Finance Manager

About Company

The company operates in the entertainment industry, providing end-to-end creative and technical outsourcing services.

Job Description

Job Summary :

We are looking for an experienced and detail-oriented General Accounting Manager to lead the global accounting function for our 13+ entities spread across the US, UK, Europe, and India. This role is critical in ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial reporting across multiple jurisdictions. The ideal candidate will be a qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) with hands-on experience in finalizing global accounts, managing accruals, configuring ERP systems for multi-dimensional reporting, and applying transfer pricing principles in a global services context to optimize profitability and taxation.

Key Responsibilities :

1. Global Financial Close & Reporting :

a. Own and drive the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process across 13+ global entities

b. Finalize statutory and management accounts in compliance with local and group GAAPs (India, US GAAP, IFRS, etc.)

c. Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly reviews of financial statements to ensure accuracy and completeness

d. Ensure accurate and timely reporting of financials at the legal entity level, with granularity for location and service line segmentation

e. Managerial reporting :

i. P&L by Location – broken out by line of service

ii. P&L by Line of Service broken out by location

iii. Any additional MIS reports as required by management

f. Ensuring that the chart of accounts is responsive to the Company’s reporting needs

g. Maintain consistency in reporting structures across global entities

2. Accruals & Expense Management :

a. Ensure proper accruals are booked for all cost items and reversed accurately in subsequent periods

b. Review expense trends, prepaid amortizations, and reclass entries to ensure accurate period reporting

c. Collaborate with FP&A and / or operational teams to validate completeness of accruals

d. Calculation and accrual of sales commissions each month

3. ERP Configuration & Chart of Accounts :

a. Configure and maintain the chart of accounts to support the evolving legal, geographic, and business-level reporting

b. Lead efforts to harmonize global accounting practices through system configuration

4. Transfer Pricing & Intercompany :

a. Ensure adherence to transfer pricing regulations, including documentation, invoicing, and margin monitoring

b. Collaborate with tax and legal teams to maintain compliant intercompany arrangements

c. Support global audits and tax filings related to intercompany transactions

d. Manage and optimize intercompany transactions

5. Forecasting and Costing

a. Supervise the preparation of a 13-week direct cash flow statement with inputs from the AR and AP teams

b. Highlight cash surpluses and shortfalls for management actions

c. Prepare a weekly estimate of current month profitability

d. Prepare a 12-month forecast of profitability synchronized with the month end reporting

6. Audits and Compliances

a. Ensure timely completion of all audits / reviews / compilations at individual entity level as required

b. Ensure timely completion of the global consolidated audit

c. Be the primary point of contact for audit and accounting firms for above purposes

d. Implement and maintain strong internal controls across the accounting function

7. Taxes and other Regulatory filings

a. Provide assistance to the company professionals in the timely preparation and filing of tax returns

b. Ensure timely filing and adherence to matters of regulatory compliance including GST and VAT refunds

c. Prepare all the necessary inputs for the filing of subsidies and other tax incentives available to the company in other jurisdictions

The Candidate :

1. Proven track record in finalization of accounts, multi-entity reporting, and ERP configuration

2. Strong understanding of transfer pricing regulations and intercompany accounting

3.In-depth knowledge of GAAP / IFRS and local compliance across multiple jurisdictions

4. Experience with ERPs such as SAGE, Quickbooks or similar systems

5. High attention to detail, analytical mindset, and excellent organizational skills

6. Strong analytical, process-oriented, and communication skills

7. Excellent English verbal and written skills and ability to communicate effectively with North American and European stakeholders across functions

• 8. Familiarity with MS Excel. Advanced skills with Excel shortcuts preferred