Work closely with the Operations Director and EMEA Financial Controller to ensure that all deadlines are met, and objectives achieved.
General Ledger management - ensuring that all the banks are reconciled properly that GL journals are processed and controlled to ensure that the data presented to the group is correct.
Local compliance - ensure all Payroll Taxation obligations, VAT/GST returns etc., corporation tax data is reported and processed within statutory guidelines/limits.
Attend and contribute at operational board meetings.
Manage the year end (audit if required) and tax compliance in partnership with third party providers.
Implement, enforce, and improve local systems and processes.
Process management and enhancement
Maintain and uphold quality and regulatory standards.
Ability to manage competing priorities.
Ensure consistent approach to service delivery.
Identify areas of the operation that can be streamlined and improved.
Use initiative to identify areas of risk and implement measures to correct.
Assist with the preparation of annual budgets for India and Sri Lanka.
Work closely with SL/India Operations Director and EMEA Financial Controller.
Work closely with the leadership team to deliver accurate accounting information across both countries.
Partner with the Operations Director to address the strategic business requirements. demonstrating a proactive approach to strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting.
Commercially astute supporting and challenging on financial aspects of business development to ensure outputs are reliable.
Production of timely management accounts for month end, and year end for each country.
Support the board with timely reports and trends analysis, challenging balance sheet reconciliations, leading to the identification of risks and opportunities.
Astute cashflow management.
Robust exchange rate advice and process management.
A key player in the budgeting and forecasting process.
Processing and management of monthly payroll for both India and Sri Lanka.
Management and delivery of all statutory and tax requirements for both India and Sri Lanka, including management of the local audit processes, to ensure on-time filing.
Driving consistent improvement to current processes and procedures.
