Head Accounts and Finance

Job Purpose:

To take complete ownership of accounting, finance, compliance, and system integration of Amardeep Group and Build a reliable finance function that enables the group to operate in auto-mode with minimal promoter intervention.

Role & responsibilities

1. Overall Accounting Ownership:

• End to end responsibility of books of accounts for all group entities Ensure correctness, completeness, and timeliness of accounting in all Accounting Platforms
• Monthly finalization of accounts with reconciliation and explanations
• Ownership of balance sheet, P&L, and cash flow statements

2. ERP and Tally Integration:

• Systems & Automation: Stabilize and enrich ERP, automate reconciliations, and reduce manual entries to improve accuracy and reliability.
• Design and implement a practical system to auto sync ERP data with Tally
• Gradually improve reliability of ERP for management reporting and a single accounting platform.

3. Compliance and Statutory Control:

• Ensure timely, accurate, and end to end compliance across all group entities under applicable laws, including the GST Act, Income Tax Act, Mines and Minerals Act, royalty obligations, pollution control regulations, along with periodic reconciliations.
• Act as single point of contact for auditors, consultants, and departments
• Prepare or extend assistance to consultants for submission in reply to notices and assessments

4. Review, Monitoring & Closure of Recurring Task:

• Review, monitor, and periodically update all recurring accounting, finance, compliance, and reporting tasks across group entities.
• Ensure all recurring activities (monthly, quarterly, yearly) are completed fully, on time, and without dependency on individuals.
• Create and maintain checklists, trackers, and calendars to ensure no task remains pending or partially completed.
• Establish accountability for closure of recurring tasks and implement system-driven reminders and controls.
• Continuously improve processes to reduce repetition errors and manual follow-ups.

5. Management Reporting and MIS:

• Develop & Prepare monthly MIS and any other reports o Present insights, not just numbers, to management
• Highlight risks, leakages, and improvement opportunities

6. Control Systems and Process Improvement:

• Working Capital & Credit Control: Monitor debtor days, credit limits, customer-wise exposure, advance vs outstanding mismatches, and enforce a structured credit policy integrated with sales approvals
• Exception Monitoring & Cost Control:
• Track and flag margin deviations, credit overruns, inventory mismatches, and compliance delays.
• Conduct periodic cost benchmarking (power, fuel, spares, logistics), identify process leakages (yield loss, rehandling, wastage), and support operations in reducing cost per ton.
• Design & implement SOPs for accounting and finance processes
• Reduce dependency on individuals by system driven controls
• Sales Support & Customer Satisfaction:
• Support sales growth through finance-led discipline and enhance customer satisfaction by ensuring easy billing, accurate ledgers, timely account confirmations, prompt payment follow-ups, and real-time credit booking in ERP for hassle-free supplies.

7. Team and Vendor Management:

• Lead and guide accounting team
• Train team for better accounting and compliance understanding Coordinate and supervise work of outsourced team (Accountant, Auditors and Consultants)
• Review work quality of outsourced team and ensure accountability

8. Strategic Support to Management:

• Support management in decision making through financial analysit
• Assist in budgeting, forecasting, and expansion plans
• Provide financial due diligence support for new ventures or investments
• Act as a trusted finance partner to management

Preferred candidate profile

Knowledge & Skills:

1. Strong conceptual clarity in accounting and taxation
2. Ability to understand ground level operations and link them with finance
3. Hands on, structured, and process-oriented approach
4. Leadership and coordination skills
5. Ability to work closely with Management and operational heads

Educational Qualification:

• Chartered Accountant preferred or MBA(Finance) with Strong practical experience
• Strong accounting and compliance background mandatory

Experience:

• 7 to 10 years of experience in accounting and finance
• Experience in manufacturing, mining, infrastructure, or process driven industries preferred

Preferred Candidate Location: Local candidates within 30 kms from job location is preferred

Pay Scale: As per Industry Standard