Manager Finance

Role & responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced Senior Accounts Executive (CPA) to take on a senior finance role within our Pune finance team, working closely with the Senior Finance Manager on core financial operations, month-end close, and business reporting. This role offers significant scope for growth as our finance function scales, with strong potential to progress into broader finance leadership over time.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Reporting & Month-End Close

• Lead the month-end close process ensuring highly accurate financial reporting.
• Oversee journal entries, adjustments, accruals, and provisions.
• Reconcile and analyze complex account balances.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Guide and mentor junior finance team members.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration, identify operational bottlenecks, and implement process improvements for business continuity.
• Partner closely with the Senior Finance Manager on strategic and operational finance matters.

Reconciliation & AP/AR Management

• Oversee bank, credit card, and payment gateway reconciliations.
• Manage the end-to-end Accounts Payable cycle, vendor compliance, and accurate receivables aging/collections.

Strategic Finance & Ad-Hoc Operations

• Partner with internal stakeholders on budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Prepare executive-level financial reports and insights to drive critical business decisions.

Compliance

• Enforce adherence to financial regulations and internal company policies, ensuring pristine documentation and audit readiness.

Preferred candidate profile

• 8+ years of hands-on experience strictly in the Core Accounting & Finance domain.
• Experience must be in core corporate finance/accounting.
• Proven mid-level leadership or team management experience.
• CPA qualification (fully qualified) OR a minimum of two CPA subjects cleared mandatory for interview eligibility.
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong technical proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, advanced financial formulas, large dataset management).
• Hands-on proficiency with QuickBooks or similar enterprise accounting software.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English for seamless global stakeholder management.
• Analytical, problem-solving mindset geared toward continuous process optimization.
• Exposure to GAAP/IFRS conversion, GAP analysis, or multi-geography reporting a strong plus.