Role Overview The Finance Manager will be responsible for managing the group's day-to-day accounting and bookkeeping, financial reporting, budgeting, cash flow management, intercompany accounting, statutory compliance and financial controls.

This is a hands-on role requiring someone who can independently manage accounting operations, coordinate with external auditors, tax advisors and banking partners, and provide accurate financial insights to management.

The ideal candidate should have experience managing multi-entity accounting environments, preferably across UAE and international jurisdictions.

Key Responsibilities

1. Accounting & Bookkeeping

- Manage day-to-day accounting and bookkeeping across group entities.
- Record and review sales, purchases, expenses, payroll, receipts, payments and journal entries.
- Maintain general ledger, accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR) and bank reconciliations.
- Manage monthly, quarterly and annual closing activities.
- Ensure proper documentation and accounting treatment for all financial transactions.
- Maintain fixed asset registers, accruals, prepayments and provisions.
- Ensure accurate and timely maintenance of accounting records.

2. Intercompany & Multi-Entity Accounting

- Manage intercompany transactions, reconciliations and settlements across UAE, India, Singapore, UK and US entities.
- Maintain intercompany receivables, payables, loans, management fees and cost allocations.
- Prepare and reconcile intercompany balances periodically.
- Ensure appropriate documentation for cross-border transactions.
- Coordinate group consolidation and financial reporting.
- Monitor intercompany funding requirements and cash movements.

3. Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A;)

- Prepare annual budgets, financial forecasts and operating plans.




- Monitor actual performance against budgets and identify variances.
- Prepare monthly management accounts and financial performance reports.
- Track revenue, profitability, operating expenses and project-level margins.
- Monitor employee costs, utilization, project profitability and departmental expenses.
- Develop financial models to support business decisions.
- Provide financial insights to management on cost optimization and profitability.
- Cash Flow & Treasury Management
- Prepare and maintain weekly and monthly cash flow forecasts.
- Monitor bank balances, upcoming collections, vendor payments and payroll obligations.
- Manage working capital and liquidity planning.
- Track customer receivables and follow up on overdue collections.
- Plan intercompany fund transfers and funding requirements.
- Coordinate banking activities, payments and bank reconciliations.
- Maintain payment schedules and ensure adequate cash availability.
- Tax, Statutory & Regulatory Compliance
- Coordinate UAE VAT registration, VAT returns and compliance.
- Manage UAE Corporate Tax compliance and filings.
- Coordinate accounting and tax compliance requirements for overseas entities.
- Support transfer pricing documentation and intercompany pricing arrangements.
- Coordinate with external auditors, tax consultants and company secretaries.
- Ensure timely filing of statutory returns and regulatory requirements.




- Maintain proper records for audits and tax assessments.
- Monitor compliance deadlines across all group entities.
- Payroll & Employee Cost Management
- Coordinate monthly payroll processing across group entities.
- Reconcile payroll, employee benefits, reimbursements and deductions.
- Monitor leave provisions, gratuity and end-of-service liabilities where applicable.
- Ensure payroll accounting and statutory compliance.
- Maintain employee cost reports and departmental payroll budgets.
- Financial Controls & Process Improvements
- Establish and maintain internal financial controls and approval processes.
- Implement expense management and vendor payment controls.
- Develop standard operating procedures for accounting and finance.
- Improve accounting processes through automation and technology.
- Ensure proper financial documentation and audit trails.
- Identify opportunities to streamline finance operations.

Required Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Commerce.
- CA / ACCA / CPA / CMA qualification preferred; part-qualified candidates with strong practical experience may also be considered.
- 5–8 years of relevant accounting and finance experience.
- Robust hands-on experience in bookkeeping, general ledger and financial reporting.
- Experience managing multiple legal entities and intercompany transactions.
- Good understanding of UAE VAT and Corporate Tax.
- Experience coordinating audits and statutory compliance.
- Strong knowledge of financial planning, budgeting and cash flow management.
- Experience working with accounting software such as Zoho Books, Xero, QuickBooks, Tally or ERP systems.

- - Advanced Excel skill

📌 Finance Manager (India)
🏢 Syscort Technologies
📍 India