Assistant Manager - Finance

Institute of Management Accountants, Inc.; India; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-aligned remuneration

Annual paid leave

Wellbeing focus

Paternity leave

Travel perks

Job summary

Flight Centre Travel Group’s FCM arm in India seeks an Assistant Manager - Finance to own end-to-end accounting, close processes, and centralized cost reporting across ETS. You will drive efficiency, implement automation ideas, and collaborate with regional finance teams and product leaders.

The role requires Chartered Accountant credentials, at least two years post‑qualification experience, and strong Excel and financial control expertise.

Qualifications

• Must be a Chartered Accountant.
• Minimum 2 years’ post‑qualification experience.
• Experience in a shared services/GBS/multi‑entity environment is a plus.
• Exposure to audits (statutory or internal) is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own month-end and year-end close with timely journal postings.
• Prepare accruals/prepayments and ensure correct period matching.
• Perform cost allocation across departments and centers with documented bases.
• Conduct balance sheet reconciliations and clear aging items.
• Carry out variance analysis with clear driver narratives for leadership.
• Prepare management reporting packs and MBRS with variance notes.
• Support statutory audits with schedules and auditor responses.

Skills

Strong communication

Attention to detail

Excel expertise

Financial controls

Automation improvement

Education

Chartered Accountant

2+ years post-qualification experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Assistant Manager - Finance

Hello,

FCM part of FCTG is one of the world’s largest travel management companies and a trusted partner for nationals and multinational companies. With a 24/7 reach in 97 countries, FCM’s flexible technology anticipates and solves client needs, supported by experts who provide in-depth local knowledge and duty of care as part of the ultimate personalised business travel experience.

As part of the ASX-listed Flight Centre Travel Group, FCM delivers the best market-wide rates, unique added‑value benefits, and exclusive solutions.

Winner of the World’s Leading Travel Management Company Award at the WTM for nine consecutive years (2019‑2011), FCM is constantly transforming the business of travel through its empowered and accountable people who deliver 24/7 service and are available online and offline. FCM has won the coveted Great Place to Work certification for the fifth time! FCM Travel India is one of India’s Top 100 Great Mid-size Workplaces 2024 and the Best in Professional Services.

A leader in the travel tech space, FCM has proprietary client solutions. FCM provides specialist services via FCM Consulting and FCM Meetings & Events.

Day in the life:

This role is responsible for the ETS financial accounting as well as consolidation of all ETS business unit costs globally. This role is responsible for the end-to-end month‑end book closure process, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting. The incumbent will manage accruals and prepayments, cost allocations, variance analysis, and provide ongoing audit support, working closely with business stakeholders and cross‑functional finance teams. We have already centralized ETS accounting into India and are now looking to centralize further areas of accounting into the India team, standardizing processes across business units and driving automation wherever possible. This role will play an active part in that journey—identifying manual, repetitive activities and helping build more efficient, scalable ways of working. You will be working closely with the ETS Finance Controller, ETS General Manager Financial and Management Accounting, ETS Commercial Leader and business partners, Regional Finance Teams, and ETS Product leaders.

• Own the month‑end and year‑end book closure process, ensuring journals are posted accurately and within deadline.
• Prepare and post accrual and prepayment journals, ensuring correct period matching and GL coding.
• Perform cost allocation across departments/business units/cost centres, ensuring allocation bases are correctly applied and documented.
• Conduct balance sheet reconciliations and clear open/aging items.
• Perform variance analysis (actual vs. budget/forecast/prior period) and prepare clear, concise commentary explaining key drivers.
• Prepare management reporting packs/MBR inputs with variance narratives for leadership review.
• Support half‑year and year‑end statutory audit requirements—prepare schedules, respond to auditor queries, and ensure audit trail documentation.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting policies, and relevant accounting standards.
• Prepare compliance requirements including Head Office Reporting Pack.
• Support the centralization of additional accounting areas into the India team, including transitioning processes from other regions and standardizing them against a common approach.
• Identify manual, time‑consuming activities within the close cycle and support automation initiatives (e.g. using Excel‑based tools, system workflows, or AI) to reduce effort and improve accuracy.
• Liaise with business partners/other finance teams to resolve queries and ensure consistency of financial information.
• Provide feedback to accountants in other countries to ensure consistency and reliability of consolidated financial information.

Requirement

• Qualified Chartered Accountant.
• Minimum 2 years’ post‑qualification experience.
• Experience working in a shared services / GBS / multi‑entity environment is a plus.
• Exposure to audit (statutory or internal) is an advantage.

Business Skills

• Strong communication skills are the most important requirement for this role – the majority of stakeholders are Australia‑based.
• High attention to detail.
• High level of expertise in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong financial control and technical accounting knowledge.
• Able to identify areas for improvement in finance process flows with the goals of automation and centralization.

Work Perks! – What’s in it for you:

FCTG is renowned internationally for having amazing perks and an even better culture. We understand that our people are our most valuable asset. It is the passion and dedication of our teams that keep the company on top of the industry ladder. It’s also why we offer some great employee benefits and perks outside of the norm.

You will be rewarded with competitive market salary. You will also be equipped with relevant training courses and tools to set you up for success with endless career advancement and job opportunities all over the world.

• Market Aligned remuneration structure and a highly competitive salary.
• Fun and Energetic culture: At the heart of everything we do at FCM is a desire to have fun and be yourself.
• Work life Balance: We believe in No Leave = No Life. So have your own travel adventures with paid annual leave.
• Great place to work – Recognised as a top workplace for 5 consecutive years, which is a testimonial of our commitment towards our people.
• Wellbeing Focus – We take care of our employee with comprehensive medical coverage, accidental insurance, and term insurance for the well being of our people.
• Paternity Leave – We ensure that you can spend quality time with your growing family.
• Travel perks – You'll have access to plenty of industry discounts to ensure you continue to broaden your horizons.
• A career, not a job – We believe in our people brightness of future. As a high growth company, you will have the opportunity to advance your career in any direction you choose whether that is locally or globally.
• Reward & Recognition – Celebrate the success of yourself and others at our regular Buzz Nights and at the annual Global Gathering – You'll have to experience it to believe it.
• Love for travel – We were founded by people who wanted to travel and want others to do the same. That passion is something you can’t miss in our people or service.

We value you...

Flight Centre Travel Group is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace that supports your unique identity to create better, safer experiences for everyone. We encourage you to come as you are; to foster inclusivity and collaboration. We celebrate you.

Who we are...

Since our beginning, our vision has always been to open up the world for those who want to see.

As a global travel retailer, our people come from all different backgrounds, and our connections spread to the far reaches of the globe – 20+ countries and counting! Together, we are a family (we call ourselves Flighties).

We offer genuine opportunities for people to grow and evolve. We embrace new experiences, we celebrate the wins, seize all opportunities, and empower all of our people to find their Brightness of Future.

We encourage you to DREAM BIG through collaboration and innovation, and make sure you are supported to make incredible ideas a reality. Together, we deliver quality, innovative solutions that delight our customers and achieve our strategic priorities.

Irreverence. Ownership. Egalitarianism