Finance & Accounts Manager for Food Company

Job Description:

🔹 Cash Flow Management

• Prepare and monitor weekly/monthly cash flow forecasts.
• Optimize working capital management to ensure timely availability of funds.
• Manage fund flow across multiple bank accounts and business units.
• Forecast short-term and long-term cash requirements.

🔹 Banking & Financial Institution Liaison

• Maintain strong working relationships with bankers for working capital limits, forex, and term loans.
• Handle documentation and compliance for LC/BG/PCFC/FDBP facilities.
• Ensure timely submission of CMA data, stock statements, and other periodic bank reports.
• Coordinate for bank audits and credit rating assessments.

🔹 Export & Import Documentation & Compliance

• Manage end-to-end export and import documentation including shipping bills, invoices, LUT, AD code, and BRC.
• Ensure compliance with FEMA, RBI guidelines, and DGFT regulations.
• Reconcile export proceeds and monitor timely realization of export receivables.

🔹 Financial Statement Preparation & Finalization

• Prepare monthly and annual financial statements in compliance with applicable accounting standards.
• Coordinate with external/internal auditors for timely finalization and audit completion.
• Maintain chart of accounts, ledger scrutiny, and period-end adjustments.

🔹 Compliance Management (TDS, GST, Income Tax)

• Timely filing of GST returns (GSTR-1, 3B, annual), TDS returns, and reconciliation with books.
• Ensure proper tax deductions, remittances, and reporting.
• Handle notices, assessments, and liaison with consultants or departments.

🔹 Accounts Receivable & Payable Management

• Monitor ageing reports and ensure timely collections from customers.
• Process vendor payments as per agreed credit terms while optimizing working capital.
• Perform periodic reconciliation of receivable/payable accounts.

🔹 Stakeholder Coordination & Reporting

• Interface with statutory auditors, tax consultants, banks, and other regulatory bodies.
• Provide management with financial MIS, variance reports, and actionable insights.
• Assist in budgeting, cost control, and profitability analysis.