Deputy Manager - Accounts & Finance

Role & responsibilities

Audit & Compliance:

• Coordinate with internal and external auditors for financial information, schedules and supporting documents.
• Support statutory, tax and other regulatory compliance activities.
• Ensure adherence to applicable accounting standards, taxation requirements and internal policies.

Business Finance & Management Reporting:

• Prepare and analyse periodic business MIS covering revenue, costs, profitability, working capital and key business KPIs, providing trends and actionable insights for management reviews.
• Support monthly, quarterly and annual financial closing and reporting, including preparation and analysis of the P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow statements.
• Ensure accuracy, completeness and timely closure of financial data and reports.
• Monitor Capex budgets, approvals, commitments and actual expenditure, and highlight significant variances.

Internal Controls & Process Improvement:

• Support the development and strengthening of financial controls, accounting processes, reconciliations and documentation, while ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial data.
• Work closely with the accounting team to ensure smooth month-end closing and reporting activities.
• Take ownership of specific finance processes over time and develop team-handling and leadership capabilities.

Financial Analysis & Decision Support:

• Analyse product and business unit level financial performance.
• Identify trends and opportunities for cost optimization and improved financial performance.

Budgeting & Forecasting:

• Support the annual budgeting and business planning process, including preparation of periodic forecasts and financial outlooks.
• Prepare Budget vs Actual and Forecast vs Actual analysis, identify key variances and underlying business drivers, and support corrective action planning.

Taxation:

• Support direct and indirect taxation activities, including documentation, reconciliations and compliance.
• Coordinate with internal teams and consultants for tax-related requirements.
• Develop practical understanding of the taxation impact on business transactions.

ERP & Financial Data Management:

• Work on SAP/ERP systems for financial transactions, reporting and analysis.
• Leverage ERP and Excel-based tools to improve reporting efficiency.

Preferred candidate profile

• Strong understanding of financial reporting, accounting principles and Ind AS fundamentals
• Working knowledge of SAP / ERP systems, preferably SAP FI/CO.
• Strong proficiency in MS Excel and financial analysis
• Manages multiple deadlines across month-end, budgeting, forecasting, MIS and project