Assistant Financial Reporting Manager

NES Fircroft; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft seeks an experienced finance leader to head the Bangalore finance team, overseeing reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and control activities. The role blends people leadership with hands-on analysis and process improvements across multiple business units.

You will drive month-end processes, variance analysis, and stakeholder collaboration with UK and regional teams, while strengthening offshore finance support and internal controls.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in a finance team.
• Strong background in management accounting, reporting, budgeting and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Bangalore finance team, prioritising work and performance.
• Oversee month-end, forecasting, and reporting deadlines across business units.
• Own salary, travel, and overhead cost reporting with variance analysis.
• Coordinate intercompany reconciliations and balance sheet controls.
• Support year-end and external audits with clear documentation.

Skills

Leadership

Financial reporting

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Education

ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

OneStream

Navision/Business Central

Job description

We are looking for an experienced finance professional to lead and develop our Bangalore finance team while overseeing key financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and control activities. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant who enjoys combining people leadership with hand-on financial analysis, reporting oversight, and continuous process improvement across multiple business units.

What You'll Be Doing

• Finance Team Leadership: Lead, coach, and develop the Bangalore finance team, setting clear priorities, building capability, and driving high performance.
• Work Allocation & Review: Allocate and review team workloads to ensure month-end, forecasting, and reporting deadlines are consistently achieved.
• Technical Support: Provide first-line support for technical accounting and process queries, escalating significant issues where required.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Build and maintain effective relationships with UK finance teams, regional finance teams, and the purchase ledger team.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve processes, standardise working practices, and strengthen the quality of offshore finance support.
• Month-End Oversight: Oversee assigned month-end activities and review reporting outputs to ensure accuracy, completeness, and quality.
• Group Cost Reporting: Support the preparation of Group Costs profit and loss reports across relevant business units.
• Salary Cost Analysis: Own salary cost variance analysis and reporting, reconciling supporting data and identifying emerging risks.
• Travel Cost Reporting: Manage reporting for directors' travel costs, including expenditure analysis, trend monitoring, and investigation of unusual movements.
• Overhead Review: Review overhead cost analysis prepared by the Bangalore team and investigate material or unexpected variances.
• Intercompany Reconciliations: Support the investigation and resolution of intercompany variances.
• Balance Sheet Control: Oversee the preparation and maintenance of Group Costs balance sheets, ensuring reconciliations, controls, and reviews are completed accurately.
• Forecasting Review: Review rolling forecast schedules prepared by the team, incorporating known risks and variances not reflected by budget holders.
• Budget Ownership: Lead the budgeting and forecasting process for five business units, ensuring submissions are accurate, complete, and delivered on schedule.
• Management Insight: Prepare clear variance analysis and performance commentary to support informed management decision-making.
• Budget Review: Review overhead budgets and forecasts prepared by the Bangalore finance team.
• Year-End & Audit Support: Support year-end reporting and external audit requirements through the preparation of clear and accurate supporting documentation.
• Ad Hoc Analysis: Produce ad hoc financial reports and analysis for management as required.

Why NES Fircroft

• Leadership Opportunity: Play a key role in leading and developing a growing finance team in Bangalore.
• Business Impact: Take ownership of budgeting, forecasting, and reporting activities across five business units.
• Varied Responsibilities: Combine team leadership, financial reporting, analysis, controls, and stakeholder management in one diverse role.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive process enhancements and contribute to the ongoing development of finance operations.
• Global Exposure: Work closely with UK and regional finance teams within an international business environment.

What We're Looking For

• Professional Qualification: ACCA, CIMA, or an equivalent recognised professional accounting qualification.
• Relevant Finance Experience: Experience in management accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting within a multi-entity or group environment.
• People Management: Proven experience managing a team, reviewing work, and supporting the development of finance professionals.
• Core Accounting Knowledge: Practical experience with month-end reporting, balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, and prepayments.
• Advanced Excel Skills: Strong capability in handling large data sets and producing clear, accurate, and structured analysis.
• Systems Knowledge: Experience with consolidation or reporting systems; familiarity with OneStream and ERP systems such as Navision or Business Central would be advantageous.
• Technology Awareness: Familiarity with Microsoft Copilot would be advantageous.
• Financial Control Expertise: Strong understanding of financial controls, reconciliations, and management reporting principles.
• Analytical Capability: Ability to convert detailed financial information into concise variance explanations and practical business insights.
• Leadership Style: A confident, supportive, and accountable team leader.
• Organisation & Planning: Strong prioritisation skills with the ability to work effectively to fixed reporting deadlines.
• Communication Skills: Ability to build productive relationships with UK and offshore stakeholders.
• Curiosity & Challenge: An analytical and inquisitive mindset with the confidence to investigate unusual movements and seek clarification where required.
• Attention to Detail: High levels of accuracy, sound judgement, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Who Are We?

NES Fircroft is a global workforce solutions provider, supporting clients across a wide range of industries by delivering specialist talent and workforce services. We are committed to operational excellence, collaboration, and developing high-performing teams that help our business and clients succeed.

Accessibility & Inclusion

NES Fircroft is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with fairness, dignity, and respect. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and are dedicated to providing an accessible recruitment process. If you require any adjustments during the hiring process, we encourage you to let us know.