Assistant Manager Finance

JD

Job ROLE: Assistant Manager – Finance & Accounts

Department: Finance & Accounts

Reporting To: Finance Manager / Head – Finance

Location: Chennai – Corporate Office

Job Purpose

The Assistant Manager – Finance & Accounts will be responsible for managing day-to-day finance operations, statutory compliances, MIS reporting, credit control support, and coordination with internal teams such as supply chain and sales. The role ensures financial discipline, compliance accuracy, and timely reporting to management, banks, and statutory authorities.

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Key Roles & Responsibilities

1. Statutory Compliance & Taxation

• Prepare and file monthly GST returns including GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B.

• Perform monthly GST reconciliation between books, returns, and portal data.

• Assist in GST audits, statutory audits, internal audits, and other regulatory audits by providing data, schedules, and explanations.

2. Banking & Regulatory Reporting

• Prepare monthly stock statements and submit the same to banks within stipulated timelines.

• Prepare and submit ECGC reports and coordinate with the ECGC department as required.

• Handling the pending import and export cases and get them closed with the Bankers

3. Sales & Supply Chain Support

• Support the supply chain team in preparation of sales invoices.

• Review and approve sales invoices based on proper documentation and approvals.

• Prepare credit notes in the accounting/sales software and share them with the supply chain team.

4. MIS & Management Reporting

• Support in preparation of monthly MIS reports for management review.

• Generate and circulate closing stock reports, stock summary, gross margin reports, and depreciation reports on a monthly basis.

• Ensure data accuracy and timely submission for management decision-making.

5. Receivables & Credit Control

• Prepare and circulate daily debtors ageing reports, clearly highlighting overdue amounts.

• Support the credit control process, including tracking of:

o Post-dated cheques (PDCs)

o Security deposit cheques

• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure adherence to approved credit limits.

6. Agreements & Documentation

• Maintain a tracker of dealer agreements, including renewal dates.

• Coordinate and ensure timely renewal of dealer agreements on an annual basis.

• Maintain hard copies and proper filing of all dealer agreements and related documents.

7. Fixed Assets & Inventory Control

• Maintain the fixed asset register in the accounting software.

• Track addition, deletion, and disposal of fixed assets with proper documentation.

• Conduct annual physical verification of fixed assets and report deviations to management.

• Conduct monthly physical verification of inventory/stock and highlight variances to management.

8. Master Data Management

• Create customer masters in the sales/accounting software after verifying complete and proper documentation.

• Ensure accuracy and compliance in master data creation as per company policy.

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Desired Qualifications & Skills

• Qualification: B. Com / M. Com / CA-Inter / CMA-Inter (CA/CMA preferred)

• Experience: 4–7 years of relevant experience in finance and accounts

• Technical Skills:

o Strong knowledge of GST compliance

o Experience with Tally accounting software

o Good command over Excel and MIS reporting

• Soft Skills:

o Strong coordination and follow-up skills

o Attention to detail and documentation discipline

o Ability to work with cross-functional teams