Senior Account Manager

SRMB STEEL

In charge – Accounts, Financial Planning & Control and Direct Taxation.

About the Role

To steer the Accounting Operations, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP & A) and Control and Direct Taxation for entities, ensuring robust budgeting, proactive forecasting, insightful business decision support, and standardized management reporting and Direct Taxation. The role plays a critical part in aligning finance with business strategy, strengthening performance management, and enabling data-backed decision-making across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Integrate volume projections, pricing assumptions, cost plans, CAPEX/OPEX, and working capital into a cohesive financial plan.
• Establish rolling forecasts on a quarterly/monthly basis.
• Perform variance analysis (budget vs. actuals), root cause investigation, and trend forecasting for P&L and cost centers.
• Analyze business unit profitability, product margins, and contribution to the bottom line.
• Support senior management in pricing strategy, discount policy reviews, and sales volume decisions.
• Deliver high-accuracy, timely financial reports (P&L, balance sheet, working capital, EBITDA, cash flow).
• Enable early warning systems through key metric tracking such as breakeven analysis, financial health scorecards, etc.
• Lead the drive for cost rationalization across business functions.
• Establish benchmarks, productivity metrics, and cost KPIs across departments.
• Advise on tax-efficient business structures, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
• Identify and leverage tax incentives and exemptions available under the Income Tax Act, 1961.
• Build and maintain relationships with external advisors, consultants, and tax authorities.
• Continuously monitor changes in direct tax laws, case precedents, and government policies to proactively assess and mitigate risks for the company.
• Manage accurate and timely preparation and filing of various direct tax returns, such as income tax returns (ITR), Tax Audit Reports.
• Manage the calculation and provision of corporate tax for financial statements.
• Ensure compliance with Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) provisions on payments made by the company and ensure timely deposit of the deducted tax with the government.
• Calculate and ensure timely payment of advance tax instalments to avoid penalties.
• Respond to notices, queries, and assessments from the Income Tax Department.
• Manage tax litigation, including representing the company before various appellate authorities.
• Maintain meticulous documentation and records to support all tax positions and filings during audits.

Qualifications

Chartered Accountant (CA)

Required Skills

5-10 years of experience in Accounts, FP & A, Direct

Taxation etc.

Preferred Skills

 Timeliness of Financial Closure

 Accuracy of Financial Statements

 Budget vs. Actual Variance

 Gross Profit Margin

 Statutory Compliance

 Audit Observations

 Budgeting & Forecasting Accuracy: % deviation from budget, forecast accuracy rate

 Financial Analysis: Number of analyses delivered / business actions taken based on insights

 Governance & Cost Control: Cost saving enabled (₹) / % adherence to cost KPIs/ number of cost initiatives

 Tax Savings

 Tax Filing & Returns: Accuracy of Tax Returns/ Tax Filing Timeliness

 Tax Reporting Cycle Time

Pay range and compensation package

AS PER THE INDUSTRY

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