Key Responsibilities

Financial Management

Complete ownership of company accounts.

Monthly, quarterly and annual financial closing.

Preparation of Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow.

Budgeting and forecasting.

Cost analysis by shipment, customer and business vertical.

Profitability analysis of Air, Ocean and Customs business.

Receivables & Credit Control

Monitor customer outstanding.

Ensure collections are achieved within approved credit terms.

Coordinate with Sales and Operations for payment follow-ups.

Weekly debtor ageing review with management.

Minimize bad debts.

Payables Management

Vendor reconciliation.

Freight payable reconciliation.

Overseas agent reconciliation.

Carrier payment scheduling.

Cash flow planning.

Banking & Treasury

Daily bank reconciliation.

Working capital management.

Bank CC limits.

LC/BG handling.

Forex payment coordination.

Import/Export remittances.

Cash flow forecasting.

Statutory Compliance

GST Returns.

TDS.

Income Tax.

ROC Compliance.

PF/ESIC/PT.

Qualified Tax.

Advance Tax.

E-Invoicing.

E-Way Bills.

Ensure 100% compliance with zero penalties.

Audit Management

Internal Audit.

Statutory Audit.

GST Audit.

Income Tax Audit.

Bank Audit.

Vendor Audit.

Freight Forwarding Finance

Shipment profitability review.

Job-wise costing.

Revenue recognition.

Overseas agent reconciliation.

Customer credit approvals.

Freight accruals.

WCA/JC Trans payment monitoring.

Carrier reconciliation.

MIS & Reporting

Prepare and circulate

Daily Cash Position

Daily Collection Report

Daily Payment Report





Weekly Outstanding Report

Monthly MIS

Customer Profitability Report

Vendor Ageing

GP Analysis

Branch Performance

Business Unit P&L;

Team Leadership

Lead Accounts Team.

Allocate responsibilities.

Develop SOPs.

Train junior accountants.

Ensure process discipline.

Performance review.

ERP & Automation

ERP management.

Process automation.

Digital documentation.

Internal controls.

Approval workflows.

KPI’s

Month-end closing within 5 working days.

Debtor Days below 45-60 days.

Vendor payments as per agreed terms.

Zero statutory penalties.

100% Bank Reconciliation.

Daily Cash Flow reporting.

Monthly Management MIS before the 7th.

Customer Ledger Accuracy above 99.9%.

Zero audit observations due to finance errors.

Required Skills

Tally Prime

Advanced Excel (Pivot, XLOOKUP, Power Query)

GST & Income Tax

Cash Flow Planning

Financial Analysis

Freight Forwarding Accounting

Leadership

Negotiation

Problem Solving

Attention to Detail

Preferred Experience

Freight Forwarder

CHA

Shipping Line

NVOCC

Logistics Company

Customs Broker

International Trade Finance

Key Deliverables (First 90 Days)

Complete review of all customer & vendor ledgers.

Clean up outstanding receivables and payables.

Implement Daily Cash Flow Dashboard.

Implement Weekly Debtor Review.

Create SOPs for invoicing, payment approvals and reconciliations.

Prepare department-wise profitability reports.

Build a finance dashboard for management.

- Strengthen internal financial controls.

📌 Assistant Manager Finance & Accounts (Mumbai)
🏢 Desai Consultancy
📍 Mumbai