Role & responsibilities

A. Financial Accounting & Reporting

- Oversee day-to-day accounting operations across all cinema units and Head Office.
- Ensure timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closures.
- Prepare and review Profit & Loss statements, Balance Sheets, cash-flow statements, and financial MIS.
- Consolidate unit-wise financial performance and submit reports to senior management.
- Ensure accurate accounting of revenue, expenses, assets, liabilities, and provisions.
- Monitor outstanding balances, reconciliations, and inter-unit transactions.

B. Cinema Unit Accounts & Revenue Monitoring

- Monitor daily box-office collections and reconcile ticketing-system reports with actual collections and bank deposits.
- Reconcile online ticketing collections, payment gateway settlements, and booking-platform commissions.
- Review revenue from Food & Beverage (F&B;), advertising, screen rentals, and other ancillary activities.
- Ensure proper accounting of movie distributor settlements, film rental charges, and applicable revenue-sharing arrangements.
- Monitor complimentary tickets, discounts, refunds, cancellations, and other revenue adjustments.
- Conduct periodic financial reviews of individual cinema units and investigate variances.

C. Budgeting, MIS & Cost Control

- Prepare annual budgets, operating budgets, and periodic financial forecasts.
- Develop unit-wise and screen-wise profitability reports.
- Analyse revenue, EBITDA, operating costs, and budget variances.
- Monitor major operating expenses, including electricity, manpower, housekeeping, security, maintenance, and consumables.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities without compromising service quality or statutory compliance.
- Prepare management dashboards highlighting financial performance, risks, and corrective actions.

D. Commercial Purchase & Vendor Management





- Review purchase transactions, vendor invoices, purchase orders, and supporting documents.
- Ensure adherence to purchase policies, approval matrices, and budgetary limits.
- Monitor vendor payments, outstanding balances, advances, and debit or credit notes.
- Review vendor contracts, payment terms, and commercial implications.
- Coordinate with Purchase and Operations teams to control expenditure and prevent unauthorised spending.

E. Statutory Compliance & Taxation

- Ensure timely compliance with applicable GST, TDS, income tax, and other statutory requirements.
- Oversee GST reconciliations, tax returns, and input tax credit verification.
- Coordinate with statutory auditors, internal auditors, tax consultants, and regulatory authorities.
- Ensure proper maintenance of accounting records, tax documentation, and audit trails.
- Monitor compliance with applicable accounting standards and financial regulations.

F. Internal Controls & Audit

- Establish and strengthen financial controls across all cinema locations.
- Ensure proper segregation of duties for collections, cash handling, accounting, and payment processing.
- Conduct periodic reviews of cash, bank, inventory, fixed assets, and vendor balances.
- Investigate financial irregularities, revenue leakages, duplicate payments, and unexplained variances.
- Coordinate internal and statutory audits and ensure timely closure of audit observations.




- Implement corrective measures to prevent recurring control failures.

G. Cash Flow & Working Capital Management

- Monitor daily cash positions, bank balances, collections, and payment obligations.
- Prepare cash-flow forecasts and fund requirement statements.
- Ensure timely collection of receivables and settlement of vendor dues.
- Optimise working capital and monitor outstanding advances.
- Coordinate with banks and financial institutions for routine banking activities.

H. Fixed Assets & Capital Expenditure

- Maintain oversight of fixed asset registers and capital expenditure accounting.
- Monitor cinema equipment, projection systems, sound systems, seating, HVAC, electrical installations, and other infrastructure assets.
- Review capital expenditure proposals against approved budgets.
- Ensure proper capitalisation, depreciation, asset verification, and disposal accounting.
- Monitor project costs for current cinema openings, renovations, and screen upgrades.

I. Team Management & Process Improvement

- Lead, guide, and review the performance of the Accounts team at Head Office and cinema units.
- Establish standard operating procedures for unit accounting and financial reporting.
- Ensure timely submission of unit accounts, reconciliations, and MIS.
- Train team members on accounting processes, compliance, and internal controls.
- Improve accounting efficiency through automation, standardisation, and effective use of ERP and MIS tools.

Preferred candidate profile CA / CA discontinued, ICWA equivalent qualification.

Minimum 8 yrs exp required in handling multiple unit operation

Retail, Hospitality, FMCG are highly preferred.

Must have handled high volume transactions

Key Competencies

Financial discipline and accountability

Commercial Decision making

📌 AGM/DGM Accounts - Male Candidate Only (Chennai)
🏢 ags cinemas
📍 Chennai