Chief Accountant

Renee Cosmetics; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

RENÉE Cosmetics, an Indian makeup brand, seeks a Chief Accountant to lead accounting, financial reporting and controls in a high-growth environment from Ahmedabad. You will manage audits, statutory compliance, and liaise with cross-functional teams to strengthen processes and ERP initiatives.

A hands-on leader with senior stakeholder experience is ideal. Role requires CA with 8–12 years post-qualification, deep knowledge of GST, TDS and Companies Act, and ERP proficiency.

Qualifications

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) with 8–12 years of post-qualification experience.
• Strong experience in accounting, financial reporting, taxation, audit and compliance.
• Experience in FMCG, D2C, E-commerce, Retail, Consumer Brands or a fast-growing organisation will be preferred.
• Strong understanding of GST, TDS, Income Tax and Companies Act, SEBI listing requirements.
• Experience handling marketplace, payment gateway and multi-channel reconciliations will be an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of ERP/accounting systems and advanced MS Excel.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to work in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Should be hands-on, commercially aware and comfortable working with senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end accounting and bookkeeping function.
• Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and annual financial closures.
• Review and approve journal entries, provisions, accruals, reconciliations and accounting adjustments.
• Prepare and review P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and other financial statements.
• Ensure proper accounting of revenue, discounts, returns, schemes, marketplace settlements and other business transactions.
• Establish and maintain robust accounting processes and controls.
• Drive statutory, tax, internal and other audits and ensure timely closure of audit observations.
• Ensure compliance with GST, TDS, Income Tax, Companies Act and other applicable statutory requirements.
• Coordinate with auditors, tax consultants, legal advisors and other external stakeholders.
• Ensure timely preparation and filing of statutory returns and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain proper documentation and audit trails.
• Strengthen accounting policies, SOPs and internal financial controls.
• Identify process gaps and implement corrective measures.
• Drive automation and process improvements in accounting and reconciliation.
• Ensure appropriate segregation of duties and approval controls.
• Support ERP implementation, process enhancements and finance digitisation initiatives.
• Oversee inventory accounting and periodic reconciliation between books, ERP and physical
• Monitor inventory valuation, provisions, ageing, slow-moving and obsolete inventory.
• Ensure appropriate accounting of purchase, landed cost, freight, warehousing and other inventory-related expenses.
• Work closely with Supply Chain and Warehouse teams on inventory controls and reconciliation.
• Prepare cash flow forecasts and support treasury planning.
• Monitor customer collections and vendor payment cycles.
• Identify opportunities to improve cash conversion and working capital efficiency.
• Lead and mentor the Accounts team.
• Set clear responsibilities, timelines and performance expectations for the team.
• Work closely with Finance, Business, Commercial, Supply Chain, HR, Admin and IT teams.
• Partner with senior leadership on financial and operational matters.
• Coordinate effectively with banks, auditors, consultants, vendors and other external stakeholders.

Skills

Accounting

Financial reporting

Taxation

Audit & compliance

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA) certification

Tools

ERP systems

MS Excel

Job description

Timelessly inspired, endlessly enhanced- RENÉE Cosmetics is an Indian makeup brand that's redefining

beauty with its range of high quality, cruelty-free and FDA-approved innovative range of products.

RENÉE believes in empowering women to own and enjoy their bold, ambitious persona and let their

glam do the talking.

Job Overview:

We are looking for a Chief Accountant who will be responsible for the overall accounting function,

financial reporting, statutory compliance, audits, financial controls and accounting operations of the

organisation.

The role requires a hands-on finance professional who can manage a high-growth environment, ensure

accuracy and timely closure of books, strengthen financial controls and work closely with Business,

Commercial, Supply Chain, Operations, HR and Leadership teams.

Department: Finance & Accounts

Location: Ahmedabad-Gujarat

Employment Type: Full-Time

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end accounting and bookkeeping function.
• Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and annual financial closures.
• Review and approve journal entries, provisions, accruals, reconciliations and accounting adjustments.
• Prepare and review P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and other financial statements.
• Ensure proper accounting of revenue, discounts, returns, schemes, marketplace settlements and other business transactions.
• Establish and maintain robust accounting processes and controls.

2. Audit & Compliance

• Drive statutory, tax, internal and other audits and ensure timely closure of audit observations.
• Ensure compliance with GST, TDS, Income Tax, Companies Act and other applicable statutory requirements.
• Coordinate with auditors, tax consultants, legal advisors and other external stakeholders.
• Ensure timely preparation and filing of statutory returns and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain proper documentation and audit trails.

3. Internal Controls & Process Improvement

• Strengthen accounting policies, SOPs and internal financial controls.
• Identify process gaps and implement corrective measures.
• Drive automation and process improvements in accounting and reconciliation.
• Ensure appropriate segregation of duties and approval controls.
• Support ERP implementation, process enhancements and finance digitisation initiatives.

4. Inventory & Cost Accounting

• Oversee inventory accounting and periodic reconciliation between books, ERP and physical
• Monitor inventory valuation, provisions, ageing, slow-moving and obsolete inventory.
• Ensure appropriate accounting of purchase, landed cost, freight, warehousing and other inventory-related expenses.
• Work closely with Supply Chain and Warehouse teams on inventory controls and reconciliation.

5. Working Capital & Cash Flow

• Prepare cash flow forecasts and support treasury planning.
• Monitor customer collections and vendor payment cycles.
• Identify opportunities to improve cash conversion and working capital efficiency.

6. Team & Stakeholder Management

• Lead and mentor the Accounts team.
• Set clear responsibilities, timelines and performance expectations for the team.
• Work closely with Finance, Business, Commercial, Supply Chain, HR, Admin and IT teams.
• Partner with senior leadership on financial and operational matters.
• Coordinate effectively with banks, auditors, consultants, vendors and other external stakeholders.

Key Deliverables / Success Metrics

• Timely and accurate monthly financial closure.
• Accuracy and integrity of books of accounts.
• Timely statutory and tax compliance.
• Zero / minimal audit observations and timely closure of open points.
• Improved receivables, payables and working capital management.
• Strong inventory and financial controls.
• Automation and reduction of manual accounting and reconciliation processes.

Qualification & Skills:

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) with 8–12 years of post-qualification experience.
• Strong experience in accounting, financial reporting, taxation, audit and compliance.
• Experience in FMCG, D2C, E-commerce, Retail, Consumer Brands or a fast-growing organisation will be preferred.
• Strong understanding of GST, TDS, Income Tax and Companies Act, SEBI listing requirements.
• Experience handling marketplace, payment gateway and multi-channel reconciliations will be an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of ERP/accounting systems and advanced MS Excel.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to work in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Should be hands-on, commercially aware and comfortable working with senior leadership.

Why Join Us?

Be part of a high-growth Indian beauty and personal care brand and play a key role in building a scalable,

technology-enabled and control-oriented finance function as RENEE continues to expand across D2C, e