Finance and Accounting Team Lead

About the Company

Andromeda Software is an operating group of Constellation Software Inc. (TSX: CSU). Andromeda's promise — Permanent Home. Powered by People. — captures how we operate: we acquire vertical market software companies with the intent to hold them permanently, and we invest deliberately in the leaders and teams who build them.

About the Role

The role involves owning the end-to-end monthly financial close process, supporting financial planning and analysis, and leading a team to ensure compliance and accuracy in financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Monthly Accrual-Based Financial Close (Primary Responsibility)
• Owns the end-to-end monthly close for Peocit, ensuring accrual-based books are complete, accurate, and delivered on Andromeda's group reporting timeline.
• Prepares and reviews journal entries, accruals, prepayments, and account reconciliations in accordance with CSI corporate accounting policy (IFRS).
• Maintains the chart of accounts, ensuring it is aligned and mapped to Andromeda/CSI's baseline chart of account structure, and applies CSI's accounting policies consistently across the ledger.
• Reviews balance sheet reconciliations monthly, investigates variances, and resolves or escalates issues promptly.
• Bridges Peocit's Indian statutory books (Ind AS) with the group reporting standards required by Andromeda and CSI, flagging any policy gaps as they arise.
• Partners with Andromeda's India finance leadership and Home Office finance team to keep the close aligned with divisional standards and cadence.

Financial Planning & Analysis (Secondary Responsibility)

• Supports the annual budget and periodic rolling forecast cycles for Peocit, working closely with the COO and business unit leadership.
• Prepares variance analysis comparing actuals to budget and forecast, with clear, actionable commentary on the drivers behind the numbers.
• Provides ad hoc financial analysis to inform pricing, cost, and day-to-day operating decisions.
• Supports IRR calculations, attrition analysis, and other requests from CSI/Andromeda corporate, providing timely and accurate data to inform decision-making.
• Builds and maintains reporting templates and dashboards that give leadership timely visibility into financial performance.
• Participation in the Consolidated Financial Close
• Support the monthly and quarterly reporting packages, including balance sheet reconciliations, variance commentary, disclosure support, and timely submission of corporate reporting requirements.
• Manage intercompany reconciliations, related-party balances, consolidation support, and elimination entries within a multi-entity group structure.

Team Leadership & Development

• Leads, coaches, and develops a team of three — balancing hands-on execution with active people management.
• Sets clear expectations, reviews the quality of the team's work, and builds their capability in accrual accounting and CSI-aligned processes.
• Holds the team to a high bar on accuracy and deadlines while creating an environment where people want to stay and grow.
• Runs regular 1:1s and gives direct, constructive feedback; addresses performance issues early and fairly.

Internal Controls, Compliance & Audit Support

• Maintains and strengthens internal controls over financial reporting for Peocit in line with CSI standards.
• Supports statutory audits, tax filings, and other compliance requirements in coordination with local advisors and Andromeda's compliance and tax functions.
• Identifies control gaps or compliance risks early and escalates with clear context.

Stakeholder Partnership & Communication

• Serves as the primary day-to-day finance point of contact for Peocit's COO and leadership team.
• Partners with Andromeda's Home Office finance functions (India finance leadership, tax, treasury) to stay aligned with group policy and reporting cadence.
• Communicates financial results and analysis clearly to non-finance stakeholders, tailoring detail and tone to the audience.

Qualifications

Chartered Accountant (CA), CMA, ACCA, or equivalent professional accounting qualification.

Required Skills

• 5–8 years of progressive accounting/finance experience, including direct ownership of an accrual-based monthly close process.
• Prior people-management experience or demonstrated readiness to lead and develop a small team (2–3 direct reports).
• Chartered Accountant (CA), CMA, ACCA, or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
• Strong working knowledge of Indian statutory and accounting requirements (Ind AS), with the ability to bridge local books to a parent company's group reporting standards.
• Hands-on experience with ERP/accounting systems and advanced Excel skills.
• Practical experience preparing FP&A deliverables — budgets, forecasts, and variance analysis with narrative commentary.
• Professional fluency in English.