAP, GST, and international tax compliance
  • Demonstrated experience supporting Series B or later fundraising rounds, including financial modelling, investor relations, and cap table management
  • Proficiency with modern finance stacks, including ERP systems, FP&A tools, and data infrastructure
  • Ability to present complex financial narratives and control frameworks to founders, board members, and investors with clarity and confidence
  • Comfortable being the only finance leader in the room, setting direction without a playbook, and moving fast in an ambiguous environment

Benefits and Perks:

  1. Daily Meals: Lunch and Dinner provided
  2. Family Insurance: Coverage for you and your family
  3. Unlimited Paid Time Off: Take the time you need to recharge and come back refreshed
  4. Flexible Working Hours: Work arrangements that fit your life and commitments

Let's build the future of software together.

About Emergent

Emergent enables anyone to build production software by describing what they want in natural language. Our coding agents handle the entire development stack—from frontend design, database setup, app deployment, and scaling—translating domain expertise directly into working applications without requiring any coding knowledge.

Founded by Mukund Jha, and Madhav Jha, we've grown to 700,000+ users and $10M ARR in just 2 months from launch, making us one of the fastest-growing AI companies in history.

Our customers range from entrepreneurs launching SaaS products, to development agencies delivering prototypes to win deals, to Fortune 500 companies automating enterprise workflows.

Emergent
Founded:2024
Batch:S24
Status:
Active
Location:San Francisco
Founders
Madhav Jha
Madhav Jha
Founder
Mukund Jha
Mukund Jha
Founder