Senior Manager - Accounts & Finance

Roles & Responsibilities :

Cross-Functional Oversight & Coordination:

• Oversee and coordinate the day-to-day working of the Tax, GL, and FA teams by working closely with the respective Heads of Department to ensure alignment on priorities, timelines, and standards
• Act as a single point of escalation across the three functions, resolving cross-team dependencies (e.g., tax provisioning inputs from GL, FA closing schedules affecting tax filings)
• Drive standardization of accounting policies, chart of accounts, and reporting formats across the 50+ subsidiaries and hold co.
• Set up and monitor a group-wide financial closing calendar, ensuring all subsidiaries adhere to consolidation timelines

Financial Accounting & Reporting:

• Ensure timely and accurate standalone and consolidated financial statements under Ind AS for the holding company and all subsidiaries
• Review key GL schedules, reconciliations, and month-end/quarter-end closing processes across entities
• Support statutory audit, internal audit, and cost audit processes, including coordination of information across subsidiaries

Taxation Oversight:

• Oversee direct and indirect tax compliance across the group, ensuring the Tax team meets filing, assessment, and litigation timelines
• Review tax positions, provisioning, and disclosures for accuracy prior to management and audit committee reporting
• Support tax due diligence, restructuring, and merger-related workstreams as they arise within the group

Management & Board Reporting:

• Prepare and review MIS, board packs, and audit committee documentation summarizing group financial and tax positions
• Highlight risks, exceptions, and process gaps across subsidiaries to senior management on a periodic basis
• Support the CFO/GM in strategic finance projects, including restructuring, fund-raising, and process automation initiatives

People & Process Leadership:

• Coordinate with Heads of Department to build team capability, resolve resourcing gaps, and ensure adequate documentation/SOPs
• Drive process improvement and automation initiatives to improve efficiency across a high-volume, multi-entity structure
• Ensure adequate internal controls and segregation of duties are maintained across the Tax, GL, and FA functions