Senior Manager - Accounts & Finance

Senior Manager - Accounts & Finance - Mumbai

Job Details:

Designation: Senior Manager - Accounts & Finance

Location: Mumbai

Department: Accounts, Taxation & Finance

Reporting To: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Team Size: 3-5 Members

Experience: 8-12+ Years

Qualification: CA

Industry Preference: Manufacturing

About the Role:

We are seeking an accomplished Senior Manager Accounts & Finance to take ownership of the organization's accounting, taxation, statutory compliance, audit, financial reporting, and internal control functions. The role will work closely with the CFO and senior management to ensure financial accuracy, regulatory compliance, effective controls, timely reporting, and sound financial decision-making. The ideal candidate should bring strong hands-on expertise in accounting and taxation along with the leadership capability to manage a team and drive process improvements.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead day-to-day accounting and financial reporting activities.

- Drive timely monthly, quarterly and annual closing of books.

- Manage finalization of accounts in accordance with applicable GAAP and Accounting Standards.

- Review general ledger, trial balance, provisions, accruals, reconciliations and other accounting schedules.

- Ensure accuracy and completeness of financial statements.

- Coordinate with internal and external auditors for timely completion of audits.

- Oversee GST compliance, including review of returns, reconciliations and statutory filings.

- Manage direct and indirect taxation activities and ensure timely compliance.

- Review tax calculations, assessments, notices and related documentation.

- Coordinate with tax consultants and authorities whenever required.

- Ensure proper tax accounting, documentation and controls.

- Support tax audit and other statutory tax requirements.

- Ensure timely compliance with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

- Maintain proper records and documentation for statutory audits and inspections.

- Monitor changes in taxation, accounting standards and regulatory requirements.

- Ensure timely submission of required returns, reports and statements.

- Lead statutory, tax and internal audit activities.

- Establish, monitor and strengthen Internal Financial Controls (IFC).

- Identify control gaps and implement corrective actions.

- Ensure adherence to company policies, accounting procedures and financial controls.

- Work with auditors to close audit observations within defined timelines.

- Prepare and review MIS reports, management dashboards and financial analysis.

- Provide accurate and timely financial information to the CFO and management.

- Analyse revenue, expenses, profitability, working capital and other key financial indicators.

- Develop meaningful financial insights to support management decisions.

- Prepare variance analysis against budgets, forecasts and actual performance.

- Monitor receivables, payables and overall working capital.

- Support cash-flow planning and liquidity management.

- Coordinate with internal teams to improve collections and payment cycles.

- Monitor outstanding receivables and payables and highlight critical issues to management.

- Lead and mentor a team of 35 finance and accounts professionals.

- Allocate responsibilities and monitor team performance.

- Review work quality and ensure timely completion of accounting and compliance activities.

- Develop team capabilities and improve finance processes.

- Promote a culture of accuracy, accountability and continuous improvement.

- Act as a key finance partner to the CFO and senior management.

- Support budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities.

- Provide financial analysis for business decisions and strategic initiatives.

- Evaluate financial risks and recommend appropriate mitigation measures.

- Support process automation and ERP improvements within the finance function.

Technical Competencies:

- Strong knowledge of Accounting & Financial Reporting.

- GAAP and applicable Accounting Standards.

- GST and Direct Taxation.

- Statutory & Tax Audit.

- Internal Financial Controls (IFC).

- MIS & Management Reporting.

- Financial Analysis.

- Working Capital Management.

- ERP / Accounting Software.

- Advanced MS Excel.

- Strong understanding of manufacturing accounting processes.

Key Behavioral Competencies:

- Strong leadership and people-management skills.

- Excellent analytical and problem-solving ability.

- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.

- High attention to detail and financial accuracy.

- Ability to work independently and under pressure.

- Strong ownership and accountability.

- Ability to manage multiple priorities and strict deadlines.

- Ethical, disciplined and process-oriented approach.

- Commercial and business-oriented mindset.

Preferred Candidate Profile:

- The ideal candidate should have 8-12+ years of relevant experience, preferably within a manufacturing environment, with strong exposure to accounting, taxation, audit, compliance and MIS.