Finance Manager at Monks

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This role will ensure accurate and timely financial reporting while maintaining compliance with government regulations and company policies. The Finance Manager will work closely with the India Finance Head, the APAC Finance team, and the Group Finance team in the Netherlands, while managing an outsourced finance provider in India. The role requires strong financial leadership, operational rigor, and the ability to work effectively in a highly matrixed environment. Key Responsibilities • Report to the India Finance Head and provide overall financial and controllership leadership to the local finance team and outsourced finance provider. • Drive monthly book closing and financial reporting, ensuring complete documentation for audits and regulatory scrutiny. • Conduct monthly P&L and Balance Sheet reviews, ensuring timely reconciliation of balance sheet accounts. • Manage and review deliverables from outsourced finance teams to ensure compliance with government regulations and corporate guidelines. • Lead budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis while performing detailed ledger reviews. • Maintain strong internal controls to safeguard company assets, ensure accurate financial reporting, and ensure tax compliance. • Support treasury management and working capital optimization. • Continuously review accounting processes to strengthen internal controls and ensure compliance with company policies. • Collaborate with consultants to determine the correct direct and indirect tax treatments. • Oversee statutory, tax, and management reporting requirements. • Ensure revenue and cost recognition in compliance with IFRS 15, with proper documentation. • Oversee accounts payable processes, ensuring timely payments and dispute resolution. • Manage accounts receivable processes, including order management, invoicing, collections, credit control, and recovery of outstanding receivables. • Review and control intercompany reconciliations. • Manage fixed asset accounting and tracking. • Ensure accuracy of monthly accruals. • Ensure timely and accurate statutory filings and payments including TDS, GST, PF, ESI, PT, etc. • Liaise with internal and external auditors, ensuring smooth audit processes and compliance. • Lead planning and forecasting activities with internal and external stakeholders to support business goals. • Supervise and mentor the local finance team, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented culture. • Support implementation of improvements in procedures, policies, and financial systems to support business scaling. • Evaluate opportunities for insourcing outsourced finance activities where appropriate. Qualifications • Postgraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field • MBA in Finance, Chartered Accountant (CA), or Certified Accountant preferred Experience • 8–13 years of finance experience, preferably in the service industry • Experience working in multinational or multi-business-unit environments is preferred Desired Skills • Strong understanding of Indian GAAP and IFRS standards, particularly internal controls and revenue recognition • Strong financial leadership, strategic thinking, and business acumen • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines • Experience leading finance teams in multi-location or matrix organizations • Hands-on, detail-oriented, and data-driven approach to finance • Ability to work with remote corporate finance teams and global stakeholders • High level of ownership and accountability About Monks Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact. Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting-edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner-up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato’s AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner. We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.