Sr. Finance Executive Accounting - CA

About Company

The company operates in the advanced electronics manufacturing industry, specializing in high-performance connectivity solutions for data transmission and communication systems.

Job Description

Role Summary

The Senior Finance Executive will manage end-to-end accounting for the India legal entity and support monthly reporting requirements of the India Business Unit in line with corporate timelines. The role requires strong month-end close discipline, hands-on bookkeeping, and the ability to work closely with plant/warehouse teams on inventory accounting, while ensuring statutory compliance and audit readiness.

Key Responsibilities

Month-end close & bookkeeping

• Execute month-end close: post journals (accruals, provisions, reclasses), ensure cutoff accuracy and completeness of books.
• Maintain general ledger in ERP; ensure proper tagging by cost center, project and account codes aligned to corporate reporting packs.
• Prepare and review reconciliations: bank, AR/AP ageing, advances, intercompany, GR/IR, accruals/provisions, fixed assets and key balance sheet schedules.
• Support AP/AR activities: vendor invoice accounting, employee reimbursements, customer invoicing/credit notes, and follow-up for collections; ensure accurate GST/TDS treatment in postings.
• Fixed assets accounting: capitalization/CWIP, depreciation runs, asset register maintenance and support for physical verification.\

Financial reporting & analysis

• Prepare monthly MIS/reporting package (P&L; Balance sheet, cash flow, working capital) with supporting schedules as per corporate calendar.
• Perform variance analysis vs budget/forecast/prior period; identify drivers (volume, price, mix, material, conversion cost, FX) and summarize insights for stakeholders.
• Support reporting to US corporate finance: timely data submission, mapping validation, and query resolution for consolidation/reporting.
• Maintain trackers and dashboards for key KPIs (inventory turns, overdue receivables, payables ageing, operating cash flow).

Compliance & audit support

• Support statutory audit, tax audit and GST assessments/audits: prepare schedules, confirmations, supporting documents and respond to auditor queries
• Support internal audits/control testing (including global compliance requirements where applicable) by maintaining documentation, evidence and closure of action items.
• Coordinate (with consultants) periodic compliances such as GST returns, TDS, PF/ESIC, professional tax and other local filings; ensure accounting entries align with returns.
• Maintain documentation for related party/intercompany transactions and support preparation of disclosures and management representations.

Inventory management & cost accounting

• Partner with stores/production/warehouse to ensure inventory controls for receipts, issues, transfers and returns; support cycle counts and physical inventory.
• Reconcile inventory sub-ledger to GL and investigate variances (quantity/value); ensure timely accounting of count differences and adjustments with approvals.
• Monitor inventory valuation (RM/WIP/FG), overhead absorption, scrap/rework, and provisions for slow-moving/obsolete stock in coordination with controller.
• Support standard cost updates and review of BOM/routings inputs (as applicable) to maintain accurate product costing.

Budgeting, forecasting & process improvement

• Coordinate annual budget and periodic forecasts: collect inputs, validate assumptions, consolidate templates and support review discussions.
• Prepare budget vs actual reports and maintain rolling forecast trackers; support cost control initiatives through analysis and follow-ups.
• Drive process improvements (ERP discipline, SOPs, Excel automation) to improve close speed, accuracy and audit readiness.

Cash flow, working capital & treasury support

• Prepare daily/weekly cash position and monthly cash flow forecast; highlight funding needs, collection risks and payment obligations.
• Support payment processing (vendor/employee) and bank reconciliations; coordinate bank documentation asrequired.
• Track receivables, overdue follow-ups and working capital actions in partnership with sales and supply chain teams.

Qualifications & Experience

• CA with 2-4 years of hands-on experience in accounting, month-end close and reporting; manufacturing/plant accounting exposure strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of Indian statutory requirements (GST, TDS and basic Companies Act compliance); understanding of Ind AS/IFRS is an advantage.
• Experience working with ERPs (SAP/Oracle/NetSuite/Tally or equivalent) and strong Excel skills (Pivot Tables, lookups; Power Query desirable).
• Comfortable working with global stakeholders and tight reporting timelines; willingness to support occasional US time-zone calls during close.

Mandatory Requirement

Primary Job Profile : Finance & Accounts/ Finance Control

Technical Skills : Cost accounting, Financial reporting, Month-end closing

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