General Manager - Finance

Financial Management & Compliance:

• Assist the Regional Head with finance responsibilities for the region, including accounts, budgetary controls, project budgeting, pricing, MIS, statutory compliances, tax filings, and audit matters.

• Verify Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR) quarterly in collaboration with the Admin, Security, and IT teams, and send confirmation to the Regional Finance Controller (RFC).

• Maintain Embassy accounts reconciliation and control, providing monthly confirmation to the RFC.

• Ensure compliance with legal requirements, internal reporting standards, Kuoni code, Finance SOPs, and VFS Global policies.

• Fulfill internal audit requirements and ensure audit report closure within 7 working days.

• Ensure Financial Accounting and Reporting compliance and submit a monthly compliance certificate by the 7th of the following month.

• Conduct regular visits and surprise audits at VACs, with at least 2 visits to each VAC per year.

Financial Planning, Reporting & Analysis:

• Prepare project and annual quarterly budgets for the region.

• Provide Management Information System (MIS) reports for the region, including monthly profitability analysis against budgets, and review books/MIS regularly.

• Manage the business update tracker, including additional revenue/cost savings, for South Asia, and submit it to the RFC by the 10th of every month.

• Prepare projected cash flows and develop initiatives for cost-saving and revenue generation.

• Implement special projects, such as ISO certification and SAP.