Assistant Manager Finance and Accounts

Job Purpose:

Managing day-to-day accounting activities, ensuring timely monthly closing, IND-AS Financial preparation, Payable & Receivable management, Dealing with banks, support the Working Capital management, debt servicing, budget monitoring & MIS reporting, Risk Management, Coordination with internal & external auditors.

Accountabilities

Support debt-servicing, Dealing with bankers

• Support in debt servicing with the objective of maintaining a high Credit Rating for the asset.
• Track debt payments made to banks for various loans.
• Coordinate with treasury team in Mumbai to ensure timely debt payments.
• Provide inputs regarding debts for the monthly preparation of financial statements such as the P&L statement, balance sheet and cash flow.
• Monitoring bank reconciliation statements on monthly basis
• Support working capital management to ensure timely availability of funds for business operations
• Estimate fund requirements for effective business operations (considering vendors payments, internal payments, debt servicing, daily expenses).
• Coordinate with banks to meet funding requirements basis borrowing limit and treasury policy.

Inventory Management & Controls

• Oversee end-to-end accounting of project materials, spare parts, and capital assets across all store locations and site warehouses.
• Conduct periodic physical stock verifications and perform detailed reconciliation against ERP/book balances.
• Reconcile Goods Receipt Notes (GRNs) with vendor invoices and purchase orders to ensure accurate liability booking.
• Identify and report slow-moving, non-moving, or damaged stock, and calculate appropriate obsolescence provisions.
• Strengthen internal controls around stock issuance, consumption tracking, and material transfers between project sites.

Multi-SPV Accounting & Financial Reporting

• Manage parallel general ledgers and day-to-day transaction processing across multiple SPVs within strict statutory timelines.
• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual book-closing activities for each individual entity under Ind AS standards.
• Reconcile inter-company and inter-SPV balances, loans, shared costs, and transactions on a monthly basis to eliminate elimination mismatches.
• Support group-level consolidation by preparing uniform reporting packages, MIS reports, and cash flow forecasts per entity.
• Facilitate smooth statutory, tax, and internal audits by serving as the central coordinator for entity-specific audit deliverables.
• Team Leadership & Work Allocation
• Assign clear daily, monthly, and close-cycle accountabilities among team members to maintain an even workload distribution.
• Supervise, review, and validate deliverables prepared by team members (e.g., reconciliations, tax returns, ledger reviews) before final sign-off.
• Establish clear timelines for accounting milestones to eliminate bottlenecks during peak month-end and audit cycles.
• Mentor team members on Ind AS compliance, ERP usage, tax deductions, and standard accounting best practices. Manage workflow dependencies and address operational hurdles promptly to ensure continuous team productivity.

Monthly closing and preparation of financial statement. Budget monitoring . Payable & Receivable Management, Direct & Indirect

Taxation

• Preparation of monthly financial statement & MIS reporting.
• Payable & Receivable Management.
• Debt covenants working on regular basis and ensuring the compliances.
• Monthly report preparation & monitoring of Opex actual vs budget.
• GST records maintenance, return filing & tax credit management.
• Direct tax/TDS return filing.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Educational Qualifications

• Mandatory Qualification: Chartered Accountant

Functional Skills

Understanding of the Indian Power Industry.

Thorough understanding of Balance Sheets and P&L statements.

Deep knowledge of regulatory framework on power industry.

Knowledge of Debt Servicing.

Knowledge of preparation of Financial Statements as per Companies Act 2013, Statutory & SOX audit.

Knowledge of taxation norms and systems.

Knowledge of GST & GST credit management & return filing

Understanding of working capital management.

Communication Skills.

Interpersonal Skills.

Ability to work in teams.

Relevant and total years of Experience

Overall experience: 1-3 years accounting experience.