Finance Manager

Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth.

Responsibilities:

Financial Management and Reporting:

• Lead the month-end close process for the India legal entity, ensuring that all month-end activities are completed timely and accurately.
• Prepare monthly management accounts with full P&L and balance sheet ownership including revenue recognition and expense analysis. Ensure provision of accurate reporting and analysis in line with agreed timescales and group policy.
• Complete all balance sheet reconciliations for India legal entity on a monthly basis.
• Raise internal invoices for intercompany work and shared service costs.

Audit and Compliance:

• Lead the annual audit of the India legal entity, including being the primary contact for external auditors and ensuring timely completion and filing. Preparation of financial statements under India GAAP and working papers for annual audits including producing local GAAP entries.
• Support on individual entity audits across the EMEA & APAC regions.

Tax / Fiscal Returns:

• Preparation of all fiscal returns for India legal entity, e.g., Corporation Tax, GST/ VAT, WHT, MSME, Statistical Returns and other as required.
• Liaise with specialist tax and accounting advisors as appropriate, e.g. EY.
• Support transfer pricing analysis as appropriate.

Team Collaboration and Development:

• Support and partner with global finance shared service teams including Accounts Payable, Billing, Treasury and Payroll.
• Development and mentoring of junior team members.
• Assist with the development of shared service finance resources in India.

Control and Process Improvement:

• Ensure a robust control environment is operated and maintained.
• Recognize and improve financial processes through standardization and automation with the aid of technology where possible.

Treasury:

• Ensure bank mandates and bank signatories are kept up to date.
• Maintain cash flow forecast for India legal entity.
• Support with debt collection for India entity, liaising with credit control as appropriate.

Ad hoc:

• Main point of contact for ad hoc financial queries relating to India legal entity.
• Support Senior Director and EMEA & APAC finance team as required.

Requirements:

• Qualified ACA (or equivalent) is desirable

• Experience in working in a global organization in a multicurrency environment (Time Based Billing)

• Background working in professional services ideally Big 4 Strong understanding of IFRS and India GAAP accounting principles and financial concepts

• Intermediate excel skills.

• Fluent in English and well developed written and verbal communication skills

• Experience of working in a complex environment, delivering to deadlines, and managing conflicting priorities

• Self-motivated, organized and adaptable in a fast- paced environment

• Use of Workday Financials would be an advantage but not required.

• Available to work to UK hours 3 days per week.

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