Deputy Manager Assistant Manager – Finance & Accounts

The Deputy Manager / Assistant Manager Finance & Accounts will be responsible for supporting and maintaining the finance operations and compliance framework of the entity. The role will focus on statutory compliance direct and indirect tax coordination accounting controls reconciliations reporting support documentation and timely follow-up with process owners. The role is not intended to own independent order processing or business approval responsibilities which should remain with the respective business commercial procurement project or process owners.

Key Responsibilities

Entity Finance Operations and Compliance Support

• Support day-to-day finance and accounting operations of the entity including general ledger coordination accounting review provisions accruals fixed assets and period-end closing support.
• Ensure finance records reconciliations and supporting documents are complete accurate and available for review audit and statutory compliance purposes.
• Coordinate with process owners for timely closure of open accounting reconciliation compliance and documentation matters.
• Support cash flow inputs working capital information receivables follow-up data and finance operations updates as required by management.
• Ensure adherence to finance policies approval matrices documentation requirements and internal control procedures without taking over business or order ownership responsibilities.

Controllership Compliance and Audit

• Maintain strong internal financial controls and ensure compliance with company policies statutory requirements audit expectations and risk management standards.
• Review financial statements audit schedules management reports and compliance trackers for completeness and accuracy.
• Identify process gaps control weaknesses and compliance risks and drive corrective actions and process improvements.
• Ensure readiness for inspections notices assessments and information requests from statutory authorities auditors and internal stakeholders.

Direct and Indirect Taxation

• Ensure compliance with Indian direct tax requirements including TDS advance tax coordination tax audit support income tax assessments and related statutory filings.
• Ensure compliance with indirect tax requirements including GST input tax credit review GST returns reconciliations notices and support for departmental queries.
• Monitor changes in Indian tax laws regulatory requirements and compliance obligations and assess their impact on the entity.
• Coordinate with external tax advisors and internal tax teams for timely resolution of tax matters.
• Support tax litigation documentation assessment responses reconciliations and management reporting on tax exposures where applicable.

Reporting Stakeholder Management and Process Improvement

• Prepare and support management reports financial analysis variance explanations compliance dashboards and finance operations updates for review by senior finance leadership.
• Work closely with business teams project teams HR procurement legal shared services banks and tax consultants for finance operations and compliance-related matters.
• Provide finance inputs and compliance guidance to operational stakeholders while ensuring that approvals and ownership remain with the respective process owners.
• Support standardization and improvement of accounting reconciliation reporting documentation and compliance processes.
• Support ERP implementation system migration user acceptance testing and process stabilization from a finance operations and compliance perspective.

Qualifications :

• Qualified Chartered Accountant from ICAI is mandatory.
• Minimum 5 to 8 years of relevant post-qualification experience in finance operations controllership accounting taxation and statutory compliance.
• Strong working knowledge of Indian accounting standards Companies Act requirements GST TDS income tax tax audit statutory audit and internal financial controls.
• Experience in managing finance operations for an Indian entity preferably in a multinational engineering consulting infrastructure services or project-based organization.
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems such as Oracle Deal or equivalent finance platforms.
• Strong understanding of Indian market practices regulatory expectations statutory timelines and local business operating requirements.

Additional Information :

• Strong controllership mindset with attention to accuracy compliance and risk management.
• Excellent knowledge of Indian tax and regulatory environment.
• Ability to manage entity-level finance operations independently.
• Strong analytical reconciliation and problem-solving skills.
• Good stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate with consultants statutory authorities and internal leadership.
• Process improvement orientation with ability to standardize and strengthen finance workflows.
• High integrity confidentiality ownership and professional maturity.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time