Senior Manager – Finance, Accounts and Compliance

About Soul Forest

We are a business that transforms barren lands into biodiverse forests through an 80:20 model—80% nature reserve, 20% eco-sensitive living, wellness, and livelihoods. Our 250-acre pilot in Veltoor, Telangana is a living lab of restoration and regeneration. Founded by Earthshot Prize-winning climate entrepreneurs, Soul Forest aims to scale this model to 100,000 acres globally in the next decade.

As we prepare to scale, we are strengthening our Finance & Compliance backbone to be “always audit-ready” and “scale-ready”.

What’s the Role?

As Senior Manager – Finance, Accounts and Compliance at Soul Forest, you will own end-to-end accounting, tax, and compliance across our group entities. You will work deeply with organisational data to ensure zero non-compliance, robust documentation, and clean, investor-ready books.

You will coordinate closely with auditors and external consultants, review and refine legal and tax-related documents, and build systems that make the organisation ready for scale—across finance, tax, and regulatory requirements. This is a rounded finance leadership role for someone who wants to be both hands-on and strategic.

What You’ll Do

• Own end-to-end accounts for all entities – bookkeeping, ledgers scrutiny, reconciliations, monthly closing, and finalisation of financial statements.
• Run tax and statutory compliances – Income tax (TDS, advance tax, returns, tax audit), basic GST coordination, and ensuring all filings are on time.
• Coordinate with auditors and consultants – be the single point of contact for statutory auditors, tax advisors, and compliance/legal consultants; close audits and queries on time.
• Review finance-related legal documents – contracts, leases, JV agreements, loan docs, and commercial agreements from a finance, tax, and compliance lens.
• Manage Treasury and MIS functions – oversee banking operations, cash flow planning, treasury management, and prepare timely MIS, budgets, and management reports.
• Build a clean compliance backbone – maintain trackers, registers, and a data room so the organisation is always due-diligence-ready with zero slippage.
• Strengthen systems and controls – set up simple, robust processes for approvals, documentation, and reporting to support scale-up.

Who We’re Looking For

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) with at least 5 years of post-qualification experience.
• Strong, industry-backed hands-on experience in accounting, finalisation of books for companies and LLPs, along with expertise in MIS, budgeting, and other financial reporting.
• Solid working knowledge of income tax (incl. TDS, returns, tax audit) and exposure to GST and other compliances (via consultants is fine).
• Prior experience working with auditors, tax advisors, and compliance/legal consultants.
• Experience in managing banking relationships, cash flows, and treasury operations.
• Comfortable reviewing agreements from a finance and tax perspective.
• Highly organised, detail-oriented, and reliable with deadlines – nothing falls through the cracks.
• Active in the industry – keeps updated on tax, accounting, and regulatory changes and applies them in practice.

Who Should Skip This

This role is probably not for you if:

• You prefer only narrow accounting work and are not keen to handle compliance, documentation, and legal-finance interfaces.
• You are uncomfortable taking ownership and being accountable for “nothing slips” on compliances.
• You dislike working with auditors, consultants, or legal teams and avoid detailed documentation.
• You’re not actively updating yourself on changes in tax and accounting standards.

Why Work With Us?

• Be the Backbone: You will build and own the finance & compliance backbone of a pioneering, nature-led organisation.
• Scale with Purpose: Work at the intersection of finance, law, and climate action.
• High Exposure: Get direct exposure to founders, investors, advisors, and multi-entity structuring.
• Growth & Learning: Opportunity to grow as the organisation scales.

How to Apply

If this sounds like you, please apply using the form below (attach your CV and a Cover Letter on why this role excites you).

Fill out this Google Form: https://forms.gle/wUmt7WfvWj9Frk2Y8

Deadline: 12th December 2025

Note: Only responses filled in the Google Form will be considered.

Soul Forest is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive workplace for all.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₹1,500,000.00 - ₹2,000,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person