Emeritus is committed to teaching the skills of the future by making high-quality education accessible and affordable to individuals, companies, and governments around the world. It does this by collaborating with more than 50 top-tieruniversitiesacross the United States, Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, India and China. Emeritus’ short courses, degree programs, professional certificates, and senior executive programs help individuals learn new skills and transform their lives, companies and organizations. Its unique model of state-of-the-art technology, curriculum innovation, and hands-on instruction from senior faculty, mentors and coaches has educated more than 250,000 individuals across 80 countries. Founded in 2015, Emeritus, part of the Eruditus Group has more than 1,400 employees globally and offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, Shanghai, Singapore, Palo Alto, Mexico City, New York, Boston, London, and Dubai.Key Responsibilities:
- Lead a team of 3-5 Senior Managers / Managers (Direct Reports) and a team of indirect reportees, guide and direct them in order that books of accounts are updated and maintained accurately.
- Lead the monthly book closure activities.
- Ensure that all processes (specifically on controls) are established, strengthened and followed.
- Ensure Revenue Assurance activity is carried out regularly, including all activities forming part of Accounts Receivable such as invoicing, collections reconciliation, reconciliation of indirect taxes and client contract management.
- Responsible for capturing all revenue related transactions as per IFRS globally and ensuring
- Responsible for Accounts Payable part including recording transactions and payments globally.
- Responsible for statutory compliances GST, TDS, VAT, Income Tax and other payroll related statutories globally.
- Responsible for completion of statutory audits in a timely manner with no significant adverse observations.
- Ensure all corrective actions recommended as a result of observations made in audits are taken in time-bound manner and implemented.
- Responsible for monthly and annual closure of books of accounts of other entities present outside of India.
- Responsible for all statutory aspects related to IT assessments, audits by departments, any pending issues.
- Responsible for training needs of subordinates and mentoring them for development in next role.
- Keep the team motivated at all times and ensure efficient operations of Finance amp; accounts function.
- Support other activities such as Reporting, Due Diligence and Procurement function and ensure smooth coordination/ resolution of issues and innovative solutioning for improvement in business practices or emerging business demands.
Essential Qualifications:
- A qualified Chartered Accountant with atleast 10 years of work experience.
Desirable Qualifications:
- IFRS Diploma or training by ACCA /Big 4 audit firms
Prior work experience:
- Above 12 years post qualification, in a high growth corporate environment in companies with global presence.
- Experience in consumer facing start-ups which have achieved scale, working in technology enabled space is a plus.
- Should have grown into managing finance function for a $100m+ topline company.
- Should have experience of implementing and working in an ERP / SaaS environment.
- Should have completed Statutory audits of India and atleast 1 foreign entity in Singapore / USA with big 4 auditors.
- Designing and implementing a finance system is a key requirement.
- Preferred industry segments : Edtech, Fintech, Retail, SAAS and Technology
Essential Skill Sets:
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams.
- Should have process mindset, systems thinking and know-how.
- Demonstrated ability to close monthly books, including an exposure to consolidation of accounts of multiple subsidiaries.
- Proficient in statutory compliance and controls, filing of various returns globally (US / Singapore) is a must.
- Knowledge of IND-AS, IFRS is a must.
- Should have worked alongside the Big 4 audit firms for closing books of accounts / statutory audits.
- Excellent working skills of MS office (word, excel, powerpoint), ERP.
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