Finance Manager
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Experience: 5+ yrs
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Job Type: Full-time
We are looking for an experienced and detail-oriented Finance Manager to oversee financial accounting, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and day-to-day finance operations. The role will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, supporting business planning, monitoring financial performance, and providing meaningful insights to management for informed decision-making.
The ideal candidate will have strong technical accounting knowledge, excellent analytical skills, and proven experience managing financial processes in a fast-paced business environment. You will work closely with leadership and cross-functional teams to ensure financial accuracy, compliance, effective cost management, and strong financial controls.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day financial accounting activities and ensure accurate and timely recording of financial transactions.
- Oversee general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, journal entries, accruals, provisions, and account reconciliations.
- Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports and management reports.
- Ensure financial statements and supporting schedules are accurate, complete, and prepared within reporting timelines.
- Lead the budgeting and forecasting process in collaboration with business and functional teams.
- Develop financial projections based on historical performance, business plans, revenue expectations, operating costs, and key business assumptions.
- Monitor actual financial performance against budgets and forecasts and conduct detailed variance analysis.
- Identify cost overruns, revenue gaps, and emerging financial risks and communicate findings to management.
- Prepare financial analysis and dashboards to support strategic and operational decision-making.
- Monitor cash flow, working capital, receivables, payables, and other key financial indicators.
- Establish and maintain appropriate accounting controls, processes, and documentation.
- Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, taxation requirements, statutory obligations, and internal finance policies.
- Coordinate with internal and external auditors and provide required financial schedules, documents, and explanations.
- Support month-end and year-end closing activities and ensure timely completion of financial reconciliations.
- Review financial data for accuracy and identify discrepancies, control gaps, or unusual transactions.
- Work with cross-functional stakeholders to improve financial processes, reporting accuracy, and cost efficiency.
- Maintain accurate financial records and ensure proper documentation for audit and compliance purposes.
- Contribute to process automation and continuous improvement within the finance function.
What Makes You a Great Fit
- 5+ years of experience in finance, accounting, financial planning, or a similar role.
- Strong hands-on expertise in Budgeting & Forecasting, Financial Reporting, Accounting, and Financial Accounting.
- Strong understanding of general accounting principles, financial statements, reconciliations, and month-end/year-end closing.
- Proven experience preparing budgets, forecasts, financial models, and management reports.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to perform meaningful financial and variance analysis.
- Good understanding of cash flow, working capital, revenue, expenses, accruals, provisions, and financial controls.
- Experience working with accounting/ERP systems and strong proficiency in MS Excel.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail when handling financial data.
- Strong understanding of statutory compliance, taxation, audits, and applicable accounting standards.
- Ability to identify financial risks, investigate discrepancies, and implement appropriate corrective actions.
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills with the ability to explain financial information clearly.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, reporting deadlines, and finance activities independently.
- Strong problem-solving, organisational, and decision-making abilities.
- Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline is preferred; professional finance or accounting qualifications will be an advantage.
