Accounting Team Leader

Aramex; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramex in Pune, India, seeks a Finance Manager to lead and supervise the Financial Accountants team and liaise with senior finance leadership across Oceana group entities. You will ensure accurate month-end close, inter‑company reconciliation, and consolidation of data with standardized policies and controls.

You will partner with leadership on budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis to provide timely insights for decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent required.
• Proficiency in MS Office; ACCPAC experience is a plus.
• 4-5 years of relevant experience in logistics/shipping.

Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise and mentor the Financial Accountants team.
• Oversee full-cycle accounting operations: general ledger, fixed assets / capex, cost allocations / on-charges, accruals, inter-company transactions, cash flow and month-end closing.
• Consolidate and review monthly journals, inter-branch / inter-company entries, allocations, accruals and ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Supervise preparation of monthly management reporting for all relevant entities: P&L, balance sheet reconciliations, cashflow statements/forecasts, variance analyses vs budgets, and intercompany balance reviews.
• Ensure that accounting processes, policies, internal controls, fixed-asset / capex register and depreciation / lease accounting (e.g. IFRS-16 where applicable) are standardized and consistently applied across all entities.
• Facilitate periodic audits (internal and external) — coordinate with auditors, compile and deliver required information, and ensure timely implementation of audit findings.
• Support group-wide budgeting and forecasting exercises, consolidating data from various entities and providing analysis and insight into group financial performance, cash flows, cost controls, and profitability.
• Collaborate with senior finance leadership and business-unit across entities to provide actionable financial insights, support financial planning, cost-management, and strategic decision-making.
• Identify opportunities for improving accounting workflows, standardization, controls, and efficiencies — implement process improvements across the group as appropriate.
• Responsible for managing and supervising all finance and accounting operations, including administrative finance support, customer master-data maintenance.

Skills

Team leadership

Financial accounting

Financial reporting

MS Excel

Inter-company reconciliation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Tools

MS Office

ACCPAC

Job description

This position will lead and supervise the team of Financial Accountants (based in India) and serve as the primary point of contact between that team and senior finance leadership in Oceana. The role’s core purpose is to ensure consistent, accurate, and timely accounting and financial reporting across multiple group entities, and to drive the standardization of accounting policies, processes and controls across the group. By harmonizing accounting operations and delivering consolidated financial data and analysis, this Manager will support strategic decision-making, drive efficiency, and uphold financial integrity throughout the organization.

Job Description

• Lead, supervise and mentor the team of Financial Accountants — reviewing and approving their work, providing guidance, and ensuring adherence to group accounting policies and deadlines.
• Oversee full-cycle accounting operations performed by the team: general ledger, fixed assets / capital expenditures, cost allocations / on-charges, accruals, inter-company transactions, cash flow and month-end closing.
• Consolidate and review monthly journals, inter-branch / inter-company entries, allocations, accruals and ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Supervise preparation of monthly management reporting for all relevant entities: P&L, balance sheet reconciliations, cashflow statements/forecasts, variance analyses vs budgets, and intercompany balance reviews.
• Ensure that accounting processes, policies, internal controls, fixed-asset / capex register and depreciation / lease accounting (e.g. IFRS-16 where applicable) are standardized and consistently applied across all entities.
• Facilitate periodic audits (internal and external) — coordinate with auditors, compile and deliver required information, and ensure timely implementation of audit findings.
• Support group-wide budgeting and forecasting exercises, consolidating data from various entities and providing analysis and insight into group financial performance, cash flows, cost controls, and profitability.
• Collaborate with senior finance leadership and business-unit across entities to provide actionable financial insights, support financial planning, cost-management, and strategic decision-making.
• Identify opportunities for improving accounting workflows, standardization, controls, and efficiencies — implement process improvements across the group as appropriate.
• Responsible for managing and supervising all finance and accounting operations, including administrative finance support, customer master-data maintenance.

Job Requirements - Experience and Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook, ACCPAC is a plus)
• 4-5 years’ years of relevant working experience, preferably in the logistics and shipping industry