Role purpose

Manage day-to-day accounting, financial closing and routine tax compliance for the India entity. Maintain accurate financial records, meet reporting and compliance deadlines, and strengthen finance processes and controls. This is a hands-on role reporting directly to the Head of Finance, ASEAN & ANZ, working closely with the regional finance team, local operations and external advisers.

Role & responsibilities:

Accounting and financial reporting

- Manage general ledger accounting, including journals, accruals, provisions, prepayments and fixed assets.
- Complete monthly and annual closing within group reporting deadlines.
- Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, investigate discrepancies and resolve outstanding items.
- Prepare financial reporting schedules, cash flow forecasts and explanations of significant movements.
- Reconcile intercompany balances and coordinate confirmations.
- Review transaction completeness, accounting classification and supporting documentation.
- Ensure accounting records follow applicable accounting requirements and group policies.

Tax Compliance

- Prepare GST and TDS calculations, reconciliations, returns and payment challans.
- Coordinate timely filing and payment following the required review and approval.
- Prepare advance tax workings and corporate income tax schedules for review.
- Maintain a compliance calendar and complete filing records.
- Reconcile tax balances and portal information with the general ledger.
- Prepare information for routine tax queries and coordinate responses with advisers.
- Escalate complex tax positions, significant notices and potential non-compliance promptly.
- Support transfer pricing documentation and other specialist matters through external advisers.

Audit and statutory coordination

- Prepare schedules and supporting documents for statutory, tax, internal and group audits.




- Coordinate responses to audit queries and follow up on agreed actions.
- Work with external practising CAs on required independent audits and certifications.
- Coordinate financial information required by the appointed company secretary for corporate filings.
- Support authorised signatories with filing documentation and follow approved controls over digital signature access and use.

Internal controls and process improvement

- Document and maintain finance SOPs, closing checklists and compliance procedures.
- Review payment supporting documents, accounting treatment and applicable tax deductions.
- Monitor bank reconciliations and ensure differences are investigated promptly.
- Oversee petty cash records, supporting documents, reconciliations and periodic verification, maintaining appropriate separation between custody and review.
- Follow delegated approval limits and maintain separation between preparation, review and payment authorisation.
- Identify recurring errors and improve transaction workflows, ERP use and digital documentation.
- Support future integration or merger readiness through clean accounts, complete records and standardised processes.

Team and business coordination

- Work with colleagues responsible for transaction processing and system workflows to resolve operational issues.
- Provide accounting and tax guidance to staff supporting accounts payable.
- Follow up on missing documents and unresolved transactions affecting closing or compliance.
- Liaise with banks, auditors and advisers within delegated authority.
- Keep the Head of Finance informed of material issues, delays and resource constraints.

Preferred candidate profile

- Qualified Chartered Accountant with ICAI membership.
- Preferably 3-5 years of relevant post-qualification experience in corporate accounting andfinance.
- Probation Period: 6 months with confirmation subject to satisfactory performance and review.

📌 Assistant Finance Manager (Bengaluru)
🏢 Macnica Cytech India
📍 Bengaluru