Management Accountant
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Permanent
- Full-time
Location: Pune, Hybrid.
Status: Permanent, Full Time
Package: Competitive Salary (fixed), 5 Day Working Week, Flexible Working(with one-off allowance), Development & Opportunity (Personal & Technical), Group Medical Policy, Group OPD Cover, Personal Accident Cover, Term Life Cover, 26 Days Leave + 9 Public Holidays + Buy & Sell Scheme, Referral Scheme.Why are we hiring a Management Accountant? This role will be part of our centre of excellence team based in India. This team will actively work on rotating tasks so that all members are fully crossed trained and are provided the opportunity to gain a wide knowledge base within finance in order to support their career growth.Reporting to the Senior Group Finance Manager the Management Accountant will be actively involved and responsible for the Order to Cash, Procure to Pay and General Ledger processes.
The Management Accountant will work proactively with other team members and departments to create and maintain a continuously improvement culture.Who's Instem? Well, we're a global provider of bespoke industry-leading software solutions and services, which facilitate the pre-clinical, and clinical phases of the drug discovery process. We have over fifteen products in our portfolio, used by over 700 pharmaceutical clients (including all the top 20!)
Instem is a unique, solutions-based organisation. We've doubled in size over the last 3 years through new business and product enhancement, but also via acquisition. Our growth plan is progressive, and we need you to help us reach that next level!What's the culture/environment like? For a global business of over 500 staff, we very much have a family feel. You'll be part of a friendly, communal, solution based, flexible environment, where you'll feel empowered, valued and accountable. We'll invest in you as a person and encourage you to take part in companywide workshops for wellbeing, mental health, critical conversations, and strengths.What are you responsible for?
- Actively involved and responsible for all General Ledger (GL) processes across the group, including:
o Cash & Bank processes
o Fixed Asset processes
o Indirect tax processes (VAT / US sales tax etc)
- Actively involved and responsible for all Order to Cash (AR) processes across the group, including:
o Deferred revenue
o Customer interfacing (invoicing / cash collections)
o Cash receipt forecasting
- Actively involved and responsible for all Procure to Pay (AP) processes across the group, including:
o Employee expense processes
o Cash expenditure forecasting
o Prepayment processes
o Accrual processes
- Actively maintain strong financial controls to prevent fraud and errors
- Utilize accounting software to maintain efficient financial management
- Actively support the group audit process, working with the Group Financial Reporting team and Group Auditors as required
- Collaborate with the FP&A team to enable timely, accurate and consistent information is always available to the business
- Ensure adherence to our documented Quality Management System in all tasks associated with this role
- Adherence to the Company's Quality Management System to ensure that all work is handled Securely, Professionally and Diligently
- Pro-active in identifying improvements to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the finance function
- Constantly on the lookout for new approaches to problems and opportunities that enable the finance team to work more efficiently and to meet month end deadlines more effectively.
- Provides an appropriate balance of professional and commercial perspectives that enables them to be seen as a reliable and trustworthy part of the business
- Act as an example to the business in terms of the passion with which they pursue their commitments both within the Finance team and to other stakeholders.
- Enjoys working to deadlines and rises to the challenge of meeting constantly moving priorities
- Knowledge of producing monthly accruals, prepayments and double entry book-keeping.
- Knowledge of managing Purchase ledger.
- Knowledge of computerised accounting packages and knowledge in UK GAAP, US GAAP, IFRS.
- Experience of producing month-end management accounts.
- Experience of working to and consistently meeting set deadlines.
- Ability to prioritise tasks and communicate effectively with stakeholders on progress against those tasks.
- Ability to work effectively with stakeholders whenever required
- Bachelor or Master or MBA degree in Accounting, Finance Or professional qualification- ACCA, CPA, CA or equivalent (either partly qualified or fully qualified)