MANAGER – Accounting & Compliance Full Time

Job Title: Manager – Accounting & Compliance

Reports To: CFO

Experience: 10 Years (Accounting, Reporting & Compliance focus)

Qualification: CA Inter / CMA Inter / MBA Finance

1. Role Context

The Manager is the technical engine of the ACCOUNTING & COMPLAINCE preparation team. While the CFO manages strategy and external stakeholders, the Manager ensures the underlying financial engine is watertight. This role is essential for converting raw accounting data into “audit-ready” and “investor-ready” financial information.

With a strong background in general ledger control and compliance, this individual will deep-dive into historical records to clean up data for restatement, ensure all statutory filings (GST, TDS, PF) are perfectly reconciled, and close any gaps that could be flagged during due diligence. This role assures that the numbers presented are accurate and defensible.

2. Key Responsibilities

Detailed Accounting & Financial Reporting

• Lead the preparation of Restated Financial Statements for the past 3 years, ensuring grouping and classification align with Schedule III requirements.
• Perform deep-dive reconciliations of all Balance Sheet items (Debtors, Creditors, Fixed Assets, Taxes) and resolve historical discrepancies.
• Prepare detailed schedules and annexures required by auditors for the “Comfort Letter” and other certifications.

Compliance Documentation & Tracking

• Conduct a “Health Check” of all historical statutory compliances (ROC, GST, Income Tax) and initiate rectification filings where necessary.
• Maintain a master tracker of all corporate secretarial records, minutes, and registers in coordination with the Company Secretary.
• Ensure all related party transactions (RPTs) are identified, documented, and benchmarked for arm’s length pricing.

Technical Execution of Accounting & Compliance Requirements

• Prepare the Capitalisation Statement and Statement of Tax Benefits.
• Support the drafting of “Management Discussion & Analysis” by providing quantitative variance analysis of financial performance.
• Manage the peer review process of the auditors if required.
• Ensure timely closure of internal audit observations prior to external diligence.
• Assist in the drafting of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) relevant to the industry for investor presentations

Coordination with Auditors

• Act as the primary day-to-day liaison for the audit field team, answering queries and providing vouchers/evidence.
• Manage the peer review process of the auditors if required.
• Ensure timely closure of internal audit observations prior to external diligence.

3. Stakeholder Interactions

Internal: Accounts Payable/Receivable Teams, HR (for Payroll data), Secretarial Team, Store/Inventory Managers.

External: Statutory Audit Field Team, Tax Consultants, Peer Review Auditors, Company Secretary Firm.

4. Required Qualifications & Experience

• Education: CA Inter, CMA Inter, or MBA Finance with strong academic record.
• Experience: Minimum 10 years of hands-on experience in core accounting, closing, and reporting.
• Industry: Experience in a mid-sized IT or ITES service entity with complex transaction volumes is preferred.

5. Technical Skills

• Expertise in Tally, SAP, or relevant ERP systems.
• Strong grasp of Accounting Standards (AS) and basic knowledge of IndAS.
• Proficiency in Indirect and Direct Taxation compliance.
• High proficiency in MS Excel (Pivot tables, Lookups, handling large datasets).

6. Soft Skills & Competencies

• Detail Orientation: An eagle eye for spotting errors in ledgers and schedules.
• Execution Focus: “Doer” attitude—willing to dig into old files and fix issues personally.
• Stability: Proven track record of staying with organizations and managing year-end closures.

7. Success Metrics

• 100% reconciliation of historical financials prior to auditor handover.
• Clean audit reports with no qualifications for the restated period.
• Timely provision of all financial data schedules to the CFO.