Associate General Manager/General Manager - Finance

Designation (based on experience):

- 7 to 15 years experience: Associate General Manager Finance Operations

- 15 to 20+ years experience: General Manager Finance Operations

Reporting To: CFO / CEO

Role Overview:

The selected Chartered Accountant will work closely with the Companys CFO and senior leadership to safeguard and enhance the Companys financial health and operational effectiveness. This role combines strategic finance leadership, management accounting, and operational oversight, acting as a key business partner in driving sustainable growth, profitability, and governance.

The role demands hands-on involvement across day-to-day financial operations as well as big-picture planning, including strategy, investments, compliance, and process excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Finance Accounts:

- Partner with the CFO and senior leadership to develop and execute financial strategies aligned with business objectives.

- Oversee end-to-end financial operations including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, cash flow management, and working capital.

- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes.

- Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting to management and stakeholders.

- Ensure compliance with statutory, regulatory, and tax requirements.

- Lead audits (statutory, internal, tax) and manage relationships with auditors and consultants.

- Design, implement, and strengthen internal controls, financial governance, and risk mitigation frameworks.

- Support investment decisions, financial modelling, and long-term capital planning.

2. Costing Management Accounting:

- Drive the Companys financial performance through strategic analysis, cost optimisation, and insightful management reporting.

- Lead budgeting, standard costing, variance analysis, and performance measurement.

- Oversee costing of materials, labour, and overheads to ensure accurate project and product costing.

- Support management decision-making in areas such as pricing strategy, operational efficiency, profitability analysis, and capital investments.

- Provide forward-looking forecasts and actionable insights to senior management.

- Focus on internal management needs, differentiating from statutory financial accounting.

3. Operations Business Support:

- Oversee key operational functions, acting as a finance-driven operational leader (mini-COO role).

- Work closely with Project Managers (PMs) and Project Directors (PDs) to ensure projects are:

o Delivered on time

o Within approved budgets

o Meeting quality and compliance standards

- Track project financials, margins, and risks, and proactively flag deviations.

- Drive process improvements, operational efficiencies, and profitability enhancement initiatives.

- Support overall business growth through structured planning, execution, and continuous improvement.

- Lead and mentor finance and operations teams, fostering accountability and high performance.

4. Financial Reporting:

- Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting, ensuring accuracy and compliance with applicable accounting standards and statutory requirements

- Ensure timely closure of books of accounts, including review of provisions, accruals, reconciliations, and journal entries

- Prepare and review MIS reports, financial statements, and variance analysis for senior management

- Ensure consistency, completeness, and integrity of financial data across systems and reports

- Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning through accurate financial inputs

5. Audit Coordination:

- Act as the primary point of contact for Statutory Auditors, Internal Auditors, and Tax Auditors

- Plan, coordinate, and manage statutory, internal, and special audits, ensuring timely completion

- Ensure preparation and availability of audit schedules, working papers, and supporting documents

- Review and facilitate closure of audit observations, management comments, and action plans

- Ensure compliance with audit requirements under the Companies Act, Income Tax, GST, and other applicable regulations

- Support management in responding to audit queries, notices, and regulatory communications

Key Skills Competencies:

- Strong financial acumen with hands-on and strategic capability

- Expertise in financial planning, budgeting, costing, and management reporting

- Strong understanding of compliance, taxation, audits, and internal controls

- Operational mindset with ability to connect finance to execution

- Leadership skills with experience managing teams and cross-functional stakeholders

- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities

- Strong analytical and financial reporting skills

- Audit management and coordination expertise

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Qualification Experience:

- Qualification: Chartered Accountant (CA)

- Experience: 7 to 20 years (designation aligned as mentioned above)

- Prior experience in managing finance along with operational exposure is highly preferred.