About Company
The company operates in the professional laundry and textile care industry, providing technology-enabled garment cleaning and fabric maintenance solutions for businesses and individual customers.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
1. Financial Close & Record-to-Report (Primary Responsibility)
- Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process.
- Prepare and manage the detailed book closure calendar.
- Coordinate with Accounts, Operations, Sales, HR, Procurement, Payroll, and Tax teams to ensure timely completion of all close activities.
- Review completion of all month-end accounting entries, including:
- Revenue recognition
- Expense booking
- Accruals and provisions
- Prepaid expenses
- Payroll accounting
- Depreciation and amortization
- Fixed asset accounting
- Inter-company transactions
- Ensure books are closed within agreed timelines.
2. Financial Reporting
- Prepare monthly financial statements.
- Review Trial Balance and General Ledger for completeness and accuracy.
- Prepare Balance Sheet schedules and supporting reconciliations.
- Perform variance analysis against Budget, Forecast, and Previous Period.
- Develop dashboards and analytical reports for senior management
3. General Ledger Governance
- Ensure the integrity of the General Ledger.
- Review journal entries and accounting adjustments.
- Monitor ledger accuracy and account classifications.
- Review suspense accounts and clearing accounts.
- Ensure proper accounting treatment in accordance with applicable accounting standards
4. Balance Sheet Review
- Prepare monthly Balance Sheet review packs.
- Review ageing of receivables, payables, advances, deposits, and other key balances.
- Monitor provisions and accruals.
- Ensure timely reconciliation of all Balance Sheet accounts.
- Identify unusual transactions and recommend corrective actions
5. Audit Management
- Coordinate Statutory Audit.
- Coordinate Internal Audit.
- Coordinate Tax Audit.
- Prepare audit schedules and supporting documentation.
- Track audit observations and ensure timely closure.
- Act as the primary finance coordinator for auditors.
6. Internal Controls (IFC)
- Develop and strengthen month-end closing SOPs.
- Standardize accounting processes.
- Improve documentation and audit trails.
- Recommend process automation and efficiency improvements.
- Ensure compliance with internal financial controls.
7. MIS & Management Reporting
- Prepare financial dashboards.
- Prepare cash flow summaries and working capital reports.
- Support budgeting and forecasting with actual financial data.
8. Cross-Functional Coordination
Work closely with:
- Operations
- Sales
- Procurement
- Human Resources
- Payroll
- Taxation
- Secretarial & Legal
- External Auditors
- Internal Auditors
- To ensure complete and accurate financial reporting.
Key Deliverables
- Monthly books closed within agreed timeline.
- Audit schedules completed accurately.
- Balance Sheet reconciliations completed monthly.
- Trial Balance reviewed and approved.
- Financial statements prepared accurately.
- Variance analysis completed for management review.
- Compliance with accounting policies and internal controls.
Required Qualifications
- Chartered Accountant (Preferred) or CA Inter / CMA / MBA Finance with strong financial reporting experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Commerce or Finance.
Experience
- 6–10 years of post-qualification experience.
- Strong experience in month-end book closure and financial reporting.
- Experience managing statutory audits.
- Experience in multi-location or service-based organizations preferred.
- Experience preparing management and investor reporting
Technical Skills
- Strong knowledge of Indian Accounting Standards and financial reporting.
- Hands-on Tally experience
- Advanced Microsoft Excel.
- Financial statement preparation.
- General Ledger management.
- Balance Sheet reconciliations.
- Budget vs. Actual analysis.
- Working knowledge of GST and TDS.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
