Assistant Manager - Forwarding Finance - Global Service Centre

About the Role

Role Purpose: Oversee financial reporting, compliance, and performance analysis, ensuring accurate financial statements and providing strategic insights to senior management to drive business growth and decision‑making. Designation: Assistant Manager – Forwarding Finance – GL and Cost Management – Global Service Centre, based in Navi Mumbai, reporting to the Manager/Sr. Manager‑Finance‑Freight Forwarding. • Assist in ensuring timely closure of all accounting processes and support the preparation of monthly and annual financial reports, ensuring compliance with Indian GAAP, IFRS, US GAAP, and Ind AS standards. • Contribute to the preparation and analysis of consolidated financial statements and support the audit process to ensure timely completion and adherence to audit requirements. • Ensure compliance with the Companies Act, Internal Financial Controls, and SOX compliance requirements. • Support costing processes, including project/activity‑based costing, cost audits, and accurate provisioning for product development. • Assist in provisioning receivables, revenue recognition, and ensuring timely transfer of funds from overseas accounts. • Support the preparation and review of expense accruals to ensure accurate allocation and timely expense reporting. • Assist in managing intercompany activities, including reconciliation reviews, netting calculations, settlements, and ensuring accurate financial reflection. • Perform and review bank reconciliations to ensure accurate cash position reporting. • Support AP and AR teams in resolving queries, guiding team members, and ensuring smooth operations for both accounts payable and receivable. • Assist in the consolidation of financial results for the holding company and help with quarterly balance sheet reviews. • Analyse monthly financial performance, prepare materials for CFO presentations, and support the implementation of audit recommendations. • Provide feedback and support to the finance team, ensuring alignment with company goals and resolving issues escalated from AP and AR teams.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸financial reporting
• ▸compliance
• ▸cost management
• ▸bank reconciliation
• ▸intercompany
• ▸ap/ar support

What You Bring

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to high‑quality financial reporting and compliance. • Proactive in identifying and solving financial issues. • Excellent organizational and time management skills. • Good analytical, leadership, and communication skills with the ability to collaborate across teams and present financial insights to senior management. • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field. • 5–8 years of finance experience, including at least 1 year in a team‑leader role in finance operations, preferably in a shared services centre or freight forwarding industry. • Proficiency with MS Office applications and good knowledge of financial reporting standards, costing, revenue recognition, audit procedures, and financial planning.

Requirements

• ▸ms office
• ▸bachelor's
• ▸finance experience
• ▸team leader
• ▸analytical
• ▸detail-oriented

Work Environment

Office Full-Time