Deputy Manager / Assistant Manager – Finance & Accounts
On-siteGurugram, Haryana, India
Job Summary
Support day-to-day finance and accounting operations, including general ledger coordination, period-end closing, and reconciliations to ensure records are accurate for audit and statutory compliance. Coordinate with process owners to close open matters and manage cash flow inputs, receivables follow-up, and finance operations updates. Maintain internal financial controls, review financial statements and audit schedules, and identify process gaps to drive corrective actions. Ensure adherence to Indian direct and indirect tax requirements, including TDS, GST, and statutory filings, while monitoring regulatory changes and coordinating with external advisors. Prepare management reports, compliance dashboards, and variance explanations for senior leadership. Work closely with business, project, and shared services teams to provide finance guidance without assuming business ownership. Manage entity-level finance operations for a multinational engineering entity in the Middle East, utilizing ERP systems like Oracle or Deal.
Required Qualifications
- Qualified Chartered Accountant from ICAI
- Minimum 5 to 8 years of relevant post-qualification experience in finance operations, controllership, accounting, taxation, and statutory compliance
- Strong working knowledge of Indian accounting standards, Companies Act requirements, GST, TDS, income tax, tax audit, statutory audit, and internal financial controls
- Experience in managing finance operations for an Indian entity, preferably in a multinational, engineering, consulting, infrastructure, services, or project-based organization
- Hands-on experience with ERP systems such as Oracle, Deal, or equivalent finance platforms
- Strong understanding of Indian market practices, regulatory expectations, statutory timelines, and local business operating requirements
- Strong controllership mindset with attention to accuracy, compliance, and risk management
- Excellent knowledge of Indian tax and regulatory environment
- Ability to manage entity-level finance operations independently
- Strong analytical, reconciliation, and problem-solving skills
- Good stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to coordinate with, consultants, statutory authorities, and internal leadership
- Process improvement orientation with ability to standardize and strengthen finance workflows
- High integrity, confidentiality, ownership, and professional maturity
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