Finance Manager – Chartered Accountant

About CashFlo

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

1. Accounting & Month-End Closure

• Manage day-to-day accounting and ensure accurate and timely recording of transactions.
• Own monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing activities.
• Prepare and review journal entries, provisions, accruals, prepaid expenses, and other accounting adjustments.
• Perform GL scrutiny and ensure timely closure of open items.
• Ensure books are maintained in accordance with applicable accounting standards and company policies.

2. Reconciliations & Financial Reporting

• Prepare and review bank, vendor, customer, GST, TDS, and other balance sheet reconciliations.
• Investigate and resolve reconciling items and aged balances.
• Prepare monthly MIS and financial reports for management review.
• Prepare schedules and workings for financial statements.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of financial data.

3. Statutory Compliance

• Manage and review GST, TDS, and other applicable statutory compliances.
• Coordinate with tax consultants and ensure timely filing of returns and payments.
• Track statutory dues and proactively address potential interest, penalties, or compliance gaps.
• Support tax assessments and related queries.

4. Audit & Financial Statements

• Coordinate with statutory auditors and support completion of annual audits.
• Prepare audit schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
• Track audit observations and ensure timely closure.
• Assist in the preparation and finalisation of financial statements and notes to accounts.
• Coordinate with auditors, consultants, and internal stakeholders on accounting matters.

5. Accounts Payable & Receivables

• Oversee vendor accounting, invoice processing, and payment-related accounting.
• Monitor customer receivables and support collection reconciliations.
• Ensure timely reconciliation of customer and vendor ledgers.
• Review credit notes, outstanding balances, and ageing reports.

6. Controls & Process Improvement

• Strengthen accounting processes and internal financial controls.
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive accounting and reconciliation activities.
• Develop and maintain SOPs and accounting checklists.
• Ensure proper documentation and audit trails for financial transactions.
• Identify accounting risks and proactively highlight issues to management.

7. Business & Management Support

• Work closely with Operations, HR, Sales, and other teams on finance-related matters.
• Provide financial data and analysis to support management decision-making.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and other finance initiatives.
• Handle ad-hoc financial analysis and finance projects as required.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting.
• Good knowledge of GST, TDS, and statutory compliance.
• Strong reconciliation and analytical skills.
• Good understanding of Ind AS / applicable Accounting Standards.
• Ability to independently identify and resolve accounting issues.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, and basic financial modelling.
• Ability to work with accounting/ERP systems.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

Qualifications & Experience

Mandatory

• Chartered Accountant (CA) – ICAI.
• 1–2 years of post-qualification experience in accounting/finance.
• Strong practical exposure to accounting, reconciliations, audit, and statutory compliance.

Preferred

• Experience in a fintech, SaaS, technology, or high-growth company.
• Experience working with ERP/accounting systems.
• Prior experience handling statutory and financial audits.
• Experience in process improvement or finance automation.

What We’re Looking For

• Hands-on rather than purely supervisory.
• Comfortable taking end-to-end ownership of accounting activities.
• Strong on fundamentals and able to independently investigate and resolve issues.
• Detail-oriented while keeping business priorities in mind.
• Comfortable working in a dynamic and evolving environment.
• Proactive in identifying gaps and improving processes.
• Capable of growing into a larger finance responsibility as the organisation scales.

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