Assistant Manager - Accounts - EduTech

Talent Monitor is working with an ed-tech company that leverages the twin levers of cutting-edge research and technology-based solutions approach to revolutionize how children engaged in the K-12 education space learn. Their vision is to create a world in which children everywhere learn with understanding. Their mission is to build this - Science of Learning- which would provide answers to questions like how many children are not able to correctly subtract in class 5 or solve equations in class 8. It would also categorize the different underlying errors and their frequencies. The Science of Learning would provide teachers a repository of data and techniques that they can use to help children learn better - a big improvement over today's situation where teachers struggle alone to help students learn. Their work on assessment and learning has already helped create banks of misconceptions, common student errors, remediation strategies and share these as usable insights with teachers.

Title: Assistant Manager, Accounts

Location: Bangalore

Reporting to: Financial Controller

Role Summary:

The role will be overlooking accounts operational activities which include support operations to various internal teams, monitoring junior staff, assisting Senior staff in providing various reports.

Key Responsibilities:

- Monthly Closing of books and Management Reporting (MIS)

- Finalisation of Accounts and preparation of Consolidated Financials, managing Statutory & Internal Audit with Big4

- Maintaining Fixed Assets Records and Depreciation calculation

- ESOP Accounting

- Reviewing Internal Control & Processes, Liquidity Management

- Revenue Accounting, Reconciliations, Debtors etc

- FEMA Compliances - FDI (FCTRS, FCGPR and FLA filing) and ODI (APR filing), Transfer Pricing (ALP), Labor Compliances, Filing of claims for Export Incentives under Foreign Trade Policy

- Tax Audits & Income Tax Assessments

- Overall responsibilities of executing and monitoring of accounts operations including ERP implementation, solving various stakeholders- issues, assisting the team on an overall basis wherever needed.

Desired Experience, Skills, and Attitude:

- 3-5 years of experience in accounts operations

- Persuasive writing communication skills in English

- Proficiency in MS-Excel

- Ability to handle multiple projects and tasks in an entrepreneurial environment with speed and an eye for detail and quality

- Highly resourceful team-player, with the ability to also be extremely effective independently

- Data interpretation and analytical skills

- Excellent organizational skills

- Adaptive to new tools and technology

Education: Graduate/Postgraduate in Commerce, desirable CA or MBA Finance. Years of Experience: 3-5 years of experience in GST, Taxation, Accounts Receivables and accounts