Finance Manager

Overview

Own the global books for Passage, a company offering loans to international students and refugees to pursue education in Canada. The role runs day-to-day accounting, month-end close, reporting, compliance and filings across multiple subsidiaries, working directly with the finance lead at the Canadian head office.

What you'll do

• Lead day-to-day accounting operations and month-end close
• Prepare monthly financial statements under IFRS and support external audit
• Maintain and document accounting policies, memos, and reconciliations
• Build and scale internal controls, systems, and reporting infrastructure
• Work with the Canadian head office on statutory, tax and regulatory filings, with the expectation of leading these over time
• Maintain the compliance calendar and ensure deadlines are met across jurisdictions
• Design and manage finance-related processes integrated with the product
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to automate manual workflows
• Run day-to-day financial operations, including payroll, vendor payments and banking across entities
• Partner with the finance lead on investor and board reporting
• Support strategic decision-making while preparing and maintaining critical source-of-truth datasets across accounting, operations, and lending
• Build tools and frameworks to track KPIs, unit economics, and cash flow
• Contribute to long-term projects such as audit readiness, financial model development, and future financing events, with increasing ownership based on performance

What you'll need

• CA (ICAI) or CPA designation
• 3–5 years of post-qualification experience, ideally starting in Big 4 audit
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting under IFRS or equivalent
• Comfort working independently in Excel and building reporting from scratch
• Strong written English and the ability to work effectively across time zones

Nice to have

• Experience in financial services, lending, NBFC or fintech, or structured credit
• Experience with expected credit loss (IFRS 9 or equivalent) modelling and reporting
• Exposure to Indian/Canadian tax and regulatory filings (e.g. HST, SR&ED, CRA correspondence)
• Experience reporting to a foreign parent or head office
• Exposure to FP&A, financial modelling, or investor reporting
• Experience building and/or testing internal controls
• Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g. Power BI, Looker Studio)

Details

• Location: Gurgaon, India; willing to relocate to Delhi NCR if not already there
• Five days a week in-office
• Extended or shifted hours likely given a 9.5–10.5 hour time difference with the Canadian head office
• Comfort working asynchronously is essential