Accounts Manager

Role: Accounts Manager Finance & Accounts (Full-time, on-site)

Location: Chennai (Alwarpet)

Experience: 810 years, preferably in a manufacturing / export-oriented unit (nutraceuticals / cosmetics / natural extracts), with hands-on product costing

Education: M.Com / MBA (Finance) with costing exposure; ICWA / CMA (Inter) an advantage

Compensation: As per industry norms

Key Responsibilities

Product Costing (essential): Prepare product-wise cost sheets (BOM-based); standard vs. actual cost and yield/wastage analysis; landed cost of imports and export pricing support; inventory valuation; costing inputs for pricing, margins, and new products.

Accounting & Bookkeeping: Maintain complete books on Tally ERP / Zoho Books; monthly closing, trial balance, P&L, and balance sheet schedules.

Taxation & Compliance: GST, TDS, PF/ESI filings; e-invoicing; Income Tax, Customs, and Export-Import regulations; coordinate with auditors and tax consultants for audits and assessments.

Budgeting & Business Forecasting: Prepare annual budgets and periodic business forecasts (revenue, costs, cash flow) in coordination with functional heads; monitor performance against budget through MIS, with variance analysis and corrective inputs to Management.

Banking & Cash Flow: Banking operations, reconciliations, working capital monitoring, cash flow projections; import/export bank documentation.

Reporting, MIS & Liaison: Monthly MIS to Management on financials with budget vs. actual tracking, cost trends, ageing, and compliance; liaison with government departments, banks, and consultants; supervise accounts staff.

Software Proficiency

Tally ERP and Zoho Books (essential); MS Office advanced Excel for costing models, Word, PPT; GST portal and e-invoicing tools.

Skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving ability, particularly in cost analysis; high attention to detail and accuracy.

Good communication in English and Tamil; Hindi preferred. Ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and handle confidential financial information with integrity.