Vice President Finance

Job Description

About Amber

Amber is the world‘s largest student accommodation marketplace, think Booking.com for student housing. We help students find and book long-term accommodation near their universities without the usual mess of negotiation, non-standard paperwork and broken payments.

Today, we list 1M+ beds across 800+ universities, 250+ cities and 10 countries, and we are on track for $1B in annual gross bookings value by 2026. Amber is backed by marquee investors like Gaja Capital.

About the Role

This is a CFO-scope mandate, titled VP Finance. You will own finance end to end: the numbers we run the business on, the story we tell, and the controls and structures that hold a multi-country operation together. You will work directly with the founders and the leadership team.

Strategic Finance and FP&A

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• Own the annual operating plan, the long-range model and the monthly forecast, and hold the business accountable to them.
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• Build the unit economics view of the business: contribution margin by market, channel and supply type, cohort behaviour, payback and LTV/CAC.
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• Partner with Growth, Supply and Product on pricing, commission structures and market entry decisions, with the financial case behind each one.
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• Run capital allocation: where we spend, what we stop, and what returns we hold each function to.
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• Run any potential M&A transactions.
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Fundraising and Investor Relations

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• Run the fundraise round end to end: model, narrative, data room, diligence and support on term sheet negotiation.
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• Own the board pack, the quarterly investor update and the relationship with existing investors between rounds.
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• Build and maintain the debt and working capital options that suit the business, and manage banking relationships.
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Controllership, Tax and Global Structuring

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• Own accounting, monthly close, statutory reporting and the internal control environment across all entities.
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• Manage a multi-entity, multi-currency structure: transfer pricing, cross-border flows, FEMA and RBI compliance, and international tax exposure across our operating markets.
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• Own direct and indirect tax compliance, assessments and litigation in India and overseas jurisdictions.
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• Run treasury: cash flow, FX exposure, payment rails across markets, and the controls around all of it.
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• Coordinate statutory and internal audits, and hold clean, timely closes as a standard rather than an achievement.
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Team and Systems

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• Lead the finance team, which is already in place.
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• Whenever required, hire and develop the finance team across FP&A, controllership and accounts.
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What We Are Looking For

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• CA with 10+ years of experience, including at least 4 years leading a finance team.
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• Experience in a high-growth environment.
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• Strong command of corporate finance and investor relations, with real exposure to fundraising and diligence.
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• Depth in direct and indirect tax compliance, and comfort with multi-entity and multi-currency operations.
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• Analytical strength: you build the model yourself and can defend every assumption in it.
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• Clear communication with founders, board members, investors and auditors.
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Good to Have

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• Experience taking a company through a Series B or later round.
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• Exposure to international entity setup, transfer pricing or overseas tax structuring.
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• Experience building or replacing a finance system stack during a period of fast growth.
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What You Get at Amber

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• Fast-paced growth, with the room to skip intermediate levels.
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• Full ownership of the function and the authority that comes with it.
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• An open and inclusive environment.
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• Strong compensation and ESOPs.
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How to Apply

Write to reet.s@amberstudent.com with your CV.