Manager Corporate Finance & Accounts

About the Role

We are a private equity firm with a portfolio of multiple subsidiaries. We're hiring a Manager to sit at the PE/group level and drive financial discipline MIS, budgeting, ERP automation (Zoho), treasury management, and acquisition-related accounting across these subsidiaries, working closely with each subsidiary's finance team without being embedded in any one of them.

Key Responsibilities

• Subsidiary MIS oversight – Guide and review monthly/quarterly MIS submitted by multiple (individually small) start-up subsidiaries, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and comparability for group-level consolidation
• Budgeting across subsidiaries – Drive the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting process across subsidiaries; review budget vs. actual variances with subsidiary finance teams and flag deviations to leadership
• ERP automation & standardization (Zoho) – Drive Zoho ERP rollout/adoption and automation across subsidiary finance functions; standardize chart of accounts, workflows, and KPI dashboards for faster, more reliable reporting
• Treasury management – Oversee cash flow planning, banking relationships, and fund utilization across subsidiaries; guide subsidiary teams on treasury hygiene, working capital, and liquidity planning
• PPA on acquisition – Lead/support purchase price allocation exercises for newly acquired subsidiaries, coordinating with valuers and auditors
• Acquisition integration – Drive the finance and accounting integration of newly acquired start-ups into group systems, policies, and reporting standards
• Cost savings – Identify and drive cost-optimization initiatives across the subsidiary portfolio, working with subsidiary teams to implement and track savings
• Board & investor reporting – Prepare group-level MIS and board/investor deck sections, including subsidiary-wise performance summaries and variance analysis
• Audit coordination – Coordinate statutory audits at the subsidiary level and the group consolidation audit, resolving queries in partnership with subsidiary finance teams
• Impairment & intangibles assessment – Periodically assess intangible assets and carrying values across subsidiaries, flagging impairment indicators
• EBITDA reconciliation – Reconcile EBITDA definitions and figures reported by subsidiaries against group standards, resolving variances

Candidate Requirements

• Chartered Accountant (CA) / CPA / MBA – Finance, with 5–8 years of experience in corporate finance, controllership, or audit
• Experience working across multiple/decentralized entities — comfortable operating in a "guide and govern" capacity across several small, fast-moving start-up teams rather than within a single large finance function
• Hands-on exposure to Zoho or similar ERP systems, with experience driving automation and standardization across entities
• Working knowledge of PPA, impairment testing, and M&A integration from a finance/accounting standpoint
• Strong treasury and cash flow management exposure across multiple entities/bank relationships
• Strong stakeholder-management skills — able to influence and guide subsidiary finance teams without direct line authority
• Strong technical knowledge of consolidation accounting, group financial reporting, and applicable accounting standards

Key Details

• Function: Corporate Finance & Accounts
• Reports to: Head – Group Finance & Accounts
• Location: Hyderabad