Role & responsibilities

1. Managing the payables function & analysing vendors contracts before passing bills.

2. Checking to ensure that the purchase matrix & procurement process are followed while making payments.

3. To ensure the smooth flow of documents from the time of receipt of the same from the procurement team till the time payment is made.

4. For foreign remittances, make sure that all necessary papers are obtained from the vendor and shared with the tax consultants for obtaining the necessary forms from them

5. Making sure that all statutory details are verified before the release of payments and informing the Accounts Manager in case of any deviations or other observations.

6. Overall management of petty cash fund, actively finding ways & means of reducing the number and amount of cash transactions.

7. Lending support in various Legal Cases for documentation and follow-up purposes.

8. Complete monthly closing procedures and verify the Trial Balance, including assisting the Business Analyst for financial reporting to all stakeholders (actuals and annual forecast and cash flows by month).

9. Prepare a tracker of Insurance coverages, AMCs and Contract validity to track renewal dates and payments.

10. Ensure that the respective Process Owner signs off on the deliverables under the AMC’s and contracts as to their satisfaction level and maintain related documentation.

11. Overall responsibility for Fixed Assets Register, including Asset Tagging and Tracking.

12. Assist with financial, tax and other audits as agreed by the management.

13. Assist with preparing tax returns, statutory compliances and other reporting requirements.

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Assisting the management in taking informed discussions concerning cash management, fund management, budget compliance and safeguarding the institution's interest at all times.

15. Assist with the annual budget process.

16. Coordinating for Monthly, Quarterly, Half-Yearly and Annual MIS closure.

17. Verification of PF challans and timely payment of the same.

18. FCRA accounting and bookkeeping

19. GST compliances

20. Collating the various Schedules prepared by other departmental staff and making a common folder for verification before MIS is shared with the wider team.

21. Gain in-depth understanding and knowledge of the current ERP System to guide other team members in existing and new proposed modules/software.

22. Ad-hoc support to management on a requirement basis, as directed by the line manager.

Preferred candidate profile

1. Highest standard of integrity.

2. Positive Interpersonal and communication skills.

3. Proactive in getting things done as per the Internal Compliance Calendar.

4. The candidate should have exposure to using AI-enabled tools for financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, dashboarding, and management reporting. Experience using AI to improve data accuracy, automate repetitive reporting tasks, identify trends, generate insights, and support faster decision-making is preferred.

5. Ability to work under pressure with minimal discrepancies to meet deadlines.

6. Good team leader, along with having the ability to work as an individual contributor.

7. B.com, M.com, MBA Finance with 4-8 years of experience in a similar role with major exposure to P2P.

8. Experience in working on ERP will be an added advantage.

📌 Assistant Manager - Finance & Accounts (Hyderabad)
🏢 Aga Khan Education Services
📍 Hyderabad