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Frost & Sullivan

Growth-focused consultancy offering GPaaS

Chartered Accountant - Manager FPA

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/1/2026
No salary listed
Senior, Expert
Bachelor's
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Hybrid

About the job

Requirements
  • Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA).
  • At least 10 years of post-qualification relevant experience in accounting or finance.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines with accuracy.
  • Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving ability, and attention to detail.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
  • Good interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective stakeholder relationships.
Responsibilities
  • Examine, verify, cleanse, and reconcile financial records, including trial balances, general ledgers, invoices, tax data, and bank statements, to ensure completeness and correctness.
  • Assist in preparing data mappings and coding frameworks and aligning financial data for system enhancements and standardized reporting.
  • Participate in system testing and work with senior accountants and cross-functional teams to identify and resolve inconsistencies.
  • Capture and document current accounting processes, controls, and reporting needs to improve efficiency and consistency.
  • Collaborate with finance, information technology, tax, and audit teams across geographies to gather requirements, align deliverables, and share updates.
  • Maintain detailed documentation and audit trails to support compliance requirements and future audits.
  • Validate financial data across systems by reconciling trial balance, profit and loss, and balance sheet reports.
  • Contribute to User Acceptance Testing to ensure alignment with business, reporting, and statutory requirements.
  • Identify and address discrepancies affecting reporting accuracy and workflow efficiency.
  • Handle routine accounting activities, including ledger updates, journal entries, bank reconciliations, and goods and services tax/ tax deducted at source tasks.
  • Support month-end and year-end closing processes to ensure timely and accurate reporting.
  • Contribute to process improvement initiatives within the finance team.
Desired Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Commerce or Master of Commerce degree.

About the company

Frost & Sullivan helps large companies pursue growth by providing Strategic Growth consulting and market research. Its core offering, Growth Pipeline as a Service (GPaaS), gives clients a structured process to identify and prioritize growth opportunities, track megatrends, and build a sustainable pathway for expansion. GPaaS works by combining market intelligence, scenario planning, and opportunity prioritization to create a pipeline of actionable growth ideas that executives can invest in. The company differentiates itself from competitors through its long history (over six decades), a disciplined, process-driven approach to uncovering and validating growth opportunities, and a focus on turning insights into a concrete growth agenda rather than just research. Frost & Sullivan’s goal is to help clients achieve transformational, sustainable growth by turning market insights into a clear, executable plan that drives economic value.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Founded

1961

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