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 India

Puma India is an employer hiring in India. In its own words: "Puma India - Shop Online for Puma shoes & apparels and get Free Shipping."

Its finance, accounts, audit and tax openings in India are mostly in Bengaluru.