Revenue Controller

At Tide, we help SMEs save time and money in the running of their businesses by offering business accounts and related banking services, as well as a comprehensive set of highly usable and connected administrative solutions, from invoicing to accounting. Tide is transforming the small business banking market and now supports over 2 million members globally across the UK, India, Germany, and France.

Using advanced technology, all solutions are designed with SMEs in mind. With quick onboarding, low fees, and innovative features, we thrive on making data-driven decisions to serve our mission: to help SMEs save time and money so they can get back to doing what they love.

It’s an exciting time here at Tide; we are scaling and developing our product offering at a phenomenal rate and have made our first step into our ambitious plans towards international expansion with our move into the Indian SME marketplace. We need someone to be proactive, take initiative, and build out best-in-class financial reporting and control processes and procedures for our Indian operations.

As our new Revenue Controller, you’ll report to the Director of Finance and be responsible for the financial controllership of our Indian entities.

• Understand and reconcile various revenue lines with proper backup workings, system data, and vendor confirmations.
• Manage monthly revenue close activities, including revenue recognition, accruals, reconciliations, and preparation of supporting schedules.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting of revenue performance, key metrics, balance sheet reconciliations, and management information for internal and external stakeholders.
• Own the end-to-end revenue accounting and controllership processes, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and compliance with applicable accounting standards (IFRS/Ind AS).
• Develop and maintain robust revenue control frameworks, ensuring strong governance and adherence to internal policies and procedures.
• Perform detailed analysis of revenue streams, product profitability, transaction volumes, and trends to identify risks, anomalies, and growth opportunities.
• Partner closely with Product, Operations, Treasury, FP&A, and Commercial teams to understand new products, pricing structures, and business initiatives, ensuring appropriate accounting treatment and revenue recognition.
• Support the implementation and enhancement of automated revenue processes and scalable finance systems to improve efficiency and strengthen controls.
• Own reconciliation processes across banking partners, payment processors, card schemes, and other third-party service providers, ensuring timely resolution of exceptions.
• Collaborate with the Group Finance and Financial Reporting teams to ensure consistency with global accounting policies and reporting requirements.
• Prepare and review revenue-related balance sheet reconciliations and ensure proper documentation for significant transactions and accounting judgments.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis activities by providing insights into revenue drivers and business performance.
• Lead internal and external audits relating to revenue processes and controls, ensuring timely closure of observations and recommendations.
• Identify opportunities for process optimization, automation, and continuous improvement to enhance accuracy, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives, new product launches, and business expansion projects by providing commercial and financial insights from a revenue perspective.
• Thrive in a fast-paced fintech environment, taking ownership of business-critical processes and driving best-in-class revenue operations.

• Experience working in fintech or payment services. Experience in lending will be a plus.
• Strong financial acumen and excellent technical accounting skills. Familiar with accounting standards and disclosure requirements under Indian GAAP and/or IFRS.
• Experience in dealing with the statutory audit of financial services companies.
• You hold a professional finance qualification (CA/CMA) or Post graduation in Finance with strong relevant exposure.
• 5 to 8 years PQE.
• Confident dealing with senior stakeholders across the business and owning your work with minimal hands-on management.
• Commercial acumen.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to take responsibility for business-critical financial operations.
• Exceptional organisational skills.
• Curious mind and high level of problem-solving capability.
• Motivated by making a difference and getting things done.
• You would like to work in a fast-paced, startup environment.
• Personable, and able to build strong working relationships.
• Tech savvy.
• Hold a degree from a top-tier university.

Make work, work for you! We are embracing new ways of working and support flexible working arrangements. With our Working Out of Office (WOO) policy, our colleagues can work remotely from home or anywhere in their home country. Additionally, you can work from a different country for up to 90 days a year. Plus, you’ll get:

• Self & family health insurance
• Term & life insurance
• Mental wellbeing through Plumm
• WFH setup allowance
• 25 annual leaves
• Family & friendly leaves
• Stock options

At Tide, we champion a flexible workplace model that supports both in-person and remote work to cater to the specific needs of our different teams. While remote work is supported, we believe in the power of face-to-face interactions to foster team spirit and collaboration. Our offices are designed as hubs for innovation and team-building, where we encourage regular in-person gatherings to foster a strong sense of community.

At Tide, we believe that we can only succeed if we let our differences enrich our culture. Our Tideans come from a variety of backgrounds and experience levels. We consider everyone irrespective of their ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity, or differently-abled status. We celebrate diversity in our workforce as a cornerstone of our success. Our commitment to a broad spectrum of ideas and backgrounds is what enables us to build products that resonate with our members’ diverse needs and lives. We are One Team and foster a transparent and inclusive environment, where everyone’s voice is heard.