Senior Manager Finance Operations

Job Summary: The Senior Manager Finance Operations will oversee all core finance processes, ensuring efficiency, accuracy, and compliance across the organization. This role will be responsible for financial operations including accounts payable/receivable, billing, revenue recognition, payroll accounting, financial controls, and process automation. Key Responsibilities: 1. Team Management & Supervision Lead, guide, and monitor a team of 8 members across accounts payable, MIS, reconciliation, and compliance functions. Allocate responsibilities, set expectations, and ensure deliverables are met as per defined KPIs and timelines. Conduct regular performance reviews and implement corrective measures where required. 2. Process Oversight & Internal Controls Review team deliverables such as payment processing, reconciliation statements, ledger scrutiny, and statutory workings to ensure accuracy and completeness. Ensure strict adherence to internal financial controls and compliance checklists, including due diligence and audit readiness. Identify gaps or inefficiencies in existing processes and drive automation or improvement initiatives. 3. Compliance & Statutory Monitoring Oversee timely and accurate deposit and filing of statutory dues including TDS, PF, ESI, PT, and GST. Ensure proper reconciliation of statutory and salary payables with bank records for both permanent and contractual staff. Review all statutory workings prepared by the team and ensure filings are made within due dates. 4. Reporting & Forecasting Ensure timely preparation and review of MIS reports, dashboards, and financial trackers for internal management. Oversee forecasting and cash flow planning activities by consolidating inputs from various departments. Review and approve reconciliations related to sales, student collections, and payment gateway transactions. 5. Reconciliation & Financial Accuracy Ensure all bank, escrow, and offline payment reconciliations are reviewed and discrepancies resolved promptly. Maintain oversight of daily reconciliation processes including student fee collections, gateway, settlements, and offline POS/QR code tracking. Coordinate with the payment gateway and banking partners to ensure resolution of issues like refunds, chargebacks, and failed transactions. 6. Stakeholder Coordination Liaise with auditors, lenders, and internal stakeholders for document submissions, data sharing, and clarifications as needed. Provide necessary financial data and reports for audits, due diligence, and internal reviews. Act as an escalation point for finance-related issues within the team. 7. Documentation & Audit Preparedness Ensure all financial documentation is maintained systematically and is readily available for audits, lender reviews, and internal scrutiny. Review document trails related to payments, loans, statutory filings, and reconciliations for completeness and compliance. Required Skills and Qualification: CA Inter (cleared) with 10 to 14 years of experience in finance operations, preferably in a mid-sized or fast-paced organization. Proven ability to manage a multi-functional finance team with ownership of daily operations. Strong command over financial controls, reconciliations, Tally ERP, statutory filings, and MIS reporting. Excellent team leadership, communication, and coordination skills. Detail-oriented, with a structured approach to deadlines and compliance. Role involves hands-on team supervision, daily tracking of operational KPIs, and cross-functional collaboration. Suitable for candidates who can balance compliance, people management, and reporting efficiency in a dynamic setup.

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