Assistant Manager - Finance and Accounting

Role Overview: As an Assistant Manager Finance & Accounting, you will play a crucial role in supporting the financial operations of the company. Your responsibilities will involve supervising day-to-day finance and accounting transactions, ensuring accurate accounting of import purchases, managing stock movement and valuation, overseeing customer billing and cash collections, coordinating reconciliations, preparing financial reports, and handling logistics and customs clearance issues. You will need to take accountability, thrive in dynamic environments, engage confidently with cross-functional teams, and proactively solve problems. Key Responsibilities: - Supervise day-to-day finance and accounting transactions, including sales, purchases, inventory, and service billing. - Ensure accurate accounting of import purchases, including freight, duty, and landing cost computations. - Monitor and manage stock movement and valuation for finished goods and service-related spares. - Manage customer billing, cash collections, debtor ageing, and credit control in collaboration with sales and service functions. - Oversee vendor, customer, bank, and intercompany reconciliations in alignment with monthly close timelines. - Coordinate with external consultants to ensure timely submission of statutory filings including GST, TDS, and income tax returns. - Prepare and review monthly financials, sales reports, stock status, and ensure timely sharing of financial packs for HFM upload. - Support preparation of key management reports including POR, Keyline Statements, and variance analysis with business recommendations. - Handle logistics and customs clearance issues by engaging with logistics teams, customs agents, and banks for statutory documents. - Assist in internal and external audits through timely documentation and response to audit queries. - Deliver on high-pressure tasks such as month-end closure, compliance deadlines, and urgent data requirements from leadership. Qualifications Required: - CA Inter / Semi-qualified Chartered Accountant or equivalent professional qualification. - 6 to 8 years of relevant experience in a trading, import, or distribution environment. - Strong working knowledge of import documentation, indirect taxation, and compliance requirements. - Hands-on experience in Tally ERP and advanced Excel skills. - Proven ability to lead and supervise junior team members. - Experience coordinating with cross-functional departments like Sales, HR, Logistics, and external consultants.,