General Manager

KALS Group of Companies; Chennai District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 8,500,000; Full time

Job summary

KALS Group of Companies in Chennai seeks a seasoned Chartered Accountant to lead the Finance & Accounts function with 15–18 years of relevant experience including leadership of a sizeable finance team. The role demands strong financial governance, accurate reporting, statutory compliance, cash-flow management and strategic decision support, with exposure to ERP, MIS and process automation.

Applicant should drive continuous improvement and build a high-performance finance culture across the

Qualifications

• CA with 15–18 years of experience in Finance & Accounts.
• Experience in leading a sizeable finance team.
• Exposure to ERP systems, MIS and finance process automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial planning.
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports.
• Analyse financial performance against budgets and plans.
• Provide MIS and financial insights to senior management.
• Oversee accounting operations and month-end/year-end closes.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of books of accounts.
• Strengthen internal controls and governance.
• Review receivables, payables, provisions and reconciliations.
• Coordinate audits and statutory compliance.
• Drive treasury, cash flow management and banking relations.
• Provide finance-focused decision support for business initiatives.
• Mentor and develop the Finance & Accounts team.

Skills

Finance leadership

Budgeting & Forecasting

Financial reporting

MIS

ERP systems

Team management

Education

CA / Chartered Accountant

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Function

• Qualified CA with 15–18 years of relevant experience in Finance & Accounts, preferably with significant experience in a managerial/leadership role.
• Experience in managing a sizeable finance team and working with senior management.
• Exposure to ERP systems, MIS and finance process automation is preferred

Role Objective

To lead and manage the Finance & Accounts function, ensuring strong financial governance, accurate reporting, statutory compliance, effective financial controls, cash-flow management, and business-focused financial decision support.

Principal Accountability

• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting and financial planning.
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports.
• Analyse financial performance against budgets and business plans.
• Provide meaningful MIS and financial insights to senior management.
• Oversee accounting operations, month-end and year-end closing.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of books of accounts.
• Strengthen internal financial controls and accounting processes.
• Review receivables, payables, provisions, accruals and reconciliations.

Taxation & Statutory Compliance

• Ensure timely compliance with applicable direct and indirect tax requirements.
• Coordinate with tax consultants, auditors and regulatory authorities.
• Ensure compliance with statutory reporting and filing requirements.

Audit & Governance

• Coordinate internal, statutory and tax audits.
• Ensure timely closure of audit observations.
• Establish and monitor appropriate financial controls and governance mechanisms.
• Support risk identification and mitigation from a finance perspective.

Treasury & Cash Flow Management

• Monitor cash flows, working capital and liquidity requirements.
• Ensure effective management of banking relationships.
• Review fund requirements and optimise utilisation of available resources.

Business Finance & Decision Support

• Provide financial analysis for business decisions, investments and strategic initiatives.
• Evaluate costs, profitability and financial impact of business proposals.
• Identify opportunities for cost optimisation and process improvement.
• Lead, mentor and develop the Finance & Accounts team.
• Define objectives, KPIs and performance expectations.
• Build a strong culture of accountability, compliance and continuous improvement.

Process Improvement & Digitalisation

• Drive automation and standardisation of finance processes.
• Improve MIS, reporting systems and financial dashboards.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy and turnaround time.

Essential Requirements for Fitment (key attributes)

• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Taxation & Statutory Compliance
• Treasury & Working Capital Management
• Audit Management
• Business Finance
• Strategic Thinking
• Leadership & Team Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills

Key Qualities

• Planning & Executing
• Developing People
• Customer Centric
• Collaborating for Success
• Business acumen
• Managing change

Large Size Companies (preference who have worked with high aspiring Manufacturing setup - Pan India Presence )