Lead Accountant at Creative Capsule in Goa, Arunachal Pradesh, IN

This position is responsible for managing accounting operations, financial reporting, compliance, budgeting, and financial analysis to support business operations and decision-making. You will oversee invoicing, payroll coordination, statutory compliance, financial reporting, and profitability analysis while ensuring adherence to accounting standards and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, analytical, and capable of managing financial processes efficiently in a dynamic work environment.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare invoicing as per contractual terms to ensure accuracy and timely processing
• Perform data collection, validation, and analysis to ensure completeness, consistency, and accuracy of financial datasets
• Prepare and discuss client budgets with Client Directors, including reviews for promotions, rate changes, and title changes
• Monitor accounts receivable and follow up with customers to ensure timely payments
• Ensure accurate balances across profit and loss accounts as well as balance sheet accounts
• Review monthly financial statements in compliance with accounting standards
• Ensure month-end and year-end closing activities are completed in accordance with accounting standards and regulatory compliance requirements
• Oversee payroll processing across operations to ensure timely and accurate processing and compliance with employment-related regulations
• Prepare budgets, profitability reports, forecasts, and other financial projections
• Support the Finance Manager with research and comparison analysis for system and tool selection and implementation
• Assist the Finance Manager with accounting-related issues, data analysis tasks, and special projects
• Review annual financial reports, year-end entries, and reports related to tax filings and audits
• Generate financial reports and statements for management and interpret findings to identify changes, risks, issues, and trends related to assets, liabilities, tax liabilities, profitability, and other financial activities
• Oversee documentation related to statutory compliance, processes, and employee benefits to ensure timely updates for operations staff and employees
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure financial processes and reporting requirements are aligned across departments
• Continuously review and improve financial processes, reporting practices, and operational efficiency

The ideal candidate should have the following skills and experience

Technical Qualifications:

• Experience working with CA in preparing all relevant annual reports and filings for compliance
• Experience in MS Excel with proficiency in VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, data standardization, verification, and manipulation
• Experience with data modeling, financial forecasting, budgeting, and profitability analysis
• Experience using data analysis concepts and working with large disjoint datasets
• Experience generating data views and summaries using charts and diagrams for easier understanding
• Experience using logical thinking to formulate conclusions based on data
• Proficient with accounting software like Tally
• Proficient with year-end closing, preparation, and filing of financial reports and tax returns
• Knowledge of accounting software like QuickBooks

Personal Skills:

• Detail-oriented, meticulous, and methodical in performing daily tasks
• Ability to think analytically
• Ability to learn independently and apply learnings to practice
• Ability to communicate effectively and positively across the organization
• Adept at troubleshooting and solving problems
• Strong work ethic, reliability, and consistency
• Willingness to adapt to a schedule that requires work interactions across time zones

Education and Work Experience:

• Inter-CA / MBA (Finance) preferred
• Minimum 8+ years in accounting/finance functions