Manager - Financial Compliance - Manufacturing Firm - CA

Manager - Financial Compliance

We are seeking a Manager Financial Compliance for a global building material manufacturer.

Job Profile:

- This role leads financial compliance, ensuring statutory, tax, and legal adherence, including financial statement finalization and audits.

- It also drives internal control improvements, manages risk, and provides strategic financial support across various teams, including tax audits and compliance training, while adhering to budget constraints.

- Prepare financial statements and schedules per Ind AS and the Companies Act.

- Ensure accurate book closure and account scrutiny with location and HO teams

- Coordinate with statutory and internal auditors for timely audits.

- Provide technical Ind AS guidance to the accounting team.

- Conduct internal control reviews and implement segregation of duties

- Develop and maintain accounting policies and procedures. Resolve audit queries and track management action reports

- Provide expert guidance on indirect tax, trade compliance, and legal issues to operational teams.

- Ensure robust internal controls for accounting and payment of income and commercial taxes.

- Coordinate with external consultants on critical legal, compliance, and tax matters, and assist in tax planning.

- Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements, ensuring compliance with company policies and legal regulations

- Manage the full contract lifecycle, from drafting to execution, including amendments and change control processes.

- Provide expert legal advice on contract interpretation and risk assessment to internal stakeholders, particularly sales managers

- Provide expert legal advice on contract interpretation and risk assessment to internal stakeholders, particularly sales managers

- Handle customer claims and legal cases in collaboration with the Credit Control team.

- Mentor and train junior legal and compliance professionals and support regional general counsel on projects.

- Conduct comprehensive risk assessments, identifying and analyzing potential business risks.

- Ensure the implementation and effectiveness of internal controls and SOPs, including segregation of duties, and recommend continuous improvements.

- Oversee compliance with internal audit methodologies, regulatory requirements, and ethical standards (COBC, FCPA, UKBA, etc.), providing guidance to employees.

- Facilitate risk/benefit analyses for commercial transactions, assist in commercial proposal preparation, and manage insurance coverage for company assets and employees.

Requirements:

- 8 to 10 years with Private company or Chartered Accountant firm

- Qualified CA with a Company Secretary Degree

- IND AS knowledge must

- Secretarial compliance knowledge must

- Should have SAP hands on working experience

- Cost Accounting knowledge would be an added advantage