Project Accounting Manager

Manpowergroup Services India; Mohali; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Manpowergroup Services India is seeking a Financial Accounting Lead in Mohali to oversee India finance outcomes across project accounting, payroll, budgeting, and regulatory compliance.

The role collaborates with HR, Operations, and Delivery teams to maintain accurate project P&L, ensure timely close, and drive process maturity through automation and robust reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience in project accounting, HR financials, and budgeting management.
• Knowledge of GST, TDS, income tax filings, and statutory compliance.
• Proficient in Excel-based financial modelling and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Maintain project-level financial records for CCM engagements including revenue, costs, margins, and WIP.
• Coordinate monthly project accounting close with delivery leads and validate data for invoicing.
• Lead budgeting and financial planning for India operations with department heads.
• Oversee banking reconciliations, treasury operations, and cash flow monitoring.
• Ensure regulatory filings and audit support across GST, TDS, and income tax.
• Maintain SOPs and provide cross-coverage for the finance team.

Skills

Financial accounting

Financial analysis

Payroll knowledge

Budgeting

Regulatory compliance

Cash flow management

Tools

Excel

Job description

Position - Financial Accounting Lead

Location: Mohali

Industry - BPO services/ It services

The client develops, deploys and manages Customer Communications Management (CCM) solutions for enterprises and print service providers worldwide. As a solutions-focused partner with deep expertise in CCM, enterprises turn to us to support complex CCM initiatives that range from smaller-scale document applications to full-scale omnichannel digital experiences

The role is designed with three simultaneous objectives:

• Capacity expansion: Share the operational finance load as India scales particularly in project accounting, HR financials, and budgeting management.
• Continuity & resilience: Build full backup capability across payroll, banking, and regulatory compliance domains eliminating single-point-of-failure risk in the finance function.
• Process maturity: Strengthen documentation, automate workflows in Excel, and improve reporting cadence across the finance function.

2. Reporting & Peer Structure

• Reports directly to Leadership same reporting line as the existing Finance Lead.
• Operates as a peer to the existing Finance Lead, not a subordinate. Both share accountability for India finance outcomes.
• Day-to-day coordination with the peer Finance Lead on workload allocation, close calendar, and cross-coverage planning.
• Functional collaboration with HR (payroll inputs, budgeting), Operations (project costs, vendor management), and Delivery (project accounting).

3.1 Project Accounting (25%)

• Maintain project-level financial records for CCM and other client engagements revenue, costs, margins, WIP.
• Coordinate monthly project accounting close with delivery leads — capture project hours, expenses, billable items.
• Prepare project P&L statements and variance analysis against budgets.
• Support invoicing accuracy by validating project data inputs before billing.
• Build and maintain Excel-based project accounting models with automated roll-ups.

3.2 HR Financials & Payroll (20%)

• Receive structured knowledge transfer on the full payroll cycle — inputs, processing, statutory deductions, payouts.
• Co-execute monthly payroll under peer review during transition; independent execution by Day 90.
• Manage payroll-related statutory compliance: TDS on salary, Provident Fund, ESI, Professional Tax, gratuity provisioning.
• Coordinate with HR on monthly headcount changes, increments, bonuses, full-and-final settlements.
• Maintain HR financial reports: cost-per-employee, function-wise manpower cost, attrition cost analysis.
• Reconcile payroll expense to GL and to bank disbursements monthly.

3.3 Budgeting & Financial Planning (20%)

• Lead annual budget preparation for India operations in partnership with department heads and the peer Finance Lead.
• Build and maintain departmental budget tracking dashboards in Excel.
• Conduct monthly budget vs. actual analysis; flag variances and drivers.
• Support quarterly forecast updates and reforecast cycles.
• Build scenario models for hiring plans, infrastructure investments, and growth scenarios.
• Partner with HR and Operations on workforce cost planning.

3.4 Banking & Treasury Operations (15%)

• Receive structured knowledge transfer on all India banking relationships, signatory protocols, and treasury operations.
• Manage bank reconciliations across all operating accounts.
• Execute vendor payments, employee reimbursements, and statutory remittances through banking portals.
• Monitor cash flow position and support working capital planning.
• Coordinate with banks on FX transactions, remittances from Inc., and operational queries.
• Maintain banking documentation and authorization matrices.

3.5 Regulatory & Statutory Compliance (15%)

• Receive structured knowledge transfer on all India statutory compliance currently centralized in the function.
• Co-prepare and file: GST returns, TDS returns, Income Tax filings, ROC filings, FEMA-related compliance.
• Coordinate with statutory auditors during annual audit; prepare audit schedules.
• Coordinate with tax consultants and chartered accountants for advisory matters.
• Maintain compliance calendar with due dates, filings, and renewals.
• Support transfer pricing documentation and inter-company reconciliations with

3.6 Cross-Coverage & Continuity (5%)

• Maintain comprehensive SOP documentation for all owned and shared processes.
• Ensure continuous bidirectional process knowledge sharing across the finance team — not one-way.
• Step in fully for the peer Finance Lead during planned absences (leave, travel) and unplanned exigencies.
• Maintain backup access to all critical systems, banking portals, and statutory portals.