Chartered Accountant

Assistant Finance Manager Australian Group & India
Location: Ahmedabad (on-site)
Reports to: Finance Manager (Australia)
Experience: 47 years, with strong hands-on Australian accounting experience
Employment type: Full-time
Working hours: Fixed early shift, 5:30 AM to 3:00 PM IST, Monday to Friday, aligned to Australian business
hours. This is a permanent early-morning shift candidates must be comfortable starting at 5:30 AM.
About the role
We are a manpower/staffing group with multiple businesses in Australia spanning telecommunications and a
digital/creative agency (advertising, web development, and digital marketing) as well as an operating entity in
India.
We are looking for a Chartered Accountant to join as Assistant Finance Manager, based in Ahmedabad and
reporting to the Finance Manager. You will lead our India-based finance team a (CA) Management Accountant
and a Senior Account Executive review their work, and take ownership of finalisation and reporting across the
Australian group and the Indian entity.
This is a review, finalisation, and team-leadership role. Day-to-day reconciliations and accounting are handled by
the team; your focus is reviewing their output and owning month-end finalisation, board packs, balance sheet
substantiation, payroll/superannuation review, and compliance reporting up to the Finance Manager.
Key responsibilities
Australian group accounting, reporting and finalisation (multiple entities)
Reviewing the day-to-day reconciliations and accounting completed by the team in MYOB and Xero, and
owning month-end close across the Australian entities
Preparing monthly board packs and management reporting for each business P&L, balance sheet, cash
flow, and commentary/variance analysis for Finance Manager review
Full balance sheet finalisation reviewing, reconciling, and substantiating every balance sheet account
with supporting workpapers (bank, receivables, payables, accruals, prepayments, fixed assets, loans, GST,
and payroll liabilities)
¢ Handling intercompany transactions and reconciliations across the group
¢ Applying appropriate revenue recognition across different business models (e.g. telco plan/contract billing
and deferred revenue; agency project revenue, WIP, retainers, and unbilled/deferred income)
¢ Preparing monthly and year-end financial statements to finalisation standard, with complete supporting
workpapers
¢ Reviewing and finalising payroll under Single Touch Payroll (STP Phase 2), including PAYG withholding and
end-of-year payroll finalisation
¢ Superannuation review and reconciliation, including super guarantee calculation, timely
lodgement/payment, and reconciliation of super liabilities at month-end and year-end
¢ BAS/GST preparation, review, and lodgement support
¢ Ensuring compliance with Australian reporting timelines across all entities
Indian entity oversight (manpower company)
¢ Overseeing the Indian accounts on a monthly basis, reviewing month-end close and books maintained by
the team
¢ Overseeing Indian tax filings and statutory compliance: GST, TDS, PF, ESI, and Professional Tax
¢ Ensuring accurate, timely books, filings, and reporting to management
Team leadership

¢ Leading, supervising, reviewing, and developing the India-based finance team a (CA) Management
Accountant and a Senior Account Executive who support both the Australian group and the Indian entity
What we're looking for
¢ CA (qualified) with strong, demonstrable Australian accounting and finalisation experience
¢ Confidence to review and guide a small team, including a qualified CA
¢ Experience finalising multiple entities and comfort with intercompany transactions
¢ Strong experience in board pack preparation, financial statements, and balance sheet finalisation
¢ Hands-on working experience with MYOB (essential) and Xero
¢ Solid understanding of Australian payroll, superannuation, STP Phase 2, and BAS/GST
¢ Solid grounding in Indian statutory compliance, tax filings, and payroll
¢ Ability to lead and review a small team, own deadlines, and work to reporting timelines
¢ Good written and spoken English
Nice to have
¢ Prior experience in an Australian outsourcing/KPO setup
¢ Exposure to the telco, media/advertising, or staffing industries
What we offer
¢ Competitive salary (based on experience and qualifications)
¢ A leadership role with ownership across an Australian group and Indian entity
¢ Fixed early shift with no rotation . Interested candidate share resume on [email protected] or 9978604829 whatsapp