Finance Lead

Job Description:

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Supporting Book Keeping, MIS Reporting & AR/AP Activities
• Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and year-end close and timely reporting of all monthly financial information.
• Supports corporate budget and forecasting activities.
• Monitors and analyses department work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Advises team members regarding the handling of non-routine reporting transactions.
• Work with the company auditor to ensure a clean and timely yearend audit.
• Supervise the general ledger group to ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met.
• Ensure strict compliance with the outlined processes and standards and follow industry best practices.
• Take ownership of their own work as well as of their team and be accountable for meeting the obligations of the company.
• Responsible for staff scheduling including, work assignments, employee training, and employee vacations, employee breaks, overtime assignment, backup for absent employees.
• Provide effective, constructive, and timely feedback to their team, set the bar and help their teams to meet and/or exceed it.
• Provide training to new and existing staff as needed.
• Work with each direct report to establish goals and objectives for each year and monitor and advice on the progress to enhance the professional development of staff.
• Provides opportunities for their team’s career development.

Core Competencies:

• Good knowledge of US GAAP, accounting procedures, taxation, and other statutory and legal matters enabling to perform core accounting and finance functions effectively.
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral), relationship-building skills, and ability to lead and develop others.
• Hands-on experience in QuickBooks, Zoho, and Microsoft Office.

Experience and Skills:

• Overall, 4 to 7 years of experience in finance/accounts with 2-3 years of People Management experience
• Having a strong financial and accounting background with a passion for helping teams get to the next level.
• Commerce Graduate preferably Qualified /Semi-Qualified CA/CMA
• Good knowledge of US GAAP, accounting procedures, taxation, and other statutory and legal matters enabling to perform core accounting and finance functions effectively.
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral), relationship-building skills, and ability to lead and develop others.