Manager - Accounting & Tax - CA - BFSI/Healthcare/Pharma

Qualifications (5+ years of combined experience) :

- Chartered Accountant

- Industry Tax Experience - Shared Services and / or FMCG

- Responsible the Region/Country tax analysis, planning and analysis and filing.

- In association with the Corporate Tax Department, manages tax risk while enabling the company to minimize its tax burden and complete its income tax filing and its financial reporting requirements.

Responsibilities :

General Accounting :

- Oversees financial and accounting processes to ensure compliance with Corporate and local policies, statutory requirements and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles/Standards and ethical standards with unyielding integrity

- Serves as the primary contact with independent auditors and audit-related accounting matters

- Manages administration of accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory control accounting, payroll, and local tax payments, Oversees month end close process to ensure timely close and financial reports preparation.

Financial Planning, Reporting and Analysis :

- Develops and maintains planning and budgeting processes and systems

- Prepares financial reports meeting Corporate and Regional financial reporting requirements on a timely basis

- Analyzes, interprets and reports operating results to local management and makes specific recommendations to achieve cost effectiveness and profit improvements

- Provides sales reporting and analyses; drives improvement in sales forecasting process, Anticipates management needs and develop analyses in response to those needs and in support of management decisions.

Controls :

- Develops local and implements Global accounting policies, procedures and internal controls in support with business processes and decisions,Ensures all activities comply with relevant Acts, legal demands, ethical standards and the internal Quality Management System.

Treasury :

- Oversees operational cash management and cash flow forecasting; Handles bank administration, funds transfers and foreign exchange dealings under the direction of Corporate Treasury.

- Implements and drives process improvements.

- Participates in cross-functional teams addressing alternate business practices.

- Identify key financial issues; report, interpret and translate them into terms meaningful to business partners and functional managers.

- Anticipates financial needs of business partners, proactively develops financial solutions to those requirements.

- Recruit, retain and develop finance staff.

- Information Technology Management (if applicable in country)

Quality :

- Provides input to the Quality committee in finance specific local issues, with the purpose of wither finding a solution form other countries experiences or providing advice on potential barriers for other countries and local regulations

- Drives compliance in all finance related matters (CA&C, SOX, Statutory, monthly Closing); Participates in implementing Quality requirements in all aspects of the Finance Process

- Participates in driving quality awareness in every employee, while guiding the local organization towards improved performance and customer oriented initiatives

- Co-ensures that employees are notified of all mandatory training and quality obligations with HR Managers Tracks completion of mandatory training.

Taxation :

- Payment and calculation of all local taxes; Maintains of all substantiation records for tax, Assesses and makes provision for tax payable; Liaises with Corporate Tax on transfer pricing issues, Liaises with Ernst & Young (external) to ensure audit compliance.

- Coordinates and reviews of the completion of Country tax returns.

- Responsible for the country's financial reporting process as it relates to income tax accounting.