Financial Reporting & Month-End Close
- Lead and support the monthly financial close process for the India entity.
- Prepare individual entity and group consolidated monthly management accounts.
- Drive continuous improvement in the month-end close to reduce turnaround time and enhance accuracy.
- Conduct variance analysis between actuals and budgets, identifying anomalies, trends, and potential mispostings.
- Prepare internal month-end deliverables, including management accounts and board packs with meaningful commentary.
Financial Planning & Analysis
- Analyse the financial performance of the Indian entity and communicate key insights to senior management.
- Track and report on key KPIs, budget variances, and financial trends.
- Provide support for budgeting and forecasting processes.
Compliance & Statutory Responsibilities
- Ensure full compliance with Indian regulatory and statutory requirements, including the Companies Act, GST/VAT, and Income Tax regulations.
- Prepare and file accurate statutory returns such as GST/VAT, TDS, and other applicable tax filings.
- Coordinate and liaise with external consultants, auditors, and regulatory bodies for statutory audits, tax filings, and financial reviews.
- Maintain and update compliance policies, ensuring alignment with local laws and group standards.
- Conduct internal audits and compliance risk assessments.
- Respond to regulatory audits, notices, and inspections.
- Monitor business activities to detect potential violations.
- Investigate compliance breaches and recommend corrective actions.
Process Improvement & Systems Support
- Identify opportunities to improve financial systems, reporting tools, and internal controls.
- Support the design and implementation of more effective workflows across finance and compliance functions.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to streamline processes and enhance operational efficiency.
General & Ad-Hoc Duties
- Support broader finance initiatives and global projects as required.
- Handle ad-hoc analysis, special projects, and reporting requests from senior stakeholders.
- Act as a key contributor to the ongoing growth and maturity of the finance function in India.
About you
The successful Financial Accountant will have a track record in delivering results in a fast-moving scaling business, and hence, you must be comfortable with change and uncertainty. More specifically, the ideal candidate will have:
- CA, CMA, MBA Finance, or equivalent professional qualification.
- Strong knowledge of IND AS/IFRS to ensure accuracy and compliance with accounting standards.
- 5 8 years of progressive experience in finance and compliance roles, preferably in a startup, fintech, or multinational environment.
- Strong understanding of Indian GAAP/Ind AS, GST, Income Tax, and Companies Act.
- Excellent Excel and financial modelling skills; experience with ERP systems is a plus.
- Excellent stakeholder management, you ll be working with many of our internal teams and senior leadership
- A self-starter who is structured and organised, able to handle the competing pressures of immediate tasks alongside longer-term projects.
- Excel knowledge being comfortable using XLOOKUPs
- Ability to operate in a changing and dynamic environment with tight deadlines
- Proven track record of process improvement
- This is a hands-on role where you will be expected to roll up your sleeves to achieve the goals of the finance team and wider business
- Experience working with NetSuite is desirable but not essential