Senior Manager - Finance/MIS/Accounts

Job Title: Finance & Accounts Manager

JOB PURPOSE:

To prepare business activity reports, financial forecasts, and annual budgets. To oversee the production of periodic financial reports and ensure that the reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles or financial reporting standards.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

- Perform financial forecasting, reporting, and operational metrics tracking

- Analyse financial data and create financial models for decision support

- Report on financial performance and prepare for regular leadership reviews

- Work closely with cross-functional team to ensure accurate financial reporting

- Evaluate financial performance by comparing and analysing actual results with plans and forecasts

- Provide analysis of trends and forecasts and recommend actions for optimization

- Identify and drive process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, and Excel dashboards

- Maintain a strong financial analysis foundation creating forecasts and models.

- Support Senior Management and Strategy & Planning team.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

- CA/ MBA Finance with 5-7 years of working experience in handling various aspects of finance.

- SAP experience preferable

Job-Specific Knowledge & Skills:

- Strong analytical skills

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills

- A collaborative working style and the ability to engage with stakeholders.

- Significant knowledge and understanding of the delivery of a successful finance service in a higher education institute.

- Expertise in advanced Excel and PPT.