Responsibilities

- Manage operations of assigned projects with a direct team size of 15-20 members.

- Lead a team of Finance Leaders, Accountants, Tax Professionals, and Compliance Officers.

- Allocate resources and manage milestone deliveries and client collections.

- Ensure accounting activities and internal audits comply with generally accepted accounting principles.

- Recommend cost-optimization solutions.

Requirements and Skills:

- In-depth understanding of cash flow management, bank reconciliation, and bookkeeping.

- Hands-on experience with financial planning, project risk management, data analysis, and forecasting.

- Proficiency in accounting software/ERPs.

- Up-to-date leadership qualities with a lead-by-example approach.

- Prior experience managing client finance operations and society compliance is a plus.

Detailed Job Profile:

I. Billing AR Management:

- Plan and publish regular Billing Dashboard.

- Resolve client queries with project teams.

- Provide timely confirmation on issuance of bills to clients.

- Inform accountants of tariff changes after client approval.

II.

Booking

Accounts:

- Review accounts and pass journal entries as needed.

- Manage client relationships independently.

- Publish regular Accounting Dashboards.

III.

Withholding Tax





Matters:

- Track Monthly TDS and publish dashboard.

- Ensure timely filing of relevant returns.

- Validate TDS return reconciliation with Tally data.

- Coordinate responses to notices from the tax department.

IV. Goods and Service Tax:

- Provide inputs for timely filing of GST returns.

- Validate reconciliation of GST returns with Neo/Tally data.

- Communicate notices from GST department to senior management.

V.

Income

Tax:

- Prepare and verify income computations.

- Plan and track Advance Tax Payments.

- Ensure timely filing of Income-tax Returns.

- Communicate notices from the Income-tax department to senior management.

VI. Financial MIS:

- Close financial statements (PL, Balance Sheet, Cashflow).

- Publish dashboards listing open items for portfolio accountants.

- Share MIS needs with clients within established timelines.

VII. Other:

- Connect virtually with clients on urgent matters.

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📌 Deputy Project Lead (Mumbai)
🏢 Zipgrid
📍 Mumbai