Accounting Manager

About the role

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who enjoys owning the numbers end to end. You'll run accounting and compliance for a set of SME clients — reviewing their books, closing the year cleanly, and making sure every statutory deadline is met — while building and mentoring the team that works alongside you.

The firm is a boutique consulting practice founded by Chartered Accountants, so you'll be surrounded by people who care about getting the fundamentals right. It's a place to deepen your technical craft, take real ownership, and shape how the accounting function runs.

What you'll do

• Review the accounting and bookkeeping for assigned clients — recurring compliances through to year-end finalisation.
• Make sure clients meet every fiscal and statutory filing requirement, on time and to the letter.
• Manage statutory, internal and donor audits, and coordinate with external auditors.
• Own compliance across GST, TDS and income tax, and keep on top of regulatory change.
• Establish and maintain strong internal controls and accounting policies.
• Lead, mentor and develop the accounting team — allocate work, set goals, and track performance.
• Drive automation and efficiency, cutting out non-value-added admin.
• Support client onboarding and handovers, and pitch in on system implementations and ad-hoc projects.

What we're looking for

• 5–10 years in a relevant role, ideally a mix of public accounting and private industry (social-sector exposure a plus).
• A bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance (B.Com) from a recognised university.
• Core accounting under Indian law, with a working command of direct and indirect taxation.
• Strong Indian GAAP knowledge and confident financial reporting.
• Solid project management — comfortable running several client engagements at once.
• Excellent written and spoken communication, and the judgement to influence business decisions.

About the client

A boutique consulting firm founded by Chartered Accountants, providing accounting and compliance oversight to SME clients. The role offers hybrid working from their Balewadi, Pune office.

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