Deputy Manager Finance

Job title: Deputy Manager - Finance & Accounts

Location: Salt Lake - Kolkata

Salary Range: 5 - 7 LPA

Objective:

The Finance & Accounts Manager will play a crucial role in managing financial transactions, ensuring the accuracy of financial records, preparing financial reports, and supporting overall financial management within the organization. The ideal candidate will possess extensive knowledge and experience in GST, Income Tax, PF, ESI, Gratuity, and other taxation-related matters, alongside a robust background in day-to-day accounting, invoice booking, and financial statement preparation.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Taxation:

• Handle GST, Income Tax, PF, ESI, Gratuity, and other taxation-related work, ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements.
• Prepare and file GST returns, TDS returns, and Income Tax returns.
• Handle tax assessments, audits, and appeals.
• Keep abreast of changes in tax laws and regulations and ensure timely implementation.

Accounting:

• Perform day-to-day accounting tasks including journal entries, ledger maintenance, and reconciliation.
• Manage accounts payable and receivable processes.
• Oversee and manage daily accounting operations including invoice booking, accounts payable/receivable, and ledger maintenance.
• Ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial records and transactions.
• Monitor and manage cash flow, budgets, and financial projections.
• Develop and implement effective financial strategies, policies, and controls.

Financial Reporting:

• Prepare and analyze financial statements and, reports including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements and forecasts to provide insights and recommendations to senior management.
• Assist in the preparation of budgets and forecasts.
• Conduct variance analysis and provide insights on financial performance.
• Coordinate with auditors and ensure timely completion of audits.
• Coordinate with external auditors and tax consultants to facilitate audits and tax filings.
• Maintain and update financial systems and software to improve efficiency and accuracy.

Compliance and Advisory:

• Ensure compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Provide advisory services on taxation matters to clients and internal stakeholders.
• Assist in the implementation of financial and accounting policies and procedures
• Provide support in financial decision-making processes by offering analysis, guidance, and strategic recommendations.

Required skills and background:

• Education qualification: B.Com graduate with 10-12 years of work experience.
• Excellent knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures
• Advanced MS Excel skills including Vlookups and pivot tables
• Willingness to travel to different locations across India, as required.
• Excellent knowledge and experience in statutory compliances under GST, Income Tax, TDS and Companies Act.
• Experience with general ledger functions
• Hands-on experience with accounting software like Tally ERP 9
• Knowledge of standard accounting and bookkeeping principles and best practices
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of company financial information

About Nalanda Learning Systems Pvt. Ltd.

Nalanda Learning Systems Pvt. Ltd is a pre- primary education initiative which was founded in 2012 under the brand name of "Little Laureates". This was the brain child of Mr. Tamal Mukherjee and Mr. Timir Mukherjee , the founders having more than 20+ years of experience in financial service sectors and pre schooling segment.

The group has established the second largest pre-school chain in West Bengal and Tripura and counts some marquee investors such as Aavishkaar Capital, and other Angel investors such as Jayesh Parekh, Vineet Rai etc. as its backers.

Within a short span of time, Nalanda was able to establish 83 branches (COCO) and became a household name in eastern part of India specially in West Bengal and Tripura.

In March 2020, the whole world shut down and Covid-19 disrupted the entire education system with 90 per cent of the preschools being forced to close their doors resulting in a huge learning gap of students between 2 years to 6 years of age.

Nalanda Learning Systems Pvt. Ltd., is India’s largest and most advanced B2B SaaS-based Platform on a mission to empower the education ecosystem to enable Students and Educators to prosper. It is a winning combination of ground breaking technology and traditional schooling to support parents, students and bringing back hopes of all preschool owners with security and business continuity.

Today the Nalanda team is delivering quality education to over 4,500+ students across India with over 150+ empowered mentors, having conducted over 1 lakh classes seamlessly in calendar year 2021.

With Nalanda’s legacy of physical and virtual pre-schooling experience that led to its tremendous success during the Pandemic, have now launched its new program “ASSIST” with a vision to help standalone preschools revive their business and at the same time empower new age edupreneurs to assist in their educational business aspirations.