Accounts Manager

Team and Process Ownership Independently manage day-to-day Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable activities with minimal supervision.Train, guide, and mentor team members on accounting processes, tools, and outstanding items.Track pending tasks across the team and ensure timely closure.Serve as the primary escalation point for AP and AR issues raised by internal stakeholders, vendors, and customers. Month-End Close Own the month-end close calendar and ensure the process is completed accurately and on time.Prepare and review journal entries for accruals, prepayments, and amortization schedules.Ensure revenue and expenses are recorded in the correct accounting periods.Coordinate with AP and AR teams to close all sub-ledgers before finalizing the books. Reconciliations and Books of Accounts Prepare and review monthly balance-sheet reconciliations for all key accounts.Investigate and clear reconciling items promptly.Maintain accurate, complete, and audit-ready books of accounts.Perform bank reconciliations and coordinate with the treasury team regarding cash positions. Management Reporting Prepare monthly management reports, including profit and loss statements, balance sheets, variance analyses, and KPI dashboards.Provide clear commentary on variances against budgets, forecasts, and prior periods.Support ad hoc reporting requests from company leadership. Treasury Support Assist with cash-flow forecasting and monitoring.Support fund transfers, payment approvals, and banking relationships.Monitor working capital, including AP and AR ageing, and proactively highlight potential risks. Internal Controls and Compliance Ensure appropriate internal controls are followed throughout AP, AR, and month-end close processes.Identify control gaps and recommend or implement process improvements.Ensure compliance with company policies and applicable statutory requirements. Audit Support Act as a key point of contact for internal and statutory auditors.Prepare audit schedules, respond to audit queries, and ensure audit points are resolved on time. Systems, Excel, and Automation Use advanced Excel functions, including pivot tables, lookups, reconciliation templates, and dashboards.Stay informed about AI and automation trends within accounting.Proactively recommend and implement automation for repetitive activities such as reconciliations, reporting, and invoice processing.Work with accounting and ERP platforms such as Tally, Zoho Books, QuickBooks, NetSuite, or SAP. Skills and Competencies Required: CA Qualified or CA Semi-Qualified, with Inter CA cleared.At least 9 to 12 years of core accounting experience, including exposure to AP, AR, and month-end close.Strong attention to detail and an ownership mindset.Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.Previous experience supervising, training, or mentoring junior team members.Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.Interest in or experience with AI tools and automation for accounting workflows.Working knowledge of internal controls and audit processes.Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities. .