Deputy Finance Manager

Job description

Role & responsibilities . Financial Controllership & Governance • Ensure accuracy, completeness, and integrity of books of accounts and financial records. • Establish and maintain a robust financial control framework across key business processes. 2. Accounting & Financial Closing • Oversee periodic book closure processes and ensure timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing. • Review general ledger entries, provisions, accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, and other key accounting areas. 3. Payments & Accounts Payable Management • Oversee end-to-end payment processes, ensuring timely and accurate payments to vendors, employees, statutory authorities, and other stakeholders. • Ensure all payments are processed in accordance with approved policies, contractual terms, delegation of authority, and internal controls. 4. Statutory & Regulatory Compliance • Ensure timely and accurate compliance with applicable direct and indirect tax requirements, including GST, TDS, income tax, and other relevant statutory obligations. • Ensure timely filing of statutory returns and payment of applicable taxes and duties. 5. Audit Management • Lead and coordinate statutory audits, internal audits, tax audits, and other financial or compliance-related audits. • Act as the primary point of coordination between auditors and internal stakeholders. 6. Internal Financial Controls & Risk Management • Design, implement, document, and periodically test internal financial controls across key finance processes. • Identify control gaps, financial risks, fraud vulnerabilities, and process inefficiencies. 7. Treasury & Banking Coordination • Coordinate with banks for payment processing, account administration, and other banking requirements. • Monitor cash positions and support effective cash-flow management. 8. Financial MIS & Reporting • Prepare and review periodic financial reports and management dashboards covering financial performance, cash flows, working capital, compliance, payments, audit status, and key control indicators 9. Process Improvement & Automation • Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise, and automate finance processes. Preferred candidate profile • Education: CA qualification would be preferred for a role with significant financial controllership and statutory compliance responsibilities. • Experience: 1-4 years of relevant experience in financial controllership, accounting, payments, statutory compliance, audit management, and financial governance. • Preferred Experience: Prior experience in FMCG, manufacturing, consumer goods, food processing, or a similar operating environment would be advantageous.