3 Days Left Senior Finance Manager

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Senior Finance Manager to lead our finance operations and actively involve in the financial integration of a newly acquired EMS company. This is a critical role responsible for ensuring robust financial processes, regulatory compliance, inventory control, and cross-functional coordination with Sales, Supply chain, Manufacturing, HR and logistics. You will lead a small but capable team ensuring alignment with business goals and statutory obligations.

Key Responsibilities:

Core Finance & Accounting Operations

- Oversee accounts receivable and payable, ensuring policy compliance, credit controls, and reconciliations
- Supervise inventory accounting valuation, costing, consumption analysis, WIP and GRN tracking
- Ensure accurate and timely month-end and year-end GL closure, including sub-ledger reconciliation and provisions
- Lead fixed asset management: capitalization, depreciation, CWIP, and physical verification

Taxation & Compliance

- Oversee timely compliance with GST, TDS, PF, ESIC, PT, and other statutory requirements
- Ensure preparation, validation, and filing of GST returns, ITC reconciliations, and TDS returns
- Manage GST audits, notices, and vendor compliance documentation
- Handle tax payments and statutory audit readiness

Payroll & Employee Reimbursements

- Coordinate payroll accounting and reclassification entries with HR
- Ensure statutory payroll compliance and monthly reviews of payroll liabilities
- Oversee reimbursement processing, approval workflows, and policy compliance

Banking & Treasury Operations

- Oversee bank reconciliations, cash flow forecasting, LC/BG management
- Manage foreign trade transactions: IDPMS, EDPMS closures, 15CA/CB, BOE monitoring
- Coordinate with banks for credit card transactions and interest accounting
- Managing surplus in Marketable Securities / Fixed deposits

ERP Automation and Process improvement

- Standardize processes and reporting frameworks across entities in AR, AP & Inventory Management
- Automation of financial processes & Workflows - using customized solutions in the ERP system
- Align inventory and fixed asset policies and controls across locations
- Operationalized Policy/Guidelines in collaboration with business owners

MIS & Reporting

- Ensure timely generation of monthly financials, KPIs, and reports from ERP
- Review reports related to AR/AP aging, stock movement, consumption variances, and project costs
- Drive cost control through financial insights and variance analyses
- Review periodic financial KPIs in collaboration with Business team

Insurance & Risk Coordination

- Liaise with brokers to ensure adequate coverage D&O, Marine, Fire, Fixed Assets, and Transit
- Review policy terms, renewals, and support claim documentation and accounting Logistics Interface
- Coordinate with logistics/CHA for exports and ensure timely duty payments for imports
- Monitor compliance with BOE reconciliations and export incentives (e.g., duty drawback)

Preferred Candidate Profile

- Experience: 1215 years in manufacturing or EMS industry with strong exposure to operations finance
- Qualification: Chartered Accountant (CA) or a Cost Accountant (ICMA) with post- qualification experience.
- Hands-on knowledge of ERP systems (e.g., Tally Prime, ERPNext, or equivalent)
- Strong foundation in GST, TDS, inventory accounting, and statutory audit processes
- Leadership experience managing distributed teams and working cross-functionally
- Prior exposure to M&A or post-acquisition integration is an added advantage

Soft Skills & Competencies

- Strong analytical and decision-making skills
- Process-oriented, with focus on internal controls and compliance
- Excellent communication and coordination across departments (HR, SCM, Manufacturing, Sales & Logistics)
- Proactive, self-motivated leader with the ability to mentor a growing team

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