Assistant Manager Finance

Freedom Consulting Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Freedom Consulting Inc. in Bengaluru, India, seeks an experienced finance professional to own the India accounting close, GST, TDS and reporting. You will manage timeliness of month-end close, drive KPI dashboards and assure accurate reconciliations across billing, revenue and payroll.

You will lead a small team, collaborate with auditors, and ensure compliance with Indian regulations while delivering clear commentary to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Accounting or Finance; CA/CPA/ACCA advantageous.
• 5–8 years in accounting/finance; at least 3 years leading a team.
• Strong GST, TDS, Indian GAAP/Ind AS and Companies Act knowledge.
• Experience with audit, Form 3CEB, FEMA, ROC and MCA reporting.
• Experience billing and revenue from timesheets; staffing or services.
• Strong analytical skills; able to build KPI dashboards.
• Advanced Excel and ERP (Zoho, SAP or QuickBooks); BI tools.
• Clear communication with auditors and senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own the timesheet-to-invoice cycle and ensure timely billing.
• Chase late/unapproved timesheets with teams and clients.
• Reconcile timesheets to billing, payroll and payments.
• Maintain unbilled revenue and month-end accruals.
• Assist India month-end close and GL reconciliations.
• Ensure GST, TDS, and payroll compliance.
• Produce India MIS and management accounts; support budgeting.
• Collaborate with sales, delivery on margins and profitability.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Team leadership

Financial analysis

KPI dashboards

GST/TDS knowledge

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Accounting or Finance

CA/CPA/ACCA advantageous

Tools

Zoho

SAP

QuickBooks

Job description

• Own the timesheet-to-invoice cycle: timesheet submission and approval, cut-off, billing runs, rate and margin checks, and credit notes.
• Chase late and unapproved timesheets with delivery teams and clients, so revenue is billed in the month it is earned.
• Reconcile timesheets to billing, payroll and contractor payments, and investigate any gaps between hours worked, hours billed and amounts paid.
• Keep unbilled revenue and accruals accurate at month-end, and clear aged unbilled items.

Accounting and close

• Assist in preparation and smooth running of the India month-end close, general ledger and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Make sure billing, revenue accruals, unbilled revenue and credit notes are right, and that receivables are chased.
• Reconcile intercompany balances with the group entities every month and clear anything that has been open for too long.

Tax and statutory compliance

• GST (GSTR-1, 3B, 2B reconciliation, annual return) and TDS/TCS returns, challans and certificates.
• Assist in ensuring payroll compliances (PF, ESI, professional tax) and advance tax on schedule working closely with relevant stake holders.
• Audit process: statutory, tax and internal audit, including Form 3CEB and the inputs for transfer pricing documentation prepared with our advisors.
• Monitor ROC filings with our company secretary and keep a single compliance calendar with owners and dates.
• Handle FEMA and RBI reporting on cross-border payments and receipts.

Cash, payments and working capital

• Maintain the India cash forecast on a real time basis and prepare the weekly payment approval cycle.
• Track receivables, collections and payables, and flag cash pressure early with a plan, not just a number.
• Help maintain bank relationships, facilities and day-to-day banking operations.

Reporting and business partnering

• Prepare reports to showcase KPIs that run our business each month: revenue, net fee income (NFI) and margin, billable headcount and utilisation, bill rates versus pay rates, DSO and collections, client concentration, and churn and client retention.
• Maintain the timesheet and billing dashboards, and make sure the data behind them is accurate and reconciles to the ledger.
• Show where margin is made or lost, by client, business line and account owner, and tell the business what to do about it.
• Produce the monthly India MIS, management accounts and the inputs to the group board pack, with commentary on what moved and why.
• Assist in the India budget and forecast, and report actuals against it by business line and client.
• Work with sales, delivery and other departments on margins, pricing, headcount cost and client level profitability.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Accounting or Finance. Chartered Accountant (CA), CPA, ACCA is an added advantage.
• 5 to 8 years of experience in accounting, tax and finance, including at least 3 years managing a team.
• Strong command of GST, TDS, Indian GAAP / Ind AS and the Companies Act.
• Experience with audit, Form 3CEB, FEMA, ROC and MCA reporting.
• Experience managing timesheet-based billing and revenue, ideally in staffing or professional services.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to build KPI dashboards and explain margin and utilisation to non-finance leaders.
• Advanced Excel and an ERP (Zoho, SAP or QuickBooks). Comfort with BI or dashboard tools.
• Clear communication with auditors, advisors and senior leadership.

Nice to have

• Experience in supervising a small number of junior staff completing payroll and billing. This will be highly valued.
• Experience in staffing, recruitment or professional services.
• Working knowledge of IFRS and group reporting.
• Familiarity with staffing metrics such as NFI, utilisation and placement margins.
• Experience working with a parent or group finance team outside India.