Assistant Manager – Finance & Accounting (F&A)

Cognet Inc.; Zone 7 Ambattur; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

CogNet HRO in India seeks an experienced Assistant Manager – Finance & Accounting (F&A) to oversee accounting operations, client portfolios, and accurate financial reporting. You will guide vendor and tax payments, close processes, and financial planning, while ensuring governance and SOX compliance.

Strong leadership and analytics are essential. The role requires 8+ years in F&A, with hands-on expertise across G/L, R2R, AP/AR, and audit readiness.

Qualifications

• : Strong leadership and team management abilities.
• : Hands-on experience in General Accounting, GL, R2R, AP, AR and reconciliations.
• : Experience in vendor payments, tax payments, statutory compliance and payment reconciliation.
• : Proficient in month-end/year-end closing, trial balance review, and financial statement preparation.
• : Experience in FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, working capital and variance analysis.
• : Experience in internal and external audits, SOX compliance, controls and remediation.
• : Proficient in financial reporting, dashboards, KPI/SLA monitoring, and Excel-based analytics.
• : Experience in process automation, transformation, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• : Oversee General Accounting, GL, R2R, AP, AR and client portfolios to ensure timely financial operations.
• : Manage invoice booking, journal entries, GL postings, accruals, prepayments, reconciliations, and balance sheet reviews.
• : Oversee vendor invoice validation, payments, tax payments, and due-date monitoring.
• : Lead month-end and year-end closing, provide reports, and ensure compliance with standards.
• : Prepare and review P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statements; support FP&A and budgeting.
• : Monitor cash flow, working capital, and provide financial planning and analysis.
• : Coordinate internal and external audits, SOX compliance, and remediation.
• : Drive process improvements, automation, and governance to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Client relationship management

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Problem solving

MS Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

QuickBooks

Sage Intacct

SAP

Oracle ERP

NetSuite

MS Excel

Job description

Assistant Manager – Finance & Accounting (F&A)

Cognet HRO is a leading Business Process Outsourcing Services Company providing full range of HR and F&A services to US based clients , With over 17 years of rich experience in Payroll Tax, Benefits S & HR Administration, Finance & Accounting , Sales Support . CogNet has been serving the PEO, ASO, HRO and HR Technology spaces since our inception. We help organizations extend their capabilities through simplified implementation, productivity performance measured to the minute, easy collaboration, and transparent pricing built around real time utilization.Our extensive expertise, data library, and workflow development tools accelerates the client implementation process.We have developed a deep expertise of process and technology in our Services , which allows us to rapidly deliver value to our clients. Cognet has been delivering outsourced solutions to the clients around the Globe.

Job Description

Job Description: Assistant Manager – Finance &Accounting (F&A)

Experience: 8+ Years

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced and results-drivenAssistant Manager – Finance & Accounting (F&A) to oversee accountingoperations, manage client portfolios, and ensure accurate financial reportingand efficient service delivery. The ideal candidate should have strong hands-onaccounting expertise, financial analysis capabilities, team leadership, clientmanagement, and operational governance experience.

The role involves managing accounting teams, overseeingfinancial close activities, vendor and tax payments, financial planning andanalysis, audit compliance, resource optimization, and process transformationto improve operational efficiency and business performance.

Key Responsibilities

• AccountingOperations Management: Oversee General Accounting, GL, R2R, AP, AR,and client portfolios to ensure accurate, timely, and efficient financialoperations.
  
• GeneralAccounting and Reconciliations: Manage and review invoice booking,journal entries, GL postings, accruals, prepayments, bank reconciliations,balance sheet reconciliations, fixed assets, and intercompany accounting.
  
• Vendorand Tax Payments: Oversee vendor invoice validation, paymentprocessing, approvals, payment reconciliations, tax liability validation,statutory tax payments, and due-date monitoring.
  
• Month-Endand Year-End Closing: Manage closing activities, trial balancereviews, account reconciliations, closing adjustments, supportingschedules, and timely financial reporting.
  
• FinancialStatement Preparation and Review: Oversee the preparation and analysisof P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statements, ensuring accuracy andcompliance with applicable accounting standards.
  
• FinancialPlanning and Analysis (FP&A): Support budgeting, forecasting,financial planning, financial projections, and performance reviews tofacilitate business decision-making.
  
• CashFlow and Working Capital Management: Monitor cash flow, liquidity,receivables, payables, and working capital to support effective financialplanning and fund management.
  
• Financialand Variance Analysis: Analyze actual performance against budgets,forecasts, and prior periods; investigate financial variances, identifyroot causes, and recommend corrective actions.
  
• AuditManagement and SOX Compliance: Coordinate internal and externalaudits, SOX control testing, audit documentation, remediation of findings,and adherence to internal controls.
  
• OperationalExcellence and Process Transformation: Drive process improvement,automation, standardization, and transformation initiatives to improveproductivity, accuracy, and service quality.
  
• ClientRelationship Management: Manage client relationships, escalations,business reviews, and stakeholder expectations while ensuring high levelsof client satisfaction.
  
• Workforceand Capacity Planning: Optimize resource allocation, workforcecapacity, team utilization, and productivity to meet business and clientrequirements.
  
• PerformanceMonitoring and Reporting: Monitor KPIs, SLAs, productivity, quality,financial performance, and operational risks; prepare management reports,dashboards, and business updates.
  
• Complianceand Risk Management: Ensure adherence to accounting policies,applicable standards, statutory requirements, internal controls, auditrequirements, and documentation standards.
  
• TeamLeadership and Development: Lead, mentor, and develop team leads andaccounting professionals, strengthen technical capabilities, and supportsuccession planning.
  
• ContinuousImprovement and Governance: Maintain SOPs, process documentation, andcontrol frameworks while implementing corrective and preventive actions toimprove service delivery and business performance.
  

Requirements

Required Skills and Competencies

• Strongleadership, team management, client relationship management, andstakeholder engagement skills.
  
• Hands-onexpertise in General Accounting, GL, R2R, AP, AR, invoice booking, journalentries, and account reconciliations.
  
• Experiencein vendor payments, tax payments, statutory compliance, and paymentreconciliation.
  
• Strongknowledge of month-end/year-end closing, trial balance review, andfinancial statement preparation.
  
• Experiencein FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, workingcapital, and financial variance analysis.
  
• Experiencein internal audits, external audits, SOX compliance, internal controls,and audit remediation.
  
• Stronganalytical, problem-solving, root-cause analysis, and decision-makingskills.
  
• Proficiencyin financial reporting, management dashboards, KPI/SLA monitoring, andadvanced MS Excel.
  
• Experiencein process automation, transformation, workforce planning, resourceoptimization, and continuous improvement.
  
• Strongcommunication, presentation, escalation management, and cross-functionalcollaboration skills.
  

Preferred Software and Tools

• QuickBooks, Sage Intacct
  
• ERP/accountingsystems such as SAP, Oracle, or NetSuite
  
• MSExcel and financial reporting and analytics tools
  
• Processautomation and workflow management platforms
  

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor'sdegree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, or a related discipline.
  
• Professionalqualification such as CA, CMA, ACCA, or equivalent is an added advantage.
  

Experience Requirements

• Minimum8 years of experience in Finance & Accounting operations.
  
• Hands-onexperience in General Accounting, financial close, reconciliations,financial reporting, vendor payments, and tax payments.
  
• Priorexperience managing accounting teams, client portfolios, or finance andaccounting service delivery.
  
• Experiencein a BPM, BPO, shared services, or finance outsourcing environment ispreferred.
  
• Demonstratedexperience in team leadership, client management, operational governance,audit compliance, and process improvement initiatives.