Finance Manager- Controllership

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Chartered Accountant with 3+ years post qualification experience to join our fast-growing company as Finance Manager in a Controllership role. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in managing the financial aspects of the organization, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, implementing robust financial controls, and providing strategic financial insights to support business growth.

The charter for this role will include:

• Prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in compliance with accounting standards.
• Implement proper day-to-day accounting process per the accounting standards.
• Preparation of monthly cross charge among group companies and ensure compliance of transfer pricing.
• Preparation of intangible capitalization workings on a monthly and YTD basis o Ensure revenue accrual & assurance and cost accrual with back up workings.
• Coordinate with external auditors and tax authorities and managing audits.
• Ensure financial hygiene, perform ageing review, ensure recoverability of assets and prudence for liability and accruals.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of financial data, highlighting any discrepancies or variances.
• Implement and maintain strong internal controls to safeguard company assets and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. Conduct regular checks to identify and mitigate financial risks.
• Monitoring monthly tax compliance (GST, TDS and other statutes)
• Monitor and manage cash flow to ensure the companys liquidity and financial stability.

Ideal Persona would:

• Be a Chartered Accountant (CA) with minimum 3 years post qualification experience.
• Have proven experience in a similar Controllership or Finance Manager role.
• Have knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting, GST, Income tax and regulatory compliance.
• Be detail-oriented, excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Be proficient in financial software and advanced MS Excel skills.

Everyone at Leap is entrepreneurial, moves fast and operates with extreme ownership.

There is minimal management and extreme autonomy.

If the above defines you, you will fit in snugly.

What is Leap

Leap is a global student mobility platform that empowers students aspirations for a global career and education

We have built this and this and this

We work at the exciting intersection of fintech & edtech

And we love that we succeed as a business while powering the dreams of talented students!

How far along are we

We are the leaders in our space by a mile!

We are backed by Sequoia, Jungle Ventures, Owl Ventures & Harvard!

Read the latest fundraise news here

Who are we as people

We have a lean, rockstar team.

We have come this far with a lean team because we love to increase the talent density with every new member we add. Yes, we are more picky than the usual company.

You can meet our founders here -> Arnav Kumar and Vaibhav Singh

Arnav tweets here

What will you be doing

We are now building our leadership team and would love to engage

This is a great time to join the rocketship and participate in the upside -

Broadly,

• You will have tearing-your-hair level complex & challenging problems to solve
• With massive upside if you solve them
• In a super fast paced environment that will challenge you
• With enough resources to be audacious
• And mentorship from an experienced founding team

Your move !:)

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