Accounts and Finance Manager

Manager- Finance & Accounts

Job:- Location Verna industrial estate, Goa.

Education:- CA intern, M.com / MBA Finance.

Roles & Responsibilities

Financial Operations & Accounting

• Core Accounting: Oversee daily accounting, General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), and Accounts Receivable (AR).
• Financial Closure: Drive seamless monthly and annual financial book closures.
• Asset & Capital Management: Maintain accurate fixed asset records, monitor CAPEX, and ensure proper capitalization and depreciation.
• Trade & Exports: Oversee export accounting, foreign-currency transactions, and associated banking documentation.

Manufacturing & Inventory Costing

• Cost Accounting: Lead manufacturing costing workflows covering materials, labor, overheads, conversion costs, and product costing.
• Variance Analysis: Identify and evaluate production variances to control costs.
• Inventory Control: Monitor inventory accounting across raw materials, WIP, finished goods, consumables, and spares.
• Stock Verification: Coordinate physical stock checks and resolve any identified variances.

Treasury & Working Capital

• Cash Management: Prepare and monitor routine cash-flow forecasts and support treasury operations.
• Working Capital Optimization: Manage vendor payouts, customer invoicing, collections, aging metrics, and account reconciliations.

Compliance, Audits & Controls

• Statutory Compliance: Ensure timely execution, documentation, and reconciliation of GST, TDS, Income Tax, PF, and ESI.
• Audit Coordination: Direct statutory, internal, and tax audits by preparing schedules, answering queries, and resolving observations.
• Internal Controls: Strengthen financial control systems, approval matrices, and overall accounting discipline.

FP&A and Cross-Functional Partnership

• Reporting: Prepare monthly MIS, financial statements, management reports, and variance commentary.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Support annual budgeting cycles, forecasting tasks, and CAPEX planning.
• Plant Collaboration: Partner with Production, Procurement, Stores, Quality, Commercial, and Plant teams to maximize process efficiency and cost control.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Domain Expertise: Deep understanding of manufacturing cost accounting, inventory controls, and variance metrics.
• Taxation & Compliance: Solid grip on GST, TDS, Income Tax, and other local statutory regulations.
• Systems Proficiency: Strong advanced Excel capabilities combined with practical ERP experience (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Dynamics).
• Analytical Skills: Sharp mindset focused on finding cost leakages, process gaps, and financial optimization opportunities.
• Soft Skills: High level of integrity, strict attention to detail, strong ownership, and excellent stakeholder management skills.

Experience Profile

• Duration: 12 to 15 years of relevant Finance & Accounts experience (with a baseline requirement of 8+ years of core experience).
• Industry Sector: Substantial background in a manufacturing environment; experience in precision engineering, automotive, industrial, or defense sectors is highly preferred.
• Operations Scale: Prior exposure to CAPEX-heavy plants, facility expansions, or export/forex transactions is an advantage.
• Leadership: Proven track record or capability to lead and mentor a small Finance & Accounts team.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Timeliness: Execution of swift monthly financial closures and accurate MIS generation.
• Control: Effective management of manufacturing costs, inventory levels, and working capital.
• Compliance: Zero-lag statutory filings and clean, swift audit closures.
• Discipline: Adherence to budgets, forecasts, CAPEX parameters, and cash-flow models.
• Improvement: Measurable strengthening of internal financial controls and continuous workflow optimization.

Pay: ₹400,000.00 - ₹600,000.00 per year

Benefits

• Cell phone reimbursement
• Provident Fund

Education

• Master's (Preferred)

Experience

• Finance: 10 years (Required)

Location

• Verna, Goa (Preferred)

Work Location: In person