Manager - Financial Reporting & Compliance - CA

Position: Manager - Financial Reporting & Compliance Company: Confidential - Leading Consumer Beauty & Lifestyle Platform Location: Lower Parel, Mumbai Reporting To: Finance Leadership About the Company: Our client is one of India's leading consumer-focused beauty and lifestyle platforms, recognised for its scale, fast-paced operating environment, and strong governance and reporting standards as a listed entity. The Finance function is central to the business, and this role sits at the heart of legal entity reporting, compliance, and ongoing process transformation, including a Mega ERP initiative. The identity of the company is being kept confidential at this stage of the search and will be shared with shortlisted candidates. Role Overview: We are seeking a qualified Chartered Accountant to join as Manager - Financial Reporting, an individual contributor role responsible for the finalization of legal entity financials across the group on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis. The role calls for strong hands-on experience in financial reporting, MIS, and compliance, ideally built within a consumer-facing organisation of similar scale and complexity. The incumbent will work closely with Treasury, Tax, HR & Admin, and Statutory Auditors, and will play an active role in driving the company's ongoing ERP transformation and broader process improvement agenda. Key Responsibilities: 1. Monthly Financial Reporting & Compliance: - Preparation and finalization of 7 to 8 legal entity financials on a monthly basis (excluding International entities for now) - Review of Balance Sheet post release of MIS, identifying areas for improvement in working capital and asset management - Broad review of G&A at the legal entity level - Monitoring of debt covenants basis the monthly financial statements - Ind AS adjustment workings and entries - ICFR documentation for the FSCP process (financial statement preparation and finalization) - Supporting Treasury and Tax teams on inputs for reconciliations / statement submissions 2. Quarterly & Annual Finalization: - Preparation and finalization of 12 financials annually, along with Cash Flow Statements and Notes to Accounts - Analytical review at the legal entity level - Preparing analytical review CAS for statutory auditors - Preparation of CAS for Ind AS adjustments; collaborating with auditors on these adjustments and related HR schedules (Leave, Gratuity, etc.) - ICFR documentation for the FSCP process - Review of Balance Sheet reclassification entries - Preparation of the AC Deck for financials - Review of Balance Sheet and identification of areas for improvement in working capital and asset management - Monitoring of debt covenants basis the financial statements - Supporting Treasury and Tax teams on inputs for reconciliations / statement submissions - Providing inputs for ESG reporting 3. Business Partnering & Process Transformation: - Acting as Finance Business Partner to HR & Admin functions, tracking related costs and supporting HR & Admin finance partnering - Actively driving the Mega ERP project and other process improvement / automation initiatives - Rationalization and standardization of the Chart of Accounts - Preparation of accounting policies, memos, etc. 4. Governance & Compliance: - Ensuring due support for LODR-related filings and compliances - Tracking and ensuring compliances including RPTs, XBRL filings, etc. - Fixed Asset Management Ideal Candidate Profile: Experience & Qualifications: - Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) - mandatory - 5 to 8 years of post-qualification experience in financial reporting, MIS, and compliance - Prior experience in a consumer-facing business or a company of similar scale/structure preferred - Working knowledge of SAP is important - Strong understanding of Ind AS and statutory financial reporting requirements - Experience with ICFR / FSCP processes and coordination with statutory auditors - Prior involvement in ERP implementation or process improvement projects is an advantage Key Competencies: - Strong ownership and accountability for legal entity reporting timelines and accuracy - Sound technical grounding in Ind AS and financial statement finalization - Effective stakeholder management - Treasury, Tax, HR, and Statutory Auditors - Process orientation - comfortable driving standardization and automation initiatives - Ability to operate in a fast-paced, listed-entity compliance environment - Willingness to work 5 days a week from the Lower Parel, Mumbai office