Job Description: Head - Accounts & Finance

About Inner Sky Labs and Miko

The role

Key responsibilities

• Maintain product costing and margin analysis, covering COGS, landed cost and gross margin by SKU, channel and market, built on data from the supply chain and logistics teams.
• Process and approve payments to contract manufacturers and suppliers under agreed terms, and line up cash with supply chain's purchase and production plans.
• Account for inventory: valuation, ageing provisions and write-offs, and reconciling book stock against supply chain and warehouse records, including periodic count audits.
• Build P&L by channel for retail, marketplaces and D2C, accounting for trade terms, co-op marketing, returns, chargebacks and retailer deductions.
• Track marketing spend, customer acquisition cost and subscription revenue and renewals for the consumer business.

• Run finance for the entities in India, the US and the UK, and any new markets. Keep them on one close calendar, chart of accounts and reporting standard.
• Manage indirect taxes in every country: GST in India, US state sales tax and nexus, UK VAT, and marketplace tax collection.
• Support the logistics team on customs: fund duty payments, account for refunds and drawback, assess the financial impact of disputes, and keep banks, lenders and auditors informed.
• Ensure FEMA/RBI compliance for imports, exports, overseas investment and remittances, and keep transfer pricing documentation in place for intercompany sales, services and IP.
• Handle Companies Act and ROC filings, US federal and state filings, UK Companies House and HMRC, and the advisors in each country.

• Set pricing and commercial models for perpetual or term licences, annual maintenance (AMC) and implementation fees.
• Review licence agreements for payment terms, IP ownership, liability, indemnity and tax clauses, working with legal.
• Account for licence, maintenance and services revenue correctly (Ind AS 115 / ASC 606), and set up invoicing, renewals and collections.
• Plan withholding tax, treaty benefits and permanent-establishment risk for licence income from customers abroad.

• Lead the annual budget, rolling forecasts and the group financial model across hardware and AI licensing.
• Deliver monthly MIS, consolidated management accounts and Board and investor reporting.
• Provide analysis for pricing, product launches, market entry and make-versus-buy decisions.

• Own the weekly cash flow and the rolling 13-week cash forecast, and run the weekly payment cycle with approvals in INR and foreign currencies.
• Manage banking relationships, foreign currency accounts, FX exposure and hedging.
• Arrange working-capital, inventory, receivables and trade finance, and handle the commercial and legal terms of those facilities.
• Support equity and debt fundraising, investor diligence and M&A.

• Own month-end and year-end close, consolidation, intercompany accounting and reconciliations.
• Lead statutory, tax and internal audits in all countries and close them on time.
• Build internal controls, approval limits, maker-checker processes and a risk framework.
• Oversee payroll and corporate insurance (product liability, stock, transit and warehouse cover).
• Lead and grow the accounts team, manage outsourced providers, and automate processes through ERP and other tools.

Requirements

• Chartered Accountant (mandatory); CPA or CMA a plus.
• 15+ years after qualifying, including 5+ years leading finance.
• Must have: Finance leadership in a consumer hardware, electronics or B2C product business, covering inventory, contract manufacturing, and retail and e-commerce channels.
• Must have: Has run finance across countries, with a working command of tax, customs and regulatory law in India and the US/UK (GST, sales tax, VAT, FEMA, transfer pricing).
• Experience with technology licensing revenue and annual maintenance contracts.
• Good to have: subscription revenue, AI or deep-tech companies, and fundraising at a venture-backed company.

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