Head- Accounts & Finance

Punjab Association; Chennai; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

The Punjab Association seeks a senior finance leader to oversee all financial activities across multiple institutions and units. The role requires strong experience in budgeting, reporting, taxation, and compliance, with the ability to manage a centralized accounts team and decentralized operations.

Ideal candidates will have CA (preferred), CMA or M.Com qualifications, 12–15 years total experience, and at least 5+ years in a leadership role, preferably within educational trusts or large

Qualifications

• CA (preferred), CMA or M.Com with strong finance leadership experience.
• 12 to 15 years of overall experience, preferably with 5+ years in a senior leadership role.
• Experience handling multiple branches, educational institutions, trusts or large organizations.
• Strong knowledge of taxation, statutory audits, budgeting and financial controls.
• Experience managing a centralised accounts team and decentralised accounting operations.

Responsibilities

• Financial control: Overall financial supervision of all the institutions and other units.
• Budgeting: Preparation, consolidation and monitoring of annual institutional budgets.
• Financial reporting: Monthly MIS, income and expenditure statements, balance sheets and cash-flow reports.
• Statutory compliance: GST, TDS, Income Tax, PF/ESI coordination and other applicable statutory requirements.
• Audit management: Coordination of internal, statutory and tax audits.
• Financial planning: Fund allocation, cash-flow management and financial forecasting.
• Centralised monitoring: Reviewing the work of all institution-level accountants.
• Team leadership: Managing and supervising the Accounts Manager and the 10-member Head Office team.
• Management reporting: Presenting consolidated financial positions and important financial matters to the Management and Trustees.

Skills

Finance leadership

Team leadership

Budgeting

Taxation knowledge

Audit coordination

Financial controls

Cash-flow management

Management reporting

Education

CA (preferred)

CMA

M.Com

Job description

Preferred candidate profile

• CA (preferred), CMA or M.Com with strong finance leadership experience.
• 12 to 15 years of overall experience, preferably with 5+ years in a senior leadership role.
• Experience handling multiple branches, educational institutions, trusts or large organizations.
• Strong knowledge of taxation, statutory audits, budgeting and financial controls.
• Experience managing a centralised accounts team and decentralised accounting operations.

Roles and Responsibilities

The person should be responsible for:

1. Financial control: Overall financial supervision of all the institutions and other units.
2. Budgeting: Preparation, consolidation and monitoring of annual institutional budgets.
3. Financial reporting: Monthly MIS, income and expenditure statements, balance sheets and cash-flow reports.
4. Statutory compliance: GST, TDS, Income Tax, PF/ESI coordination and other applicable statutory requirements.
5. Audit management: Coordination of internal, statutory and tax audits.
6. Financial planning: Fund allocation, cash-flow management and financial forecasting.
7. Centralised monitoring: Reviewing the work of all institution-level accountants.
8. Team leadership: Managing and supervising the Accounts Manager and the 10-member Head Office team.
9. Management reporting: Presenting consolidated financial positions and important financial matters to the Management and Trustees.