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Senior Finance Manager CA

Senior Finance Manager CA

AcqhiredAhmedabad, Gujarat, India
3 days ago
Job description

Chartered Accountant (Financial Reporting & FP&A) — Job Description

Purpose

Own accurate statutory and management reporting while leading budgeting, forecasting, and commercial analysis. Tight close, clean audits, reliable forecasts, and actionable insight.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Compliance

  • Run month-end close to timetable : journals, accruals / prepayments, intercompany, FX, and balance-sheet reconciliations.
  • Prepare robust management accounts with variance analysis and clear commentary.
  • Produce statutory accounts under FRS 102 / IFRS ; manage audit deliverables and resolve queries.
  • Coordinate VAT , PAYE / CIS, PSA, and Companies House filings; support corporation tax computations and liaison with advisers.

FP&A (Planning, Analysis & Decision Support)

  • Own the budget and forecast cycle (annual plan, quarterly reforecasts, rolling 12–18-month outlook).
  • Build driver-based models across P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow; maintain scenarios (best / base / worst) with sensitivities.
  • Deliver monthly KPI packs and Board decks : revenue / margin bridges, unit economics, cohort / retention (where relevant), and variance walkthroughs.
  • Partner with Sales / Ops to forecast revenue pipeline, pricing, and capacity; translate into headcount and OPEX plans.
  • Lead long-range planning and investment cases (capex, product, market entry) with NPV / IRR analysis.
  • Track working capital (DSO / DPO / DIO), own short- and medium-term cash forecasting , and monitor covenants.

    • Controls, Systems & Process Improvement

  • Strengthen internal controls (SOX-style where applicable); document policies and close checklists.
  • Streamline close and reporting processes; automate reconciliations and report refreshes.
  • Champion data quality and single-source-of-truth metrics; standardise KPI definitions.

    • Stakeholder Management & Leadership

  • Translate financial insight into clear actions : pricing, cost initiatives, headcount rebalancing, process fixes.
  • Present to senior leadership and non-finance teams; set expectations and hold owners to account.
  • Coach and review work of juniors / analysts; raise the bar on accuracy and speed.

    • Qualifications & Experience

  • ACA / ICAEW, ACCA, or CIMA qualified (or finalist with strong progress).
  • Solid month-end / statutory background and experience with external audit.
  • Proven FP&A exposure : budgeting, forecasting, commercial modelling, and building exec-level packs.
  • Comfortable in changing environments; can prioritise and ship.

    • Tools

  • ERP : NetSuite, SAP, Dynamics 365, Sage Intacct (or similar).
  • Excel (advanced) , Power Query / Power Pivot; Power BI / Tableau for dashboards.
  • Nice-to-have : SQL or Python for analysis; planning tools (Workday Adaptive, Anaplan, PBCS).
  • For subsidiaries / smaller entities : Xero / QuickBooks.

    • Competencies

  • Technical accuracy, commercial judgement, crisp communication, ownership, and pace.
  • First-principles modelling and structured problem solving.
  • Stakeholder influence and willingness to challenge.

    • KPIs

  • Close completed on time with minimal post-close adjustments.
  • Forecast accuracy (Revenue / GM / EBITDA / Cash) vs actuals.
  • Audit outcomes (low / no adjustments) and compliance delivered on schedule.
  • Working-capital improvement and cash forecast reliability.
  • Automation wins : hours saved, errors reduced, cycle-time shortened.
  • Adoption and usefulness of dashboards / Board packs.
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