Senior Manager - Finance

Role & responsibilities

The Senior Manager Finance will be responsible for strengthening NAMTECHs financial governance, controllership, planning and reporting framework. The role will oversee financial operations, budgeting, statutory compliance, management reporting, cash-flow management, audits and internal controls while partnering closely with senior leadership.

The incumbent should combine strong hands-on finance expertise with the ability to lead a team, improve processes and leverage ERP/digital tools to build a robust and scalable finance function.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Controllership & Accounting

• Lead end-to-end accounting and ensure timely and accurate monthly, quarterly and annual financial closure.
• Review general ledger, reconciliations, provisions, accruals, fixed assets and other key financial schedules.
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of books of accounts and financial statements.
• Establish strong financial controls, SOPs, approval matrices and maker-checker mechanisms.
• Ensure appropriate documentation and audit trails across financial transactions.

Financial Planning, Budgeting & MIS

• Lead the annual budgeting process and periodic forecasting in coordination with academic and functional departments.
• Monitor actual performance against budgets and provide detailed variance analysis.
• Prepare monthly management MIS, cash-flow forecasts, dashboards and financial performance reports for senior leadership/CFO.
• Provide financial insights to support management decision-making, resource allocation and cost optimization.
• Develop department-wise financial KPIs and improve management reporting.

CAPEX & Financial Governance

• Manage financial oversight of CAPEX projects, including budget monitoring, utilization, capitalization and variance tracking.
• Review major commercial proposals, purchase commitments and financial implications of contracts.
• Partner with Procurement and other functions to strengthen financial controls around purchases and vendor payments.
• Monitor institutional expenditure and identify opportunities for cost optimization.

Taxation, Statutory Compliance & Audit

• Ensure timely compliance with applicable GST, TDS, Income Tax, PF and other statutory requirements.
• Coordinate applicable ROC and corporate compliance requirements with relevant stakeholders.
• Manage statutory, internal and other financial audits and ensure timely closure of audit observations.
• Maintain audit-ready financial records, schedules and supporting documentation.
• Monitor regulatory developments impacting the institution's financial operations.

Treasury & Cash-Flow Management

• Prepare and monitor short- and medium-term cash-flow forecasts.
• Manage banking relationships, fund utilization and liquidity requirements.
• Monitor receivables, payables and working capital.
• Ensure effective payment controls and appropriate authorization of financial transactions.

ERP, Digitization & Process Excellence

• Drive effective utilization and continuous improvement of the ERP/financial management system.
• Identify opportunities for automation across accounting, reconciliations, MIS, budgeting and compliance.
• Develop standardized finance processes, dashboards and reporting mechanisms.
• Lead finance process improvement initiatives to improve accuracy, controls and turnaround time.

Team & Stakeholder Management

• Lead, mentor and develop the Finance & Accounts team and establish clear accountability and performance standards.
• Partner effectively with HR, Procurement, Administration, Academic functions, IT and other stakeholders.
• Support senior leadership/CFO with financial analysis and decision-making.
• Present complex financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
• Promote a culture of financial discipline, transparency, compliance and ethical decision-making.

Preferred candidate profile

• Chartered Accountant (CA) qualification is mandatory.
• 1015 years of post-qualification/relevant experience in Finance & Accounts, including meaningful experience in a finance leadership or controllership role.
• Strong experience in financial accounting, month-end closure, budgeting, forecasting, MIS and financial analysis.
• Hands-on knowledge of GST, TDS, taxation and other Indian statutory compliance requirements.
• Strong exposure to statutory/internal audits, internal controls and risk management.
• Experience in CAPEX accounting/monitoring, cash-flow management and financial planning.
• Strong working knowledge of ERP systems; exposure to SAP/Oracle or similar enterprise finance platforms would be preferred.
• Experience in education, technology, manufacturing or not-for-profit/institutional environments would be advantageous.
• Experience managing and developing a finance team is essential.