Accordion India - Assistant Manager - Finance and Accounting

Role overview:

Assistant Manager Finance & Accounting

What will you do:

Management Reporting (MIS):

• Prepare Monthly and Quarterly MIS reports for internal stakeholders, covering financial summaries, variance analysis, and key performance indicators.
• Analyse Actuals vs Budget/Forecast and provide actionable insights to aid business decisions.

Budgeting & Forecasting:

• Support the preparation of annual budgets and rolling forecasts.
• Coordinate with business departments for timely submission of budget inputs.
• Monitor the budget approval process and ensure Indents and Purchase Orders (POs) align with approved limits.

Financial Statements & Audit Support:

• Prepare standalone and consolidated financial statements in accordance with applicable accounting standards (Ind AS/IFRS).
• Support the statutory audit process including data compilation, resolving audit queries, and ensuring timely closure of audit issues.
• Assist in preparing notes to accounts and ensuring completeness of financial disclosures.

Financial Modelling & Analysis:

• Build and update financial models to support strategic planning, investment decisions, and scenario analysis.
• Analyse business performance metrics and profitability to support business strategy.

Taxation & Compliance:

• Assist in the computation of direct taxes, Advance tax computation and support compliance activities.
• Keep up to date with evolving tax laws and regulations, ensuring proper documentation and provisions.

Accounting & Closures:

• Assist in month-end and year-end accounting closures ensuring accuracy and compliance with internal controls.
• Prepare necessary reconciliations, journal entries, and schedules to support timely closings.

Coordination with Offshore Teams:

• Serve as a communication bridge between the local and offshore finance teams for data sharing, query resolution, and reporting.
• Maintain clear, professional communication (written and verbal) across time zones.

Advanced Tools Usage:

• Utilize Excel (pivot tables, advanced formulas, dashboards) for data analysis and financial reporting.
• Prepare clear, insightful PowerPoint presentations for internal reviews and management meetings.

Ideally, you should have:

• A qualified Chartered Accountant with 1-3 years of experience
• A strong grasp of accounting principles, regulations and procedures, including the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• An excellent knowledge in Finance and Taxation principles.
• Good working knowledge of financial statements and statutory audit processes
• Relevant statutory provisions along with filing exposure.
• Strong analytical skills, problem solving skills and high degree of attention for details
• Proficiency in ERP tools (preferably in NetSuite), in Excel (advanced level) and other MS applications
• Ability to work under tight schedules in a fast-paced environment and often with multiple priorities
• Proactive mindset and an eagerness to learn
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) for cross-functional and cross-border collaboration.

Why Explore a Career at Accordion:

• High growth environment:

  Semi-annual performance management and promotion cycles coupled with a strong meritocratic culture, enables fast track to leadership responsibility.

• Cross Domain Exposure:

  Interesting and challenging work streams across industries and domains that always keep you excited, motivated, and on your toes.

• Entrepreneurial Environment

  : Intellectual freedom to make decisions and own them. We expect you to spread your wings and assume larger responsibilities.

• Fun culture and peer group:

  Non-bureaucratic and fun working environment; Strong peer environment that will challenge you and accelerate your learning curve.

• Other benefits for full-time employees:

• Health and wellness programs that include employee health insurance covering immediate family members and parents, term life insurance for employees, free health camps for employees, discounted health services (including vision, dental) for employee and family members, free doctor’s consultations, counsellors, etc.
• Corporate Meal card options for ease of use and tax benefits.
• Team lunches, company sponsored team outings and celebrations
• Robust leave policy to support work-life balance. Specially designed leave structure to support woman employees for maternity and related requests.
• Reward and recognition platform to celebrate professional and personal milestones.
• A positive & transparent work environment which includes various employee engagement and employee benefit initiatives to support personal and professional learning and development.