Senior Finance Manager

About Company

The company operates in the alternative investments and private markets asset management space, providing investment solutions across private equity and venture capital opportunities.

Job Description

About the Role :

We are looking for a hands-on finance professional who will work across the breadth of the finance function, driving key initiatives and building deep expertise across processes, reporting, controls, and business partnering.

This role will be responsible for ensuring accurate financial reporting, timely book closures, seamless audit management, budgeting and projections, management reporting, and strong process governance across the organization. The individual will supervise day-to-day accounting and compliance activities, drive financial discipline, and support management with reliable financial information and insights.

Key Responsibilities :

1. Financial Reporting & Accounting :

• Independently manage and review monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closures.
• Prepare and review financial statements and management reports in accordance with Ind AS and applicable accounting standards.
• Perform and oversee account reconciliations, schedules, provisions, accruals, and other month-end closing activities.
• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and timely reporting of financial information.
• Analyze business performance and provide actionable financial insights to management.

2. Audit & Financial Controls :

• Hands-on experience in preparing and reviewing financials and successfully closing statutory and other audits.
• Manage the end-to-end audit process, including coordination with auditors, preparation of schedules, resolution of queries, and timely closure of audit observations.
• Establish and strengthen internal financial controls, processes, and governance mechanisms.
• Identify control gaps and drive corrective actions across finance processes.

3. Taxation & Regulatory Compliance :

• Oversee and ensure timely compliance with applicable TDS, GST, PF, and other statutory/regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate with tax consultants, auditors, regulators, and other external stakeholders as required.
• Ensure proper documentation and compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.
• Exposure to RBI-related compliances will be important, particularly for candidates from financial services / regulated businesses.

4. Finance Operations & Payroll :

• Supervise day-to-day accounting and finance operations.
• Manage the organization's payroll process, ensuring accuracy and timely processing.
• Oversee vendor payments, receivables, expenses, and other finance operations.
• Work independently with vendors, consultants, bankers, and external partners to resolve finance-related matters.
• Exposure to Indian and foreign remittances through banking channels will be an advantage.

5. Team Management :

• Manage and mentor a team of finance professionals, including allocation of responsibilities, review of work, and performance management.
• Build a disciplined and efficient finance function with clear processes, ownership, and accountability.
• Review the team's output and ensure timely completion of critical finance activities.

6. Business Partnering & Management Support :

• Act as a finance partner to founders, business heads, and senior management.
• Provide financial analysis and insights to support business and strategic decisions.
• Be comfortable challenging assumptions and highlighting financial/business risks.
• Independently identify problems, evaluate alternatives, and recommend practical solutions.
• Handle multiple priorities and operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Experience :

• CA with 8-10 years of post-qualification experience.
• Big 4 experience preferred.
• Experience across financial reporting, accounting, audits, controls, compliance, and management reporting.
• Exposure to Financial Services, Asset Management, Investment Management, NBFCs, PMS, AIFs, Capital Markets, or related sectors preferred.
• Candidates from other industries with strong accounting fundamentals, business understanding, and financial reporting expertise may also be considered.