Chartered Accountant - Finance, Accounting, Consolidation, Audit

Position - Chartered Accountant Finance, Accounting, Consolidation, Audit & Reporting Lead

• Experience: Minimum 3 years post-qualification experience Location: Bangalore Employment Type: Full-time
• Role Type: Client-facing finance and accounting role
• Reporting: Internal senior management / client finance leadership, as applicable

Role Overview

• We are looking to hire a Chartered Accountant with minimum 3 years of post-qualification experience for client-facing finance and accounting assignments.
• The role will involve handling and supervising GL review, month-end close, audit support, reconciliations, consolidation support, MIS / management reporting, statutory compliance coordination and finance process support for clients across sectors.
• The candidate should be hands-on, technically sound and capable of independently managing accounting, reporting, audit and consolidation-related deliverables in a client environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Month-End Close and GL Review Lead or support monthly books closure for client entities.
• Review trial balance, general ledger, sub-ledgers and key account balances.
• Review / prepare journal entries including accruals, prepayments, provisions, reclassifications and month-end adjustments.
• Review fixed assets, depreciation, prepaid expenses, intercompany balances and balance sheet schedules.
• Identify accounting gaps, pending items and reconciliation differences and work towards closure.
• Ensure proper accounting classification, cost centre mapping and documentation.
• Consolidation and Group Reporting Support / lead preparation of consolidated financial information for client groups, as applicable.
• Review intercompany balances, related-party transactions, elimination entries and group-level adjustments.
• Coordinate with component finance teams / consultants for entity-wise financial data.
• Prepare consolidation schedules, group reporting packs and supporting workings.
• Assist in resolving consolidation differences, currency translation matters and reporting alignment issues.
• Support management / auditor queries relating to consolidated accounts and group reporting.
• Audit Support Prepare audit schedules, lead sheets, reconciliations and supporting workings.
• Coordinate with statutory auditors, tax auditors, internal teams and external consultants.
• Track audit queries, open items and documentation requirements.
• Support audit closure, financial statement preparation and management reporting requirements.
• Assist in addressing prior-period observations and process gaps.
• MIS and Management Reporting Prepare / review monthly MIS, P&L, balance sheet schedules, variance analysis and financial review packs.
• Support preparation of cash flow reports, working capital summaries and management dashboards.
• Analyse key movements in revenue, costs, receivables, payables and other financial statement line items.
• Support data requests for management, investors, lenders, auditors or other stakeholders.
• Compliance Coordination Coordinate for GST, TDS, income-tax and other statutory compliance-related data preparation.
• Review GST / TDS workings, reconciliations and supporting schedules.
• Coordinate with consultants for local or overseas compliance requirements, where applicable.
• Maintain compliance trackers and ensure timely internal closure of data requirements.
• ERP and Process Support Work on accounting / ERP platforms such as Microsoft Business Central, SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Zoho, TallyPrime or similar systems.
• Review accounting entries, master data, ledger mapping and reporting outputs.
• Identify ERP / process gaps impacting accounting and reporting.
• Assist in process improvement, documentation and standardisation of recurring finance processes.
• Client Coordination and Team Supervision Act as a key point of contact for client finance teams for assigned workstreams.
• Supervise junior team members / executives, where applicable.
• Review work prepared by junior resources and ensure accuracy of deliverables.
• Maintain trackers for deliverables, pending items, dependencies and timelines.
• Ensure disciplined follow-up and timely escalation of issues.

Required Skills and Experience<