Finance Lead

Responsible for providing support for all branch level financial activities including - Branch financial and business forecasting, planning and reporting; Branch level internal Financial and Business Reporting; Supervising and coordinating Accounts Reconciliation at a branch level and providing Price Increase support; Day-to-day financial requirements such as Billing & Invoicing, Cash Management, Accounting, Price Increase administration, Compliance & Audit requirements

Budgeting and Forecasting

• Provide strategic planning support by preparing budget/ financial forecasts for the branch
• Prepare annual budget for the Branch and support in Hub budget preparation
• Conduct sales forecasting and analysis
• Prepare profitability estimates and actual result statements on monthly and periodic basis
• Conduct detailed business trends and performance analysis
• Analyse trading results, collections, cost analyses, growth analyses etc.
• Advise Branch head on financial status/ performance of the hub

Financial and Business Reporting

• Analyze budget conformance at a Branch level
• Analyze and monitor sales performance data
• Analyze profitability data for clients and provide relevant input to sales team
• Advise branch head on financial status/ performance of the branch
• Prepare monthly and periodic MIS statements as required for internal reporting

Billing, Cash, Accounting and Price Increase Support

• Manage the end-to-end billing process for all clients to ensure accurate recording and processing of bills/invoices
• Manage budgeted cash at a branch level and handle all petty cash
• Review reconciliation of hours billed v/s hours paid for all assignments at a branch level
• Share debtor analysis with Branch Managers to support collection of outstanding amounts from clients
• Support in resolving client queries on invoices and billing
• Provide inputs for invoice corrections
• Manage billing amounts for clients linked to Price Increase
• For retrospective Price Increase cases manage recovery and collection of past dues
• Monitor expenses on uniform, stationery, telephone and other administrative requirements
• Implement cost control measures to keep overhead costs under control
• Conduct monthly closing of accounts

Taxation, Compliance and Audit

• Ensure tax filing and organise TDS certificates in a timely manner
• Ensure smooth audits and regular interaction with auditors

Key Relationships

Internal

• Branch Service Delivery Team
• Branch HR
• Hub Finance Business Partner
• Credit Controller
• Finance Transaction Centre

External

• Clients
• Government bodies