Finance & Accounts - Mutual Fund

Alpha Alternatives; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpha Alternatives Mumbai seeks a seasoned finance professional to manage AMC books, ensure timely financial closure, and prepare statements and MIS. The role leads statutory, internal, and tax audits, ensuring compliance with Income Tax, TDS, GST, and Companies Act requirements.

Responsibilities include budgeting, variance analysis and robust financial controls, with close coordination with tax consultants and auditors.

Qualifications

• CA / CMA / MBA Finance / M.Com or equivalent qualification.

Responsibilities

• Manage AMC books of accounts and ensure timely monthly, quarterly and annual financial closure.
• Prepare and review financial statements, schedules, MIS and management reports.
• Lead/coordinate statutory audit, internal audit and tax audit, including audit schedules, queries and closure of observations.
• Ensure timely compliance with Income Tax, TDS, GST, Companies Act, SEBI/AMFI and other applicable regulatory requirements
• Review tax computations, tax provisions, TDS/GST reconciliations and statutory filings.
• Coordinate with tax consultants on assessments, notices and other tax matters.
• Manage bank, vendor, inter-company, tax and other financial reconciliations.
• Review AMC expenses, vendor invoices, payments, accruals and provisions with appropriate TDS and accounting treatment.
• Coordinate with RTA, Fund Accountant, Custodian and other service providers for finance-related matters and reconciliations.
• Prepare annual budgets, forecasts, and monthly variance analysis.
• Monitor AMC operating costs, including scheme TER and BER, and support cost optimisation initiatives
• Provide financial analysis and support for business decisions.
• Monitor changes in accounting, taxation, SEBI/AMFI and other regulatory requirements and implement necessary changes.

Skills

Financial accounting

Regulatory compliance

Income tax

TDS

GST

SEBI/AMFI

Audit coordination

Financial reconciliation

Mutual funds/AMC knowledge

Budgeting & forecasting

MIS & reporting

Stakeholder management

MS Excel

Tally

Education

CA / CMA / MBA Finance / M.Com or equivalent

Job description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage AMC books of accounts and ensure timely monthly, quarterly and annual financial closure.
• Prepare and review financial statements, schedules, MIS and management reports.
• Lead/coordinate statutory audit, internal audit and tax audit, including audit schedules, queries and closure of observations.
• Ensure timely compliance with Income Tax, TDS, GST, Companies Act, SEBI/AMFI and other applicable regulatory requirements.
• Review tax computations, tax provisions, TDS/GST reconciliations and statutory filings.
• Coordinate with tax consultants on assessments, notices and other tax matters.
• Manage bank, vendor, inter-company, tax and other financial reconciliations.
• Review AMC expenses, vendor invoices, payments, accruals and provisions with appropriate TDS and accounting treatment.
• Coordinate with RTA, Fund Accountant, Custodian and other service providers for finance-related matters and reconciliations.
• Prepare annual budgets, forecasts, and monthly variance analysis.
• Monitor AMC operating costs, including scheme TER and BER, and support cost optimisation initiatives
• Provide financial analysis and support for business decisions.

Preparation of Management MIS and reporting.

• Monitor changes in accounting, taxation, SEBI/AMFI and other regulatory requirements and implement necessary changes.

KEY SKILLS

• Strong knowledge of financial accounting and reporting
• Working knowledge of SEBI/AMFI, Companies Act, Income Tax, TDS and GST
• Experience in statutory, internal and tax audits
• Strong reconciliation and financial control skills
• Knowledge of Mutual Fund/AMC accounting and operating processes
• Budgeting, forecasting and MIS/financial analysis
• Ability to coordinate with auditors, tax consultants and external service providers
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet regulatory and financial reporting timelines
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills
• Proficiency in MS Excel and financial/accounting systems eg. Tally.

QUALIFICATION

• CA / CMA / MBA Finance / M.Com or equivalent qualification.