Senior Accounts Manager
JTCPL Designs
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Job summary
JTCPL Designs—a Mumbai-based architect-led interior design and build practice—seeks a senior accounts manager to own day-to-day accounts and finance, while coordinating the founder’s family finances. You will report to the CEO/Founder, manage MIS, cash flow, taxation and compliance, and lead a small accounts team.
The role combines company finance leadership with confidential personal family finance coordination, requiring integrity, ownership, and strong organisational skills.
Qualifications
- Chartered Accountant preferred; CMA or M.Com with strong practical experience also considered.
- 8–12 years or more of relevant experience in finance and accounts management.
- Hands-on exposure to accounting, MIS, cash flow, taxation, compliance and banking.
Responsibilities
- Take ownership of books of account and ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Manage month-end closing and provide monthly MIS to CEO/Founder.
- Maintain project-wise accounting, costing, budgets vs. actual and WIP.
- Coordinate annual financial statements with auditors and tax advisors.
- Manage client billing, collections, vendor payments and working capital.
- Maintain rolling cash flow forecasts and banking facilities coordination.
- Lead the internal accounts team and improve controls and reporting.
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Job description
JTCPL Designs is an architect led interior design and build practice with more than two decades of experience and several hundred successfully completed projects.
With offices in Mumbai and Dubai, we work across India and the Middle East, delivering workplace interiors.
As we continue to grow, we are looking for an experienced, hands on finance professional to take ownership of our day to day accounts and finance function while also providing financial coordination support to the Founder for his family's financial affairs.
This is a senior, high trust position combining two clearly defined responsibilities.
Taking ownership of JTCPL Designs' accounts, MIS, project finance, cash flow, working capital, banking, taxation and compliance coordination, and financial controls.
In this capacity, the Senior Accounts Manager will work closely with and report to the CEO and Founder.
Supporting the Founder in maintaining oversight, organisation and coordination of his family's financial affairs.
In this capacity, the Senior Accounts Manager will report directly and exclusively to the Founder.
JTCPL Designs and the Founder are supported by established external specialists across taxation, statutory compliance, international business, investments, wealth management and family office matters.
The Senior Accounts Manager is not expected to replace these specialists or independently provide specialist tax, investment, legal, international or wealth management advice.
The role is to ensure that financial information is accurate and organised, the appropriate advisors receive what they require, actions are followed through, deadlines are met and matters are brought to closure.
Strong ownership, confidentiality, organisation and follow through are fundamental to this position.
Take ownership of the books of account and ensure their accuracy and completeness.
Manage month end closing and prepare timely monthly MIS for the CEO and Founder.
Maintain project wise accounting, costing, budget versus actual performance, margin tracking and work in progress across design and build projects.
Coordinate preparation of annual financial statements and provide required information to statutory auditors and tax advisors.
Manage Client billing against project milestones and closely track collections, advances, retention money and outstanding receivables.
Manage vendor and subcontractor payments, purchase controls and site expense reconciliations.
Maintain rolling cash flow forecasts and provide clear visibility of upcoming inflows, outflows and working capital requirements.
Coordinate with banks for working capital facilities, bank guarantees, letters of credit and other banking requirements.
Ensure timely GST, TDS, TCS, advance tax and other statutory compliances in coordination with the company's specialist advisors.
Maintain accurate records and reconciliations required for GST filings, including GSTR 2B matching.
Coordinate statutory audits, tax audits, income tax matters and other regulatory requirements with external advisors.
Coordinate ROC and MCA requirements with the Company Secretary and ensure payroll related statutory compliances are completed on time.
Coordinate with specialist advisors on FEMA, export of services, foreign remittances and other international business requirements where applicable.
The role is responsible for ensuring timely and accurate execution, while specialist interpretation and advisory support will continue to be provided by the company's external experts.
Strengthen and maintain internal financial controls, approval processes and delegation of authority.
Lead and develop the internal accounts team.
Improve the quality, timeliness and accessibility of financial information.
Evaluate and implement improvements in accounting systems, processes and project costing tools.
Provide clear financial information and analysis to the CEO and Founder to support business decisions relating to pricing, bidding, cash flow and investments.
This is a separate and confidential responsibility reporting exclusively to the Founder
The Founder and his family are supported by established professional advisors across taxation, investments, international business, wealth management and family office matters.
The Senior Accounts Manager will act as the Founder's internal financial coordinator, maintaining information, coordinating with the relevant advisors and ensuring timely execution and closure.
Responsibilities will include:
Maintain consolidated and accurate records of the family's assets, liabilities, investments, bank accounts and properties.
Coordinate with Chartered Accountants and tax advisors for personal income tax, advance tax, capital gains and related compliance.
