Role & responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Finalisation

- Prepare and finalize financial statements in compliance with applicable accounting standards.
- Lead finalisation of books of accounts and ensure timely monthly, quarterly, and annual closures.
- Prepare, review, and analyze monthly / quarterly / annual financial statements with detailed variance analysis for presentation to the Board and Management.
- Prepare cash flow statements, monitor liquidity, and manage key financial ratios.
- Provide financial insights to support business growth strategies.
- Identify and recommend cost optimization and efficiency improvement initiatives.
- Prepare detailed MIS and management reports and present insights to senior leadership.

Budgeting & Forecasting

- Lead annual budget preparation in coordination with business and operational teams.
- Prepare rolling forecasts and quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) forecasts.
- Monitor budget adherence and highlight deviations with corrective action plans.

Balance Sheet & Reconciliations

- Perform regular balance sheet reconciliations, including detailed GL scrutiny.
- Handle Global vs Local reconciliations and ensure alignment with group reporting requirements.
- Investigate and resolve unreconciled items on a timely basis.

Inventory & Operations Finance

- Conduct hands-on inventory audits and oversee inventory valuation.
- Ensure alignment between physical stock and system records.




- Support operational teams through finance-led process and control improvements.

Procurement & Banking Coordination

- Possess solid working knowledge of procurement processes and procedures.
- Support financial evaluation of procurement decisions, including cost-benefit analysis.
- Manage banking relationships, including:
- LC documentation
- FEMA compliance
- Coordination with banks and financial institutions

Statutory, Taxation & Compliance

- Oversee Income Tax and GST periodical return filings.
- Handle and close default notices received from tax authorities.
- Manage statutory requirements including:
- GST appeals
- Personal hearings (PH) with GST officers

- Handle GST and TDS assessments, appeals, and compliances.
- Ensure accurate and timely statutory and regulatory filings.

Audit & Risk Management

- Assist and coordinate with internal and external auditors for timely audit closure.
- Provide audit schedules, data, and explanations as required.
- Identify and manage financial, operational, and compliance risks.
- Ensure adherence to internal controls and accounting standards.

Education & Work Experience Requirements

- Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) / ACCA
- 3-5 years of relevant experience (Ports & Logistics industry preferred)
- Strong exposure to financial reporting, budgeting, taxation, audits, and compliance

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