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Passage is a fintech company on a mission to dismantle financial barriers for international students and refugees seeking education in Canada. The company offers loans to deserving students, helping them access life-changing opportunities regardless of their birthplace or family wealth.
You will serve as Finance Manager, taking full ownership of accounting, reporting, compliance, and filings across Passage's global operations. Reporting directly to the finance lead at the Canadian head office, you'll manage day-to-day accounting operations, month-end close processes, and financial statement preparation under IFRS. You'll maintain and document accounting policies, reconciliations, and build scalable internal controls and reporting infrastructure.
Key responsibilities include leading statutory, tax, and regulatory filings across multiple jurisdictions (with growing ownership over time), managing the compliance calendar, and ensuring deadlines are met. You'll design and manage finance-related processes integrated with the product, collaborate with cross-functional teams to automate workflows, and handle day-to-day financial operations including payroll, vendor payments, and banking across entities.
You'll partner with the finance lead on investor and board reporting, support strategic decision-making by maintaining critical datasets, and build tools and frameworks to track KPIs, unit economics, and cash flow. You'll also contribute to long-term projects including audit readiness, financial model development, and future financing events, with increasing ownership based on performance.
The role requires working across a 9.5–10.5 hour time difference with the Canadian head office, so extended or shifted hours are expected. You'll work independently in a small team environment, building processes and structure as the company scales. Strong written communication and asynchronous collaboration skills are essential.
REQUIREMENTS:
- CA (ICAI) or CPA designation with 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 ability to work effectively across time zones
- Five-day-a-week in-office commitment in Gurgaon; willingness to relocate to Delhi NCR area if not already based there
NICE TO HAVES:
- Experience in financial services, lending, NBFC, fintech, or structured credit
- Experience with expected credit loss (IFRS 9 or equivalent) modelling and reporting
- Exposure to Indian/Canadian tax and regulatory filings (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 (Power BI, Looker Studio)
