Finance Manager

52% of the world¯can’t¯access¯essential¯healthcare:¯we’re¯a business that does something about it. Join us.

We focus on access to health products and services in¯emerging markets¯through a three-partmodel;focusing on¯collecting insightson community’shealth needs, running targeted health campaigns (education, screening,etc) and¯managing the distribution of¯a range of essential medicines and health products.¯

Why work with us? We¯are challenging established business norms, with a new value proposition to build a¯socially-minded¯business model for half the planet. You get to be creative, move fast, own¯truly important¯things, grow,¯learn,¯and help people.¯We’re¯not a¯charity,¯we are redesigning how affordable healthcare is delivered through truly innovative business and service delivery models.

We already work with over half of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies and have footholds in¯markets¯across¯Southeast Asia,¯India¯and Africa.¯We will be expanding rapidly over the next year and entering¯a number of¯new¯regions and¯markets.

Who are we looking for?

Title: Finance Manager

Arrangement: Full-time

Location: Mumbai, India

Reporting to: Chief Operating Officer

Company Link: www.reach52.com

Role Overview

The Finance Manager is a senior oversight role for reach52's India entities. The incumbent reviews and signs off on the work produced by the Finance Assistant, owns all regulatory and reporting obligations, and translates financial data into intelligence for leadership. Day-to-day processing sits with the FinanceAssistant..

Key Responsibilities

Governance, Controls & Review

• Review and approve payment batches, journal entries, accruals, and period-end adjustments before execution orclose.

• Sign off on monthly management accounts and all Finance Assistant reconciliations (bank, GST, intercompany, vendor ledgers) as a month-end gate.

• Maintaina monthly close checklist covering statutory deadlines, payroll approval, budget submissions, and reportingpacks.

• Oversee the India general ledger; resolve discrepancies and set documentation and escalation standards for the Finance Assistant.

Statutory Compliance & Audit

• Own all statutory filings for India entities: GST, TDS/TCS, advance tax, MCA, and RBI/FEMA filings, with zero lapses.

• Lead the statutory audit end-to-end: coordinate with external auditors, prepare schedules, resolve queries, and ensuretimelysign-off.

• Maintain audit readiness year-round; support due diligence exercises as required by the COO or Board.

• Liaise with external tax advisors, company secretaries, and regulators as needed.

Budgeting, Payroll & Reporting

• Ownannual budget preparation; build andmaintainrolling forecasts; monitor actuals vs budget and produce variance commentary for leadership.

• Review and approve monthly payroll, ensureaccuratestatutory deductions (PF, ESI, TDS, PT), and advise the Global Operations team on Indianlabourcode compliance across all employment and contractor arrangements

• Produce monthly MI packs: P&L, cash position, budget vs actuals, cash flow forecasts, and burn rate. Reports are concise anddecision-ready.

Intercompany, Transfer Pricing & ERP

• Oversee intercompany billing, reconciliations, and settlements; ensure transfer pricing policies and documentationcomply withIndian regulations.

• Coordinate with group finance (Singapore HQ) on intercompany positions and year-endtrue-ups.

• Providefinanceoversight during ERP migrations or system transitions (Xero,ZipERP, Odoo), coveringchartof accounts, data integrity, and post-migration reconciliations.

Team Oversight

• Conduct monthly review sessions with the Finance Assistant across all workstreams; provide structured feedback and flag recurring issues to the COO.

• Coach and develop the Finance Assistant on process, controls, and documentation quality; serve as first point of escalation.

Qualifications & Experience

• Chartered Accountant (CA) qualification strongly preferred; equivalent senior finance qualification considered.

• Minimum 7 years offinanceexperience, with at least 3 years in a compliance-heavy role, preferably within the pharmaceutical, healthcare, or life sciences sector.

• Strong working knowledge of Indian statutory requirements: GST, TDS, MCA, RBI/FEMA, transfer pricing.

• Experience managing statutory audits independently.

• Familiarity with Xero, Odoo, or equivalent cloud accounting systems.