Senior Finance Manager

Senior Finance Manager – Accounts & Taxation

Event Management / Experiential Marketing | Andheri East, Mumbai | Full-Time | 5 to 8 years

Reports to: Head of Finance

About the role

Own the complete accounting, taxation and compliance function of an event management business. You will run day-to-day accounts independently and coordinate with management, vendors, clients, banks, auditors and consultants to keep books accurate, reconciled and audit-ready.

What you will do

Accounting and reconciliation

• End-to-end accounting in Tally: sales, purchases, expenses, receipts, payments, journals, debit/credit notes
• Ledger scrutiny, bank and cash reconciliation, monthly/quarterly/annual closing
• Correct classification of expenses, project costs, revenue, assets, liabilities and provisions

Receivables, payables and cash flow

• Client invoicing with correct GST treatment (place of supply, SAC); ageing reports and collections follow-up
• Track client advances, milestone billing, cancellations, refunds and credit adjustments
• Verify vendor invoices against POs/work orders, flag duplicates and tax errors, reconcile vendor statements
• Vendor payouts with TDS/GST checks; track advances, retentions and settlements
• Weekly/monthly cash flow forecasts, working capital planning, and a calendar of statutory and vendor dues

Taxation and statutory compliance

• GST: GSTR-1 and 3B filing, GSTR-2B/ITC reconciliation, RCM, advances, notices and GST audit support
• TDS: deduction, deposit, quarterly returns, Form 16A, 26AS/AIS reconciliation, advance tax tracking
• Payroll compliance: PF, ESI, Professional Tax, employee-wise records, coordination with HR and payroll consultants
• LLP filings with your CA/CS: Form 11, Form 8, Form 3 and event-based forms; partner capital and drawings records

Audit and reporting

• Prepare schedules, reconciliations and trial balances for statutory, tax and GST audits; close audit observations
• Note: certification and sign-off stay with a practising professional; you handle preparation and coordination
• MIS: P&L, Balance Sheet, cash flow, AR/AP ageing, budget vs actual, event-wise and project-wise profitability, statutory liability summaries
• Flag cost overruns, margin variances and unusual expenses

Event-specific work

• Manage accounts for multiple events, exhibitions and activations at once
• Maintain event-wise budgets and margins; coordinate with project and production teams for approved budgets and vendor invoices
• Ensure timely financial closure of each event (final billing and vendor settlement)

What we are looking for

• B.Com (mandatory); M.Com/MBA Finance an advantage; CA Inter/CMA Inter preferred
• 5 to 8 years in accounting and taxation, ideally in events, exhibitions, advertising, production or project-based services
• Strong practical knowledge of GST, TDS, PF/ESI/PT and LLP filings
• Advanced Excel (XLOOKUP, INDEX-MATCH, SUMIFS, Pivots, Power Query) and TallyPrime
• Proven record of independently running end-to-end accounts and working with auditors and tax consultants
• Detail-oriented, deadline-driven, commercially aware, with high integrity and ownership

How you will be measured

• Accuracy and timeliness of entries, month-end closes and reconciliations
• On-time statutory filings and payments, with no preventable penalties or interest
• Fewer errors, duplicates and unreconciled balances
• Timely vendor payouts and receivable follow-ups
• Audit schedule turnaround and closure of observations
• Quality of event-wise MIS and cash flow reporting
• Efficiency gains through Excel automation and process controls