Senior Account Manager

Role Summary

The Senior Accounts Manager will be responsible for leading the company's financial management, statutory compliances, receivables control, and accounting operations. The role involves supervising the finance team, ensuring accurate and timely financial records, maintaining strong compliance standards, and supporting business growth by monitoring quotations, billing, and conversion into revenue.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Financial Compliance & Governance

• Ensure adherence to all statutory, regulatory, and tax compliances (GST, TDS, Income Tax, ROC, etc.).
• Maintain up-to-date compliance calendars and ensure timely filings and payments.
• Liaise with auditors, tax consultants, and regulatory authorities.
• Establish and monitor internal financial controls and SOPs.

2. Accounting & Bookkeeping

• Oversee accurate and timely maintenance of books of accounts.
• Ensure monthly closing, reconciliations, and financial statements preparation.
• Review ledger entries, expense allocations, and balance sheet schedules.
• Ensure proper documentation and audit trails.

3. Receivables & Cash Flow Management

• Monitor client billing, collections, and outstanding dues.
• Ensure receivables are collected within agreed credit terms.
• Implement systems to prevent piling up of outstanding amounts.
• Prepare periodic aging reports and follow-up strategies.
• Maintain optimal cash flow and working capital position.

4. Team Leadership & Monitoring

• Lead, train, and supervise the finance and billing team.
• Allocate responsibilities and monitor performance and timelines.
• Establish accountability for compliance, billing, and collections.
• Improve efficiency through process improvements and automation.

5. Quotation, Billing & Revenue Conversion

• Review client quotations from a financial and pricing perspective.
• Ensure quotations are properly approved, tracked, and converted to invoices.
• Coordinate with business teams to improve quotation-to-order conversion.
• Ensure accurate billing aligned with approved quotations and contracts.

6. Financial Planning & Reporting

• Prepare MIS, financial reports, and management dashboards.
• Provide insights on profitability, cost control, and margins.
• Support management in financial decision-making and pricing strategies.
• Monitor budget versus actuals.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• 100% statutory compliance adherence and zero penalties.
• Timely monthly financial closing and reporting.
• Reduction in receivable days and outstanding aging.
• High quotation-to-billing conversion ratio.
• Accurate, audit-ready books of accounts.
• Team performance and process efficiency improvements.

Qualifications & Experience

• 10–15+ years of finance and accounting experience.
• Experience in professional services, consulting, liaisoning, or compliance-oriented business preferred.
• Strong knowledge of GST, TDS, ROC, and Indian financial regulations.
• Experience in team leadership and receivables management.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong financial control and compliance orientation.
• Leadership and team management.
• Analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Business and revenue understanding.
• Communication and coordination skills.

Preferred

• Experience in service industry billing and collections.
• Familiarity with accounting system - Tally
• Process improvement and automation mindset.

Working days: Monday-Saturday