Manager - Financial Reporting

Pepperfry Limited; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Pepperfry Limited in Mumbai, India, seeks a senior finance professional to oversee IndAS/IGAAP reporting, statutory closures, and multi‑entity audits. The role emphasizes tight timelines, internal controls, and capital management across Capex, investments, and borrowings.

You'll drive ERP-enabled finance processes, collaborate with business teams to optimize working capital, and support due diligence and tax filings.

Qualifications

• Experience with IGAAP/IND-AS standards and financial reporting.
• Exposure to ERP environments and ERP rollouts.
• Strong information generation and usage skills.

Responsibilities

• Close monthly books per IndAS, producing standalone and consolidated financials within timelines.
• Lead statutory accounts closure and audits across multiple entities.
• Drive internal audits and timely mitigations for key controls.
• Ensure finance team discipline via reconciliations and balance sheet reviews.
• Improve working capital by collaborating with finance and business teams.
• Plan weekly cash and optimize idle bank balances.
• Collaborate with ERP team on ERP developments.
• Manage corporate accounting for Capex, investments and borrowings.
• Support filing of corporate/income tax returns for all entities.
• Account for mergers and similar transactions.
• Support due diligence processes.

Skills

IGAAP / IND-AS

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Role Responsibilities :

• Ensure monthly closings as per IndAS producing full set of standalone and consolidated financials within stringent timelines
• Lead the Statutory Accounts closure and audits for all 5 legal entities ensuring clean audit reports
• Drive Internal Audits identifying critical control areas and ensuring timely mitigations
• Ensure high level of discipline within finance team through periodic account reconciliations and balance sheet and trial balance reviews.
• Drive Working Capital efficiencies by working closely with the Finance / Business Teams
• Drive weekly cash planning supporting business need while optimizing idle bank balances
• Work closely with the ERP team delivering required ERP / Other IT related developments
• Manage Corporate Accounting around Capex, Investments and Borrowings
• Support the filing of Corporate / Income tax returns of all entities
• Accounting for merger and other such transactions
• Support the due diligence process

Desired Skills and Competencies :

• Technical Skills: Sound Knowledge of IGAAP / IND-AS
• Worked in ERP environment with some exposure to ERP rollouts
• Good appreciation of Information - Generation and Use

Associated Behaviors :

• Ability to Multi-Task, balance between priorities and deliver to tight timelines
• Excellent communication skills - verbal and written
• Proactive, self-starter with ability to challenge status quo
• Ability to lead team and blend with wider organization
• Long working hours, no getting around that.
• A learning curve that will rival rocket launches