Job description
Zomato as an organisation has grown and scaled multifold over the last few years. We are committed to bringing the best food to everyone; no matter who they are and what they can afford.
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About the role:
The Zomato Finance team is primarily responsible for following key functions
- Corporate development – investor management, ensuring company is adequately funded and interest of investors are taken care of, organic/ inorganic growth opportunities, business strategy
- Governance, risk and controls – continuous risk assessment across various parameters, compliance with various laws, engaging with policy makers, conduct internal audit of various functions
- Financial planning and analysis – make financial plans for the company, review actual performance against the same, perform variance analysis
- Finance and control – responsible for financial operations, systems, accounts, audit, treasury, revenue recognition and assurance, taxation, compliance and controls
The finance function like in any other organisation is a key function which oils the machinery and also keeps a check on working of the various parts.
Here's what you'll do day to day:
- Responsible for accounting with multiple complexities ranging from geographies to businesses, etc
- Deal with auditors and get the audit/ LR done timely
- Book closure on monthly basis with accuracy of numbers
- Understanding of Ind AS and application of the same
- Review of monthly financial results and presentation to the management
- Provide results for entities responsible for purpose of consolidation in parent entity
- Review of finance operations and streamlining of the same
- Ensure internal controls operate at all times and no leakage are observed
- Understanding of tax laws and billing rules for applying towards business
- Maintenance of masters, accuracy in recording of transactions enabling meaningful management reporting
- System developments and alignment with financial reporting process
- Ensure compliance with various requirements of the MCA with regard to the finance function
- Balance sheet preparation with necessary schedules and review of the same
- Support automation in processes and integration of accounting with Company ERP systems
- Strong control on people, processes to ensure there are no leakages
- Identify important reconciliations and ensure are performed timely with no exceptions
- Responsible for all payments and avoid any errors
- The in scope entities keep changing. However, to start with the person will be responsible for streamlining finance process/ operations for new acquisitions like food at work (cafeteria management entity) and then add on other international entities
Requirements
Who fits the bill?
- Chartered Accountant (with 5-6 years of Post qualification work experience)
- Should be a self starter with highest levels of integrity and responsibility
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and ever changing needs / environment
- Priorities whats important against urgency and manage pressure and should be a solution provider
- Exposure in similar role of book closure / consolidation of a group company
- Audit of similar clients and experience in big 4 audit firms
- Knowledge of Ind AS/ IFRS/ MCA regulations