Head Accounting

Sarthee Consultancy; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Sarthee Consultancy in Ahmedabad is seeking a senior finance professional to lead financial control and reporting, oversee month-end close, consolidate statements, and ensure IFRS and local GAAP compliance.

The role collaborates with IT on SAP S/4HANA integration, drives process automation, manages AP/AR/GL, and supports audits with strong internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead the month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Review and consolidate financial statements for all entities, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Prepare management reports and variance analyses to support leadership decisions.
• Oversee AP, AR, and GL functions, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Manage cost accounting processes with Supply Chain and Production teams (inventory valuation, standard costing, variances).
• Ensure timely reconciliation of all accounts (bank, suppliers, intercompany, tax and payroll).
• Ensure adherence to statutory and regulatory requirements, including tax filings, audits, and financial submissions.
• Coordinate internal and external audits; drive closure of audit findings.
• Maintain a strong internal control environment to safeguard company assets and data integrity.
• Drive continuous improvement in accounting processes and systems to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Partner with IT to digitalize reporting, approvals, and controls (SAP S/4HANA integration, BI dashboards, process automation).
• Identify and implement best practices in financial governance.

Job description

Financial Control & Reporting

• Lead the month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Maintain and enforce accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls in line with IFRS and local GAAP.
• Review and consolidate financial statements for all entities, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Prepare management reports and variance analyses to support decision-making by leadership.

Transactional Accounting

• Oversee AP, AR, and GL functions, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Manage cost accounting processes in coordination with Supply Chain and Production teams (inventory valuation, standard costing, variances).
• Ensure timely reconciliation of all accounts bank, suppliers, intercompany, tax, and payroll.

Compliance & Audit

• Ensure adherence to statutory and regulatory requirements, including tax filings, audits, and financial submissions.
• Coordinate internal and external audits; drive closure of audit findings.
• Maintain a strong internal control environment to safeguard company assets and data integrity.

Process Improvement & Automation

• Drive continuous improvement in accounting processes and systems to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Partner with IT and Transformation Office to digitalize reporting, approvals, and controls (SAP S/4HANA integration, BI dashboards, process automation).
• Identify and implement best practices in financial governance.