Accounts Manager

• Key ResponsibilitiesManage day-to-day accounting operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, cash, and bank transactions.
• Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial closing.
• Prepare Profit & Loss Account, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement, MIS reports, and other management reports.
• Monitor receivables and payables, including customer outstanding and vendor payments.
• Handle GST, TDS, Income Tax, PF, ESI and other applicable statutory compliances.
• Coordinate with auditors, tax consultants, banks, and government authorities.
• Ensure proper accounting of purchase, sales, inventory, expenses, fixed assets, and manufacturing-related transactions.
• Review and control inventory accounting, including raw materials, work-in-progress (WIP), and finished goods.
• Develop and monitor product/job costing, manufacturing overheads, and production costs.
• Prepare costing reports and variance analysis comparing actual costs against budgets/standards.
• Assist management with budgeting, forecasting, working-capital planning, and financial analysis.
• Monitor cash flow and fund requirements and coordinate with banks for working-capital facilities.
• Establish and maintain appropriate internal financial controls.
• Review accounting entries, reconciliations, journal vouchers, and supporting documents.
• Ensure compliance with applicable Accounting Standards/Ind AS and company policies.
• Support year-end audit and statutory audit requirements.
• Supervise and guide the accounts team and allocate day-to-day responsibilities.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, reduce costs, and strengthen financial controls.
• Provide financial information to management for business and operational decision-making.

Manufacturing-Specific ResponsibilitiesFor a manufacturing company, the Accounts Manager may additionally be expected to handle:

• Bill of Materials (BOM) and product costing.
• Raw-material consumption analysis.
• Production cost and conversion-cost analysis.
• WIP and finished-goods valuation.
• Factory overhead allocation.
• Scrap, wastage, rejection, and process-loss accounting.
• Standard costing vs. actual costing and variance analysis.
• Inventory reconciliation between ERP, stores, production, and accounts.
• Capital expenditure and fixed-asset accounting.
• Analysis of machine/production-line profitability.
• Support for cost reduction and margin improvement initiatives.

QualificationsTypically:

• B.Com / M.Com / MBA Finance / CA Inter or equivalent.
• 5–10+ years of experience in accounting, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of GST, TDS, Income Tax, statutory compliance, and financial accounting.
• Experience with ERP/accounting software such as SAP, Oracle, Tally, Dynamics, or similar systems.
• Good knowledge of MS Excel, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, and financial analysis.
• Key SkillsFinancial accounting and reporting
• Manufacturing/cost accounting
• GST and taxation
• Budgeting and MIS
• Working-capital management
• Inventory control
• Audit coordination
• ERP systems
• Advanced Excel
• Team management
• Analytical and problem-solving skills