Coordinate with wealth and family office advisors and maintain updated investment and portfolio information.
Maintain records relating to insurance policies, loans, properties and other financial obligations.
Coordinate documentation and information required for overseas assets, remittances, FEMA, LRS and related cross border matters with the appropriate specialist advisors.
Manage and track personal and family financial payments, documentation and reconciliations as required by the Founder.
Maintain a calendar of financial, taxation and compliance deadlines and ensure timely follow through.
Track actions arising from discussions with professional advisors and drive them to closure.
Provide the Founder with consolidated, accurate and readily accessible information on his family's financial affairs whenever required.
Maintain complete separation between company and family financial records.
Maintain absolute confidentiality regarding all information relating to the Founder and his family's financial affairs.
The emphasis is on coordination, organisation, financial control, record keeping and execution, rather than specialist investment, tax, legal or wealth advisory.
Chartered Accountant preferred. CMA, M.Com or similarly qualified candidates with strong practical experience and demonstrated capability will also be considered.
Approximately 8 to 12 years OR more of relevant experience.
Meaningful experience independently managing an accounts or finance function.
Strong hands on exposure to accounting, MIS, cash flow, taxation, compliance and banking.
Experience in construction, interiors, real estate, contracting or another project based business would be particularly valuable.
Exposure to promoter or family financial matters would be an advantage, but specialist family office experience is not essential.
Strong working knowledge of:
Indian GAAP / Ind AS
GST and GST reconciliations
TDS and income tax processes
Financial reporting and MIS
Project costing and cash flow management
Banking and working capital
Statutory and regulatory compliance
Working exposure to FEMA, LRS or international transactions would be useful, but specialist expertise is not mandatory.
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Advanced Excel
Experience with Zoho Books, ERP systems or project costing platforms would be advantageous.
Technical capability is important, but the nature of this position makes personal attributes equally important. We are looking for someone with:
Absolute integrity, discretion and confidentiality.
A strong sense of ownership and accountability.
A hands on approach with excellent attention to detail.
Exceptional organisation and follow through.
The ability to coordinate multiple professional advisors and ensure matters reach closure without constant follow up.
The judgement to recognise when specialist advice is required and coordinate appropriately.
Clear and concise communication with senior leadership.
Calmness and dependability during audits, statutory deadlines and demanding project billing cycles.
The ability to build trusted relationships with the internal team, bankers and external advisors.
A long term orientation and desire to build an enduring association with the organisation.
This role would be particularly well suited to you if:
You are a hands on finance professional who enjoys taking ownership rather than only supervising or reviewing the work of others.
You have approximately 8 to 12 years OR more of relevant experience and are ready to take responsibility for an established company's day to day finance and accounts function.
You are comfortable moving between accounts, MIS, project costing, cash flow, banking, taxation and compliance coordination as part of your regular responsibilities.
You understand the financial dynamics of a project based business, ideally through experience in interiors, construction, contracting, real estate, architecture, engineering or a similar sector.
You can lead a small accounts team while remaining personally involved in important reconciliations, reporting, cash flows and financial controls.
You are comfortable working directly with the CEO and Founder and can present financial information clearly, accurately and concisely.
You are confident coordinating with Chartered Accountants, tax consultants, Company Secretaries, bankers, international business advisors and other specialists, and have the discipline to follow matters through to closure.
You understand that coordinating the Founder's family finances requires a particularly high degree of integrity, discretion and confidentiality.
You are comfortable maintaining a clear separation between company finances and the Founder's family financial affairs.
You do not need to be a family office, investment, international taxation or wealth management specialist. You should, however, be organised and financially knowledgeable enough to work effectively with specialists in these areas.
You are looking for a stable, long term position where trust, responsibility and ownership can grow over time.
You are based in Mumbai, or are willing to relocate to Mumbai, and are comfortable with this being a full time, on site role.
This position is particularly suited to someone who enjoys combining senior level responsibility with hands on involvement. You will have the opportunity to contribute to financial thinking and decision making while remaining close to the numbers, processes and execution. We are looking for someone who takes pride in ownership, enjoys bringing structure and clarity to financial matters, and has the discipline to ensure that actions are followed through to completion.
A senior, high trust position with substantial responsibility and visibility.
Ownership of the company's day to day accounts and finance function.
Direct interaction with the CEO and Founder.
The opportunity to strengthen systems, controls, reporting and financial discipline as JTCPL Designs grows.
Exposure to business operations across India and the Middle East.
A trusted role supporting the Founder in coordinating his family's financial affairs.
Competitive compensation commensurate with experience and capability.
This is a full time, on site position based at the JTCPL Designs Mumbai office.
All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.
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