The position is the most senior person within Finance, responsible for all the financial matters, reporting to the local CFO. This position is responsible for, but not limited to:
- Ensuring compliance to meet corporate headquarters' needs, adhering to all external compliance requirements of the Government, and auditors. Banks in India and ensuring compliance with Indian GAAP, etc
- Ensure completion of yearly group and company audit
- Leading internal controls improvement work by ensuring documentation and adequate processes are in place
- Being the owner of the ERP system Zoho/ Tally, so that data is input into the system 'right' from the beginning in accordance with operational requirements and Indian GAAP
- Lead and prepare regular analytical financial reports and financial statements for the Group for consolidation and reports to local management
Hands-on Operational & Financial Responsibilities
- Statutory Compliance related to financial statements, GST, taxable income, and ensure timely hands-on reconciliation and payments of taxes and filing of annual returns,
and hands-on TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) reconciliation and checking
- Financial Reporting and Audits: Bookkeeping and Accounting - Maintaining accurate books of accounts in our ERP system in line with the operations and ensuring they also comply with Indian Accounting Standards and group financial standards for timely monthly reporting and statutory audit
- Coordinate regulatory and statutory filings and documentation with our partners & legal personnel (include but not limited to ROC, MGT, AOC-4, etc.), AGM
- Detailed cashflow reporting on expenditure at the project level
- Ownership of the ERP system, including setting up the system in the 'right way' for effective cost follow-up
- Lead the fixed asset register reconciliation with the General Ledger
- Timely execution of payments for invoices, payroll within the organisation, and ensuring bank reconciliations are performed monthly
- Hands-on reco