Chartered Accountant

The Chartered Accountant will be responsible for overseeing the financial operations, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and tax laws, performing audits, and providing strategic financial insights. This role supports senior management by delivering accurate financial reports, managing risks, optimizing costs, and ensuring regulatory and statutory compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

- Prepare, review, and analyse financial statements such as profit & loss, balance sheets, cash flow statements.

- Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards (e.g. Indian GAAP, IFRS), tax regulations, and statutory requirements.

- Manage direct and indirect tax matters including GST, income tax, corporate tax, TDS, etc., and ensure timely filings.

- Conduct internal and statutory audits; liaise with external auditors; implement recommendations and improvements in internal controls.

- Budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, financial planning, and MIS reporting to assist decision-makers.

- Cost control and optimisation of finance and accounting processes to improve efficiency and profitability.

- Support strategic initiatives: mergers & acquisitions due diligence, restructuring, investment appraisals as needed.

- Keep up-to-date with changes in laws, regulations, accounting standards, and best practices.

- Mentor/guide junior finance staff or article assistants, if applicable.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

- Chartered Accountant qualification (ICAI or equivalent).

- Experience of 5-10 years in accounting, auditing, taxation or financial advisory.

- Strong knowledge of tax laws (direct & indirect), accounting standards (GAAP/IFRS), regulatory requirements.

- Proficiency in accounting/ERP software (e.g., Tally, SAP, Oracle, QuickBooks etc.) and advanced Microsoft Excel; familiarity with MIS tools.

- Excellent analytical, problem-solving skills, attention to detail.

- Good communication and interpersonal skills ability to explain financial matters to non-finance stakeholders.

- High ethical standards and integrity; ability to handle confidential financial data.

Preferred / Optional:

- Additional certifications (e.g. CPA, CMA, IFRS certification)

- Prior experience in a FMCG industry.

- Exposure to international accounting and taxation environments.