Assistant Manager

Broad outline of the Role

• The role is part of the finance centre of excellence and will be an expert in any one or more areas of finance including financial planning and analysis, reporting and compliance, taxation, treasury. The role will manage implementation and driving controls of robust strategies, policies and processes in the respective areas. This is a tactical role which contributes to defining the direction of the operating plans based on the business strategy, with a significant mid-term impact on business unit ‘s overall results.

Minimum qualification & experience

• CA/ICWA/MBA/Other equivalent qualification
• 7-12 years’ experience in Finance

Other knowledge/skills

• ? Proven work experience as a Financial Specialist or Financial Analyst
• ? Familiarity with finance and statistical analysis software
• ? Deep domain knowledge of different finance areas like planning and analysis, compliance, taxation, and treasury.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervising the team Financial Reporting (Profit & Loss and Balance sheet), statutory reporting and other reconciliation, compliance with local laws and regulations.
• Supervising the team to perform all relevant duties to close month end/year end books of accounts in a timely manner.
• Supervising the revenue billing and the collections in a timely manner.
• Responsible for the Inter- company receipts and recharges on a quarterly basis.
• Responsible for sharing required details/reports with consolidation team for Group reporting purpose.
• Responsible for liaising with statutory/ internal auditors, Bankers & local tax departments.
• Responsible for HR related duties such as payroll process and staff recruitment.      
• Responsible for the general administration related duties. 
• Representing Tata Communications Lanka Ltd on Legal matters. 

Supervising finance team in the below duties (pertaining to the point no two in the above)

• The AR/AP Ledger-Preparing monthly bank reconciliations of various bank accounts (Updating Bank Payments, Bank Receipts & reconciling the ledger).
• Preparing Statement of Accounts which are complex as and when required by customers/Vendors to confirm their outstanding balances & assisting when there are discrepancies in settlements.
• Preparing Customer outstanding collection report (Accounts Receivable) & posting the receipt entries and clearing from ledger on a weekly basis.
• Preparing the outstanding Debtor report on a weekly basis.
• Monitoring bank balances and fund management in an efficient manner.
• Sharing Bank Closing Balance on a weekly basis with Treasury Team.
• Processing vendor payments, statutory payments & taxes and clearing from the ledger.
• Preparing Stamp Duty tax workings.
• Raising Purchase orders in the system as requested. Ensuring Monthly reporting of all PO’s raised for cost booking & capitalization purposes.
• Processing all vendor registrations.

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• Maintaining a record on mobile handsets, Sims & dongles given to employees.
• Preparing the Monthly bill analysis of Mobile and Dongle Connections and booking the cost and arranging for recoveries of excess usage if any.
• Preparing Departmental procedure manuals on the different processes in Finance department.
• Assisting Internal & External Auditors during the audit conducted.
• Assisting and completing all adhoc tasks which are assigned as and when requested.
• Preparing letters as and when required to statutory departments, customers, vendors & bank.
• Supporting Finance Team & Other Teams in day-to-day functions for their relevant processes and for management reporting
• Supporting as and when required for Financial Reporting (Profit & Loss and Balance sheet), statutory reporting and other reconciliation, compliance with local laws and regulations.
• Extending support to the team to perform all relevant duties to close month end/year end books of accounts in a timely manner.
• Engaging in the revenue billing and the collections in a timely manner.
• Providing information for the Inter- company receipts and recharges on a quarterly basis.
• Supporting and sharing required details/reports with consolidation team for Group reporting purpose.
• Supporting for the general administration related duties. 
• Assisting Tata Communications Lanka Ltd on Legal matters.