Manager - Finance - SaaS Tech - UK Entity - CA/CPA

Manager Finance - SaaS Tech - UK Entity - CA/CPA

We are looking for a Chartered Accountant/CPA with post qualifcation experience of 5 to 8 years for managing the accounting operations of a UK entity from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Financial Close, Reconciliations & Reporting:

- Ensure accurate and timely month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close for the UK entity

- Review and analyze Trial Balance (TB) and General Ledger for completeness and accuracy

- Oversee journal entries, accruals, prepayments, and revenue/cost recognition

- Review and sign off on monthly balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring completeness and timely resolution of reconciling items

- Ensure strong reconciliation controls across bank, intercompany, deferred revenue, accruals, and other key accounts

- Ensure alignment with IFRS / UK GAAP and US reporting requirements

- Support consolidation and reporting to US headquarters

2. MIS, Flux Analysis & Financial Review

- Prepare and review monthly MIS packs with variance analysis (Actual vs Budget vs Forecast)

- Perform detailed flux (period-over-period) analysis on P&L and Balance Sheet accounts, identifying key movements and underlying drivers

- Perform detailed P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow analysis

- Drive insightful commentary on financial performance and key business drivers

- Partner with business stakeholders to explain performance trends

3. SaaS-Specific Accounting Oversight

- Monitor revenue recognition in line with SaaS subscription models

- Review deferred revenue, ARR/MRR metrics, churn, and customer acquisition cost analytics

- Ensure proper accounting for contracts, renewals, and multi-element arrangements

4. Controls & Compliance

- Strengthen internal controls around financial reporting

- Support statutory audits and external audit coordination

- Ensure compliance with UK regulatory and tax requirements

- Assist in improving accounting policies and process documentation

5. Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management

- Manage and mentor finance team members (R2R / GL team)

- Allocate work, review outputs, and build capability within the team

- Act as a bridge between UK operations and US finance leadership

- Support the Financial Controller in strategic finance initiatives