Head - Finance - Education

Key Responsibilities:

- Oversee the finance & accounting, secretarial & compliance functions and report to the CFO

- Assist the management in Strategic Planning

- Preparing, analyzing & presenting financial data & insights to the management on a regular basis

- Manage accounting operations at a corporate level including owning billing & collection at training centers, cost Accounting, Revenue Recognition and cash management

- Review procedures relating to the preparation of the company's plans / budgets / forecasts and controls pertaining to key finance activities, monitor adherence to the relevant processes, policies and take timely action in case of deviations.

- Take ownership for budgeting & overseeing the overall financial discipline of the company

- Ensuring the timely completion and submission of financial and statistical reporting for stakeholders and regulatory agencies.

- Assist process teams in automating processes, developing internal controls across SOPs and manage risk

- Own month end and year end closing processes

- Liaison with auditors & consultants and take ownership for audit & due diligence closures

- Hire, train, monitor & review teams in the Finance Org and assist in building a high performance culture

- Ensure development of effective taxation strategies and plans, implement and monitor their effectiveness to minimize the tax burden

- Create framework for Financial risk assessment, strengthen internal controls and assist in process improvement.

Key Requirements:

- 7+ years of relevant experience in Finance & Accounts functions/ Audit.

- Ownership, Process & Result orientation. Analytical & Problem Solving Skills

- Ability to lead & Manage a team

- Education Background: Chartered Accountant/ MBA in Finance

What you can expect?

- Opportunity to work on a highly critical role, which will have a direct and big impact

- A learning environment with supports looking at problems in unique ways

- Collaborative and diverse team which values mutual respect and clear communication

- Challenging work so that you can keep your brain healthy

- Opportunity to work with fellow Nerd Worms