Puma India | Assistant Manager Accounts Receivable & Business Finance

Responsibilities

• The role will provide an opportunity to work closely with multiple business functions and gain exposure to financial planning, reporting, controllership, commercial finance and operational finance in a B2C and B2B environment.
• The role will require regular collaboration across functions to ensure timely financial closure, accurate reporting, effective controls and strong business support.
• Support end-to-end Order-to-Cash and Accounts Receivable processes across B2C and B2B channels.
• Monitor receivables, reconciliations, collections, ageing and resolution of open items.
• Participate in month-end, quarter-end and year-end financial closure activities.
• Support preparation and analysis of P&L, management reports and financial performance.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Analyse key business and financial KPIs and provide insights to support decision-making.
• Partner with Sales, Commercial, Operations and other functions on finance-related matters.
• Support statutory, internal, external and group audit requirements.
• Maintain appropriate financial controls, reconciliations and supporting documentation.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, standardisation and automation within Finance.
• Timely and accurate completion of month-end and reporting activities.
• Timely closure of audit requirements and finance-related action points.
• Contribution towards process improvement, automation and operational efficiency.
• Reports to: Lead Business Finance
• Depending on the candidate's strengths and business requirements, the role may have a stronger focus on either Accounts Receivable or Business Finance.

Requirements

• Effective monitoring and resolution of receivable ageing and open items.
• Strong understanding of accounting, financial statements and basic financial controls.
• Understanding or exposure to Accounts Receivable, Order-to-Cash, FP&A or Business Finance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Exposure to SAP, Power BI or similar tools would be an advantage.
• Good communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Strong ownership mindset and willingness to learn in a fast-paced business environment.

PUMA SE

Puma was founded in 1948 by Rudolf Dassler in Herzogenaurach, the Bavarian town where he and his younger brother Adolf had run a shoe business, Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik, since 1924. When the brothers split, Adolf went on to found Adidas, while Rudolf first registered his company as Ruda before renaming it Puma Schuhfabrik Rudolf Dassler. Puma has been a public company since 1986 and its shares trade on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. It designs and sells sports footwear, apparel and accessories, and has owned the golf brand Cobra Golf since 2010. In India the business is run by Puma Sports India Private Limited, incorporated in 2005 and headquartered in Bengaluru, where teams work in marketing, product, finance, HR, wholesale, sourcing, retail and e-commerce.

Finance hiring in Bengaluru covers commercial finance for the wholesale business, accounts receivable and order-to-cash combined with business finance, third-party accounts and indirect tax. Most roles are at senior associate and assistant manager level and are meant for recently qualified Chartered Accountants with up to two years of experience. There are also industrial trainee openings in finance and in taxation (GST) for students pursuing CA with ICAI who are eligible for industrial training under the institute's guidelines.

• Industry: Sportswear: athletic footwear, apparel and accessories, including golf equipment through Cobra Golf
• Headquarters: Herzogenaurach, Germany (PUMA SE, listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange)
• In India: Puma Sports India Private Limited, incorporated in 2005 and headquartered in Bengaluru