Description:

Role Purpose:

The role is responsible for end-to-end financial management, MIS reporting, budgeting, compliance, audit coordination, and cost control. The position acts as a single point of contact for management reporting and supports leadership with accurate financial insights for decision-making while ensuring strong governance and regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Financial Reporting & MIS:

- Prepare and present Monthly Management Information System (MIS) reports, including P&L, financial trackers, and ratio analysis, within defined timelines.

- Act as the single point of contact for all management reporting and financial data flow across businesses.

- Ensure accuracy, consistency, and zero/near-zero errors in financial reporting.

- Perform monthly MIS vs Books reconciliation and provide variance analysis with explanations.

2. Accounting & Bookkeeping:

- Maintain accounting books and records with daily review and GL scrutiny.

- Ensure timely and accurate posting of accounting entries.

- Monitor financial data integrity and ensure alignment with accounting standards.

3. Budgeting & Cost Control:

- Prepare the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) with 100% expense capture and detailed line-wise budgeting.

- Track department-wise budgets vs actuals on a monthly basis.

- Identify loss-making units/models and provide timely alerts and corrective insights.

- Implement checks and controls to prevent cost leakages and improve cost efficiency.

4. Compliance & Regulatory Management:

- Ensure timely filing of statutory and financial compliances, including GST, TDS, payroll, and other regulatory requirements.

- Conduct periodic TDS and GST reconciliation with books of accounts.

- Monitor and implement regulatory changes, ensuring correct interpretation and application.

- Maintain 100% compliance with company policies and statutory regulations.

5. Process Improvement & Quality:

- Identify and address past financial anomalies.

- Improve processes to enhance control, accuracy, and confidence in financial data.

- Provide value-added financial insights to support complex business decisions.

- Implement SOPs and continuously work toward process documentation and standardization.

6. Audit & Governance:

- Coordinate and support internal and external financial audits as per company policy.

- Ensure timely resolution of audit queries and implementation of recommendations.

- Strengthen internal controls and compliance frameworks.

7. People Management:

- Monitor staff performance and discipline through quarterly reviews.

- Support performance improvement plans (PIP) where required.

- Maintain low attrition and a disciplined, performance-oriented finance team.

8. Ethics & Code of Conduct

- Adhere strictly to ethical practices and company Code of Conduct.

- Promote integrity, confidentiality, and accountability within the finance function.

Key Skills & Competencies:

- Financial Reporting & MIS Analysis

- Budgeting & Cost Control

- Accounting & Reconciliation

- Statutory Compliance (GST, TDS, Payroll)

- Audit Coordination

- Process Improvement

- Strong Analytical & Communication Skills

- Attention to Detail & Accuracy

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

- Timely and accurate MIS reporting

- Zero/Minimal compliance deviations

- Budget adherence and cost optimization

- Audit compliance and closure of observations

- Process improvements and SOP implementation