Head of Finance and Accounting

Job Description

Job Title: Head – Finance & Accounts

Location: Lasudia mori, Dewas Naka Indore

This role reports to the Director and is responsible for overseeing end-to-end accounting operations including Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), General Ledger (GL), and record-keeping.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure timely and accurate preparation and submission of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Finalization of year-end books and coordinating with auditors for statutory submissions.
• Maintain branch-wise accounting controls and monitoring systems.
• Lead organization-wide annual budgeting and forecasting exercises.
• Conduct client-wise and branch-wise budgeting and profitability analysis.
• Perform variance analysis and recommend corrective actions to ensure financial targets are met.
• Provide insights through data analytics for decision-making and performance improvement.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Ensure full compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements including GST, TDS, Income Tax, ROC filings, etc.
• Timely filing and compliance of all statutory returns.
• Handle internal and external audits with a focus on transparency and integrity.
• Liaise with tax consultants, statutory/internal auditors, legal advisors, and bank officials.

Requirements:

• CA / ICWA / MBA (Finance) or equivalent qualification.
• Minimum 15 years of experience, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
• Strong technical knowledge of finance, taxation, and accounting principles.
• Proven experience in multi-location finance operations, preferably in logistics or 3PL environments.

Desired Skills:

• Knowledge in ERP systems, financial analytics tools like Tally, Power BI, looker MS Excel.
• Leadership and team development skills.
• Risk management and compliance oversight.
• Stakeholder and client relationship management.
• ERP and process optimization.