About The Role
Seeking a qualified Chartered Accountant to lead the Property Accounting & Reporting function.
This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for running the Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts
Receivable (AR) and General Ledger (GL) teams end-to-end, owning the monthly close, and
delivering accurate, timely, and decision-ready financial reporting to leadership.
The ideal candidate combines strong technical accounting and compliance rigour with the
people-management skills to run a transaction-heavy, multi-entity real estate / PropTech finance
operation. You will be the single point of accountability for the integrity of the books and the
quality of financial reporting.
Key Responsibilities
Accounts Payable & Receivable Leadership
- Run the AP/AR function end-to-end — own vendor payments, invoice processing, client
billing, collections, and the full order-to-cash and procure-to-pay cycles.
- Lead, mentor and supervise the AP/AR & GL team — allocate work, set SLAs, review
output, and build capability across the team.
- Manage tenant/customer billing, lease and maintenance invoicing, security deposits, and
collections across multiple projects and enterprise clients.
- Control the vendor and contractor payment cycle, including retention, advances, work-in-
progress certification, and statutory deductions.
- Monitor ageing of receivables and payables; drive working-capital discipline and escalate
overdue and at-risk balances.
Financial Reporting & Close
- Own the monthly, quarterly and annual close — ensure timely, accurate and predictable
closes with full reconciliations.
- Prepare and finalize financial statements in line with US GAAP.
- Produce decision-oriented MIS, management dashboards, cash-flow statements, budgets
and variance analysis for leadership.
- Maintain and reconcile the general ledger, bank accounts, inter-company balances and
statutory records.
- Strengthen the chart of accounts, accounting policies, and internal financial controls.
Real Estate / PropTech–Specific Accounting
- Project & cost accounting — maintain property-wise / entity-wise books, track
construction WIP, capitalization, and cost-to-complete.
- Manage property-wise / entity-wise books and inter-company reconciliations across the
portfolio.
- Account for CAM charges, common-area billing and recoveries for managed/commercial
spaces.
Compliance, Audit & Taxation
- Ensure accurate and timely GST accounting, input-credit (ITC) reconciliation and filings,
TDS, and other statutory compliances.
- Coordinate statutory, internal and tax audits end-to-end; act as primary liaison with
auditors, tax consultants and regulators.
- Support direct and indirect tax assessments and ensure governance hygiene across filings.
Systems & Process Improvement
- Drive automation and process improvement across AP/AR and reporting to reduce manual
effort and improve reliability.
- Own and optimize the ERP / accounting platform and reporting tools (Acumatica / Yardi).
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Chartered Accountant (CA) with 8–12 years of post-qualification experience (mandatory).
- At least 3 years leading and managing an AP/AR or core accounting team.
- Real estate, construction, PropTech, commercial leasing or managed-office-space
Experience Is Strongly Preferred.
- Strong working knowledge of US GAAP, GST, TDS, corporate taxation, and statutory
compliance.
- Hands-on expertise with ERP / accounting software and advanced MS Excel.
- Proven ability to manage high transaction volumes, multi-entity structures, and multi-client
billing cycles.
- Strong analytical, organizational, stakeholder-management and team-leadership skills.
What Success Looks Like
- Predictable, on-time monthly closes with clean reconciliations and audit-ready records.
- Healthy AP/AR ageing, disciplined working capital, and accurate, on-time billing and
collections.
- Reliable, decision-ready management reporting that leadership trusts.
- A capable, well-run accounting team operating to clear SLAs and controls.
