First-Year India Operations Support

The first year in a new country is when most things can go wrong and the least internal capacity exists to catch them. First-year operations support is a managed operating bridge: we run and coordinate the day-to-day India function for foreign companies that need dependable support before their own team is mature — then hand it over cleanly once operations are stable.

A managed operating bridge, not a permanent dependency

This service is deliberately temporary by design. In the early months your India entity needs the same discipline as an established operation — clean books, timely compliance, payroll, documentation and reporting — but rarely has the headcount to deliver it. We provide that capability as a bridge, with a clear intention to hand over to your internal team once the operation has found its footing.

Accounting, tax, payroll & MIS

We run the core finance and reporting function for the first year — keeping the books, supporting tax and payroll, and producing the MIS your leadership needs to see how India is performing from abroad.

• Accounting and bookkeeping
• Tax support and coordination
• Payroll processing and support
• Monthly MIS and management reporting
• Board reporting packs
• Internal control setup

Vendor, customer & compliance documentation

Early operations generate a steady flow of vendor and customer paperwork that must be captured correctly from the start. We organise vendor and customer documentation, maintain a compliance calendar, and keep the operation on top of its filing and reporting obligations.

• Vendor documentation
• Customer documentation
• Compliance calendar setup and monitoring
• Local coordination with staff, vendors and advisors

Monthly reviews & local coordination

We hold monthly review meetings with your team to walk through performance, compliance status and open items, and we provide on-the-ground local coordination so issues are picked up and resolved without your head office having to manage India hour by hour.

The first-year journey

A typical engagement moves through clear phases, from initial setup to a planned handover:

Handover to your internal team

Once operations are stable and your internal India team is ready, we transition the function to them — with documented processes, a compliance calendar already in motion and a clear knowledge handover. From there, many groups continue with a lighter-touch Virtual CFO desk for oversight, or with ongoing MNC compliance support for their continuing obligations.

Who this is for

First-year operations support suits foreign companies that have just incorporated in India — often through our incorporation service — and need dependable local execution before hiring a full internal team. It is the operating layer that turns a new entity into a running, compliant business while your own capability builds up behind it.