Finance Manager – Books Finalization & Closure (Multi-Entity + Founder’s Personal Accounts)

Location: Marol, Andheri East, Mumbai

Employment Type: Full-time

Reports to: Founder / CFO

Experience: 6–8 years for CA | 10–12 years for B.Com

About the Role

We’re looking for a hands-on Finance Manager to own the end-to-end finalization and closure of books of accounts across multiple group companies, while also managing the Founder’s personal books of accounts.

This is a high-trust, high-ownership role for someone who is equally comfortable with technical accounting, statutory compliance, treasury, and financial controls, while maintaining the highest level of discretion when handling the Founder’s personal finances.

You will be the single point of accountability for maintaining accurate, timely, and audit-ready books across the group.

Key Responsibilities

1. Books Finalization – Group Companies

- Own monthly, quarterly, and annual closure of books for multiple group companies.
- Finalize Trial Balance, P&L;, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statements for each entity.
- Perform bank, vendor, customer, and inter-company reconciliations.
- Ensure correct accounting treatment of inter-company transactions, loans, advances, and cost allocations.
- Maintain fixed asset registers, provisions, accruals, depreciation schedules, and other closing schedules.
- Coordinate statutory and tax audits end-to-end and act as the primary point of contact for auditors and tax consultants.
- Ensure timely GST, TDS, Income Tax, ROC, and other applicable statutory compliances.
- Prepare periodic MIS reports and financial summaries for the Founder and leadership team.
- Build and strengthen accounting controls, processes, and SOPs as the group scales.

2. FEMA, Export-Import & International Compliance

- Ensure compliance with applicable FEMA regulations for cross-border transactions.
- Handle and coordinate inbound and outbound foreign remittances.
- Coordinate FDI/ODI-related filings and documentation, wherever applicable.
- Liaise with Authorized Dealer (AD) banks on foreign exchange transactions and regulatory requirements.
- Manage export-import related accounting and compliance, including export invoicing, FIRC/BRC tracking, LUT/bond filings under GST, and EEFC account management.
- Coordinate with freight forwarders, CHAs, banks, and consultants wherever required.




- Ensure proper documentation and compliance for foreign payments and receipts, including Form 15CA/15CB coordination with tax consultants wherever applicable.

3. Founder’s Personal Books & Finances

- Independently maintain and finalize the Founder’s personal books of accounts.
- Track and reconcile personal bank accounts, credit cards, investments, loans, and other financial transactions.
- Maintain records of personal income, expenses, investments, and major financial commitments.
- Coordinate with the Founder’s CA/tax advisor for personal tax planning and tax filings.
- Proactively track important financial deadlines, renewals, investment maturities, insurance, taxes, and other commitments.
- Maintain absolute confidentiality and discretion regarding all personal and financial information.

4. Treasury, Payroll & Compliance

- Manage cash-flow planning and working capital across group entities.
- Oversee banking relationships and fund transfers between entities.
- Manage vendor payment cycles and payment planning.
- Oversee payroll processing and statutory payroll compliances, including PF, ESI, Professional Tax, and LWF.
- Manage TDS on salaries and coordinate Form 16 issuance.
- Ensure ROC and applicable company law compliances.
- Maintain proper documentation for related-party transactions and inter-company arrangements.

5. Financial Controls & MIS

- Act as the bridge between bookkeepers/accountants across different entities.
- Ensure consistency in accounting policies and treatment across the group.
- Provide the Founder with a clear and accurate view of the real-time financial position of the businesses.
- Identify discrepancies, control gaps, and unusual transactions proactively.
- Continuously improve and automate accounting and monthly closing processes.
- Reduce dependency on manual processes and strengthen financial reporting systems.

Who You AreYou may come from either of the following backgrounds: Option 1 – Chartered Accountant





- Qualified CA with 6–8 years of post-qualification experience.
- Strong hands-on experience in book finalization, audits, taxation, and compliance.

Option 2 – Experienced B.Com Finance Professional

- B.Com graduate with 10–12 years of strong hands-on experience.
- Must have independently handled complete book finalization for one or more companies.
- CA qualification is not mandatory if you have genuinely handled the work end-to-end.

Must-Have Skills & Experience
- Proven experience independently handling end-to-end finalization of books of accounts.
- Experience with monthly, quarterly, and annual closing.
- Strong working knowledge of GST, TDS, Income Tax, and ROC compliance.
- Valuable understanding of FEMA and foreign exchange regulations.
- Hands-on experience with export-import accounting and cross-border transactions.
- Experience handling inward and outward foreign remittances.
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial controls.
- Proficiency in Tally or similar accounting software.
- Strong command of Excel / Google Sheets.
- Experience managing multiple entities or group-company accounting is strongly preferred.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- High level of integrity, ownership, confidentiality, and attention to detail.
- Comfortable working directly with the Founder and handling sensitive financial information.

Nice to Have
- Previous experience working directly with a Founder / Promoter.
- Experience managing the Founder’s personal accounting or financial records.
- Experience in a startup, entrepreneurial, or fast-growing business environment.
- Experience setting up accounting processes and SOPs from scratch.
- Experience with international businesses, exports, imports, or foreign subsidiaries.

What We’re Looking ForWe are not looking for someone who only supervises accountants or passes entries through a team. We are looking for someone who can personally take ownership of the books, identify what is wrong, close the books, coordinate with auditors and consultants, and tell the Founder what the numbers actually mean.

- If you are someone who takes ownership, works with accuracy, maintains complete confidentiality, and is comfortable operating independently, we would like to hear from you.

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