Financial reporting Team Lead

Role Overview: As the Financial Reporting Team Lead at LEDT-Edutech located in Chennai Manapakkam, your role involves facilitating the preparation of annual budgets and ensuring strict adherence to budget guidelines for each business unit, department, or project. You will be responsible for overseeing financial accounting and cash flow management, guiding and facilitating the financial accounting process, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, resolving accounting-related issues, and liaising with internal and external auditors. Key Responsibilities: - Build internal controls and checks - Monitor cash flows and conduct regular reviews for error-free quarterly and annual accounts - Prepare and analyze Profit & Loss Account and Balance Sheet schedules - Provide monthly performance reports to management - Conduct periodic financial ratio analysis and implement interventions for improvement - Manage working capital by monitoring collections, optimizing vendor credits, reviewing sales over-invoicing, and preparing monthly cash budgets - Identify and manage execution risks, obtain new country clearances, and mitigate financial exposures and risks such as forex and commodity risks - Hedge exposures in forex and commodities to minimize risks - Handle interactions with GST/Tax Authorities for tax assessments, negotiate contractual obligations with clients, and manage vendor relationships - Negotiate commercial terms with clients and vendors, and liaise with bankers for financing arrangements Qualifications Required: - Minimum of 15-20 years of experience in Finance & Accounting - Expertise in accounting standards, financial reporting, Hyperion Financial Reporting, GST compliance, treasury management, and risk management - Chartered Accountant (CA) qualification Join us in our mission to deliver financial integrity and strategic insights to support the growth and success of our organization.,