- Job Description:
- The accounting manager is responsible for the reliability of the general and analytical accounts of the company he is in charge of. He organizes his team and his operations in such a way as to achieve this objective. His scope of responsibility covers all financial and accounting processes (Customers, Suppliers, Treasury, General Accounting, Fixed Assets), which includes, but is not limited to, the management and forecasting of cash flow and the supervision of collection operations, the supervision and control of purchasing processes, etc. Due to the typology of business of our company, we are looking for senior experienced profile, used with international accounting and operations (withholding taxes, bank transfer, preparation and analysis of financial statements, reports, and forecasting as per ECOCERT group guidelines and timelines, etc…) The Chief accountant is also in charge of preparing the quarter reporting to be communicated to group headquarter and is responsible to prepare and issue all financial document necessary to the group for consolidation purpose (Group closing at 31st of December)
- Tasks
Following is the Job Responsibilities of a Finance Manager:
Organization of the Accounting Department
- Lead and supervise the entire accounting department (Customers, Suppliers, Treasury, General Accounting). Accountants report directly to him.
- Provide technical and operational support to the accounting department, which include supervision, review, and empowering the staff through on the job training, but also actively participating in bookkeeping.
- Ensure that the entire accounting system is maintained in operational conditions.
- Manage the budget of the accounting department
- Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting in compliance with local and international accounting standards
- Reports financial status by developing forecasts, reporting results, analysing variances, and developing improvements
Accounting and day-to-day operations
- Guarantee that accounting is kept up to date in real time.
- Be responsible for the quality, consistency and confidentiality of accounting data.
- Ensure the correct analytical allocation of analytical expenses in close collaboration with management control.
- Ensure completeness and accuracy of revenues and costs.
- Keep up to date with regulatory developments, propose innovative and/or appropriate accounting options in order to faithfully reflect operations while taking into account the interests of the company.
- Coordinate the control of inter-company positions between France and the Group companies, ensure the completeness of the invoicing of support services between French companies.
- Coordinate collection operations and secure cash flows.
- Anticipate and forecast cash flows in the short and medium term.
- Ensure compliance with the deadlines of the tax calendar. Declare and control GST entries, more generally supervise tax declarations, with the assistance of an external accounting firm.
- Identify and manage financial risks, including market, credit, and operational risks
- Ensure compliance with all financial regulations and standards, including tax laws and corporate governance requirements
- Optimize the use of financial resources to ensure liquidity and operational efficiency
- Ensure timely and correct filing of all statutory returns including TDS, TCS, GST and ROC returns.
Year End Closing and relations with third parties
- Coordinate and manage the financial closing, produce the company's financial statements and all legal documentation, be the referent interlocutor for the Statutory Auditors, the accounting firm, and any other external party related to the management or communication of financial data
- Establish inventory entries, calculate end-of-year provisions and cut-off entries,
- Ensuring Indian Financial year closing and finalization of Statutory Audit and finalization of books of account Balance Sheet and profit and loss account and other annexure, financial statements of Balance sheet.
- Ensure Smooth Compliance for Taxation Authorities.
- Reconciliation Process:Intercompany reconciliation with group companies on quarterly basis, and as on closing of hard closing and final closing.
Income tax related compliances
- TDS reconciliation with 26 AS and Books of Account and closing entries for TDS.
- Ensuring timely processing & dispatch of Form 16/16A/27D.
- Prepare and provide details for Income tax returns and Income tax assessments
- Provide details for transfer pricing study.
GST related compliances
- Ensure and comply with GST Department in relation to monthly, quarterly and Annual GST return.
- Ensure Reconciliation for GSTR-Return on monthly basis
- Checking of E-invoice and E-way bill
- Timely preparation of details required for assessments and notices
Involvement in projects to secure and improve the quality of financial information
- Take an active and leading role in projects to evolve and improve financial and accounting tools. This particularly in the present context in which the Accounting Group Financial Software should be implemented during 2026 (NetSuite / Oracle)
- Be a source of proposals for the continuous improvement of internal control, fluidity and the general efficiency of financial processes.
- Apart from all above functions: Finance manager is responsible of compliance of any Taxation Enquiry, scrutiny or any department filling of Statement, compliance statement, returns.
- Comply with consultants for RBI annual return filling and requirement /compliance of Schedules.