Deputy Manager/Manager - Finance & Accounts | Chartered Accountant

The Role:

We are seeking an astute, high-performing Chartered Accountant professional to serve as Manager/Deputy Manager to directly report to the Director Legal & Compliances. In this crucial leadership-track role, you will take hands-on ownership of the group's financial closures, tax compliances and litigations, RERA governance, and cross-functional legal document control pertaining to Sales Accounting Team. You will act as the key bridge between financial auditing and project execution teams, ensuring 100% statutory compliance and strict internal risk control.

Location: Hyderabad

Reporting To: Director Legal & Compliances

Key Responsibilities

1. Taxation, Notices & Litigations Statutory Notice Handling:

• Act as the primary gatekeeper for handling incoming Income Tax and GST notices; draft professional, technically sound responses and manage communication with tax authorities during scrutiny/assessment workflows.
• Returns Management: Supervise the timely preparation, review, and filing of all GST & Income Tax statutory returns, monthly TDS/TCS workings, and associated compliance payments.

2. Corporate Accounts, Financial Reporting, Audits & Strategic Finance Financial Closure & Reporting

• Lead Monthly, Quarterly, Half-Yearly and Annual Book Closure activities across group entities, ensuring accuracy, completeness and adherence to applicable Accounting Standards and regulatory requirements.
• Perform detailed Ledger Scrutiny and General Ledger Reviews to identify accounting anomalies, unusual transactions, unreconciled balances, and compliance risks.
• Review Trial Balance, Profit & Loss Account, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statements before finalization and submission to management, auditors and regulatory authorities.
• Prepare monthly MIS reports covering project-wise profitability, collections, receivables, payables, inventory movement, cost overruns and fund utilization.
• Conduct periodic scrutiny of customer receivables, advances from customers, creditor balances, retention amounts, security deposits and project-specific accounting entries.

3.Audit & Financial Control

• Coordinate with Statutory Auditors, Internal Auditors, Secretarial Auditors and Tax Auditors for timely completion of audits and closure of audit observations.
• Prepare audit schedules, supporting documents and management representations required during audit assignments.
• Ensure implementation and monitoring of Internal Financial Controls (IFC) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) across finance and compliance functions.
• Review accounting treatment of complex transactions including customer cancellations, revenue recognition, project transfers, land acquisitions, settlements and restructuring arrangements.

4.Treasury, Escrow & Trustee Compliance

• Monitor project escrow accounts and fund utilization statements to ensure compliance with RERA, lender and trustee requirements.
• Prepare periodic fund flow statements, cash flow forecasts and working capital utilization reports for management review.
• Coordinate with lenders, trustees, monitoring agencies and rating agencies for submission of financial information and compliance certifications.

5.Listed NCD & SEBI Compliance

• Prepare and review quarterly and annual financial information required for Listed NCD compliances.
• Draft and coordinate Asset Cover Certificates, Security Cover Certificates, Covenant Compliance Certificates and other disclosures required under SEBI (LODR) Regulations.
• Coordinate with Debenture Trustees (Catalyst, IDBI Trusteeship and other trustees), credit rating agencies and regulatory authorities for periodic compliance submissions.
• Monitor compliance with Debenture Trust Deeds, Information Memorandums, Escrow Mechanisms, Charge Registrations and Security Documentation.
• Support management in addressing investor queries, trustee observations and regulatory reporting requirements relating to listed debt securities.

6.Strategic Finance & Risk Management

• Review project viability reports, cost-to-complete statements, inventory valuations and means-of-finance assessments.
• Monitor receivable ageing, cancellation impact analysis, refund obligations and revenue recovery strategies.
• Identify financial, regulatory and operational risks and recommend mitigation measures to senior management.
• Assist leadership in fundraising, restructuring, refinancing, due diligence exercises and strategic financial initiatives.

7. RERA Governance & Project Compliance

• Quarterly & Annual Filings: Take end-to-end ownership of preparing and submitting CA Cost workings (Form 3), Sold/Unsold Inventory status, and "Means of Finance" reports for quarterly RERA compliances for Space Station and Corinth Hill projects and other projects of the group.
• Technical Coordination: Liaison closely with the Construction/Engineering teams to collect and verify Architect and Engineer Certificates (Forms 1 & 2) alongside site progress photos.
• Annual Certifications: Draft, obtain necessary certificates, and ensure timely filing of the Annual Form 7 Certificate with RERA within the mandated statutory timeline.
• Expert Committee MIS: Coordinate materials for the RERA Expert Committee Meetings; prepare comprehensive summary dashboards covering unsold inventory, revenue collections, station-wise receivables, and tower-wise balance completion costs to present a clear picture of project financial health

8. SAT Team Leadership:

• Lead and manage the Sales Accounting Team (SAT), tracking every customers progress through the documentation lifecycle and submitting weekly performance analytics to the leadership.
• Transaction Assurance: Review and verify the completeness and accuracy of No Objection Certificate (NOC) applications submitted to Catalyst/Trustees for Agreements of Sale, Registrations, and Handovers.
• Strict Version Control: Oversee and maintain absolute version control over critical drafts, including Sale Deeds, Agreements of Sale, Bank Tripartite Agreements, and Deeds of Cancellation; proactively identify and flag any deviation from corporate legal clauses.

Candidate Profile and Qualifications:

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) or a Dual Degree holder (CA + LL.B / CS) with a deep understanding of corporate law and taxation.
• Experience: Relevant experience in real estate financial accounting, corporate taxation, or RERA regulatory management ranging from 1 to 6 years.
• Technical Skills: High proficiency in MS Office (Advanced Excel for financial modelling and MIS), Tally, and legal document control workflows.
• Core Competencies: Impeccable professional communication (written and presentation); sharp eye for contractual deviations; and the maturity to confidently manage internal departments and external statutory bodies.
• Compensation; Commensurate with experience