Finance Controller - EdTech

Roles and Responsibilities

- Experienced in managing F&A activities encompassing consolidation & finalization of accounts, scrutiny of general ledger, month-end postings, reconciliations, cash flow management, variance analysis, invoicing etc.

- Closing the books of accounts and reporting the same to management on a monthly basis and providing multiple reports as required by the management in a timely manner

- Ensuring that monthly P&L (MIS) is accurate and operating statements are delivered to appropriate individuals in a timely manner by monitoring the month-end completion

- Forecasting & budgeting the financials; analysing the financials with market conditions

- Making sure that all current applicable taxes are collected, reconciled and remitted to government in a timely manner

- Adhering to compliances by understanding complete business processes; improving the business processes and providing solutions for the implementation of developed processes

- Providing information to queries in a timely manner, also providing assistance to Auditors (Internal and Statutory) during the time of audit.

- Functional expertise in managing taxation activities such as tax planning and compliance, returns filing, GST, verification of tax reports, tax accounting, and so on.

- Understanding changes in an existing business, analyzing the impact thereof on financials, and suggesting accounting treatment.

- Mentoring, motivating and monitoring the team's performance to ensure efficiency in process operations.

- Administering general ledger accounting, review of journal entries, general ledger, and statutory payments

- Compiling details and filing TDS, GST Returns as well as completing Tax Assessments (Income Tax, GST) and others.

Ideal candidate:

- Chartered Accountant/MBA (Finance) with at least 7-10 years of post-qualification experience (preferably from a Startup)

- Good knowledge of Accounting & Regulatory Norms, both Local GAAP and IFRS

- Ability to grasp the working of the accounting / reporting systems

- Good presentation skills