Audit & Compliance, Finance

**About Affinity**

Affinity is pioneering new frontiers in AdTech: developing solutions that push past today’s limits and open up new opportunities. We are a global AdTech company helping publishers discover better ways to monetize and enabling advertisers to reach the right audiences through new touchpoints. Operating across 10+ markets in Asia, the US, and Europe with a team of over 450 experts, we are building privacy-first ad infrastructure that opens up opportunities beyond the walled gardens.

**Work Location**: Mumbai (Malad)

**About Role**:
The Sr. Manager Audit & Compliance will oversee and execute financial audits, ensure compliance with regulatory and internal policies, and support risk management initiatives. The role requires a detail-oriented professional with a strong background in financial controls, auditing, and compliance processes.

**Roles & Responsibility**:
**Statutory Audits**:

- Conduct audits of company policies, procedures, business operations, and financial transactions to assess compliance and identify potential risks or weaknesses.
- Prepare and maintain audit working papers ensuring accuracy and completeness for annual and interim audits.
- Lead audit and compliance efforts across **multiple legal entities and countries**, ensuring alignment with global statutory requirements.
- Manage the **consolidation of global financial statements**, handling intercompany transactions and ensuring adherence to Indian GAAP, IFRS, and other applicable frameworks.
- Ensure audit readiness for **mergers and acquisitions**, including due diligence, financial integration, and post-merger alignment of controls and statutory obligations.
- Collaborate with external auditors across various jurisdictions and ensure timely closure of statutory audits globally.

**Ensuring Tax fillings**:

- Ensure accurate and timely filing of GST, TDS, income tax returns, and other applicable statutory filings.
- Manage end-to-end compliance for **local and international tax regulations**, including cross-border tax implications.
- Oversee **international tax planning**, **transfer pricing**, and compliance with **OECD guidelines**, BEPS actions, and relevant **withholding tax** obligations.
- Coordinate with global tax consultants and local authorities to mitigate risk and optimize tax structures.
- Address compliance obligations related to **country-specific regimes** (e.g., EU VAT, HMRC, SEC), ensuring appropriate documentation and reporting.
- Support internal stakeholders with **cross-border tax planning**, including permanent establishment risk mitigation and tax-efficient structuring

**Compliance & Reporting**:

- Maintain robust internal controls and ensure compliance with applicable laws, standards, and company policies.
- Ensure adherence to **Indian GAAP, IFRS**, and **cross-border accounting standards** such as **US GAAP** and **SOX compliance**, as applicable.
- Partner with **shared service centers** and **international finance teams** to drive consistent reporting and compliance practices globally.
- Support reporting requirements for **multi-country entities**, aligning with global reporting timelines and internal management requirements.
- Contribute to strategic initiatives including **post-merger integration**, **compliance readiness for restructuring**, and policy alignment across global operations

**Qualifications and Skills**:

- ** Education**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field (mandatory).
- Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Chartered Accountant (CA), or equivalent certification preferred.
- **
Experience & Skills**:

- Minimum of 10-12 years of experience in auditing, compliance, or related finance roles.
- Experience in leading audit assignments and working with cross-functional teams.
- In-depth knowledge of financial regulations, internal controls, and audit methodologies.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proficient in financial software and audit tools (e.g., Oracle, SAP etc.).
- Excellent communication, presentation, and leadership abilities.
- Up-to-date knowledge of regulatory frameworks,
- Attention to detail and high standards of accuracy.