Pearl Academy - Finance Controller

Accounting :

- Management of the finance function and overseeing the finance team. You will be able to demonstrate your experience of managing a small accounting team

- Guide financial decisions by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing policies and procedures.

- Protect assets by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing internal controls.

- Direct and control various aspects of financial accounting, receivables and payable functions, preferably in a SAP environment. Working knowledge of Tally will be an advantage. Hands-on exposure to Indian & US GAAP requirements.

- Timely production of statutory and internal financial reports –

- Oversee preparation of month-end, quarter-end and year-end financial statements.

- Review all month-end closing activities including general ledger maintenance, balance sheet reconciliations and corporate/overhead cost allocation.

- Accounting for capital expenditure and capital work-in-progress.Hands-on experience in Balance Sheet accounting and controls.

- Lead compliance with federal and state-level tax and regulatory requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; filing financial reports; advising management on needed actions.Hands-on exposure to domestic and international transfer-pricing is an added advantage.

- Experience working with not-for-profit entities (e.g. societies and Section 25 companies) is an added advantage.

- Maintaining customer relationships with Asia Region Financial Controller and Corporate Accounting team in Baltimore, USA.

- Finalization of key customer and vendor negotiations and contract structuring

- Handling management, internal and statutory auditOversee financing strategies and activities, as well as banking relationships. Maximize return, and limit risk, on cash by minimizing bank balances; making investments.

Processes :

- Enhance and implement financial and accounting systems, processes, tools and control systems

- Ensure maintenance of appropriate internal controls and financial procedures

FP&A :

- Support the FP&A function in analysis of budget and forecast variances.

Strategy :

- Integration of new campuses and entities into the existing Finance and Accounts organization.

- Transition the Tally-led accounting operations into a proposed SAP-led process.

- Assist in establishing yearly objectives and meeting agendas, and selecting and engaging outside consultants (auditors, investment advisors).

- Driving cost and budgetary controls and various management efficiency initiatives including benchmarking and cost optimization

Educational Qualifications/Experience :

Educational Qualifications : Chartered Accountant

Academic / Technical : Ms-Office, Emails

Experience : 10-15 years

Person should have worked in larger more institutionalized private universities or with small to midsized US MNCs in India.

Key Skills:

Working Skills:

- Data orientation,

- ERP expertise in SAP

- Exposure to the education industry (and especially the higher education industry).

- Exposure to multinational corporates, preferably US-based entities.

- Humble enough to ask, to try to understand information and the environment, interacting with all levels of the Company.

- Excellent ability to work with teams and create confidence links with the Company’s executives.

- Excellent interpersonal skills.