Finance Manager – Statutory Compliance, India

Listing expiry: 19 October 2026

About the role

Role Overview

The role is responsible for overseeing statutory, tax, and corporate compliance across a portfolio of legal entities in India. It involves coordinating with local and Group Finance teams, the Manila Shared Service Centre, external auditors, and tax and Company Secretarial service providers to ensure compliance obligations are handled accurately, efficiently, and on time. The position also focuses on improving processes, standardising practices, strengthening controls, and managing compliance risks.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee statutory audits and Company Secretarial and Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) compliance for multiple Indian legal entities.
• Coordinate audit timelines, information requirements, regulatory filings, and resolution of audit observations with statutory auditors, external providers, India Finance, the Manila Shared Service Centre, and Group teams.
• Oversee direct and indirect tax compliance in India, including corporate income tax, tax audits, TDS/TCS, GST, and other applicable tax requirements.
• Oversee tax filings, payments, reconciliations, assessments, notices, refunds, and other tax matters in collaboration with Group Tax and external advisers.
• Manage GST registration governance across entities and states, including new registrations, amendments, additional places of business, cancellations, and other changes.
• Maintain accurate legal-entity and GST master data and ensure business or entity-structure changes are appropriately reflected.
• Manage external tax, accounting, and Company Secretarial service providers and their delivery.
• Coordinate with the Manila Shared Service Centre to ensure clear ownership, quality, and timely delivery of compliance activities.
• Establish appropriate service-level agreements, controls, and escalation mechanisms, and challenge issues or deliverables where necessary.
• Act as the key India contact for Group Finance, Group Tax, Group Accounting, and other global stakeholders on statutory compliance matters.
• Report compliance status, risks, and significant issues clearly, translating India-specific regulatory requirements into practical actions.
• Review and streamline the statutory compliance operating model across India, Manila, Group teams, and external providers.
• Identify opportunities to standardise, automate, and simplify processes, strengthen controls, and eliminate recurring issues.
• Lead improvements in compliance calendars, reporting, data management, responsibility assignment matrices (RACI), and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Maintain strong technical knowledge of Indian statutory, tax, and corporate requirements.
• Investigate and resolve complex compliance issues, identify root causes, and challenge technical advice where appropriate.
• Ensure compliance risks are identified, escalated, and addressed promptly.

Qualifications & Experience

• Chartered Accountant (CA) qualification is preferred.
• 8–12 years of relevant experience in statutory compliance, tax, audit, or corporate governance.
• Strong experience in statutory audits, tax compliance, GST, and Company Secretarial/MCA compliance.
• Hands-on experience managing multiple GST registrations and high-volume entity compliance.
• Experience working with Shared Service Centres, Group functions, and external professional service providers.
• A proven track record of streamlining processes, improving controls, and driving standardisation and automation.
• Strong technical capability and the ability to take an end-to-end view of compliance and business issues.
• Strong stakeholder-management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and challenge constructively.

Additional Details

• The employer operates in the flexible-workspace industry and brings together brands including Regus, Spaces, HQ, and Signature.
• The organisation offers induction training, ongoing learning and development, career progression opportunities, and flexible workplace benefits supporting mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• The recruitment process typically begins with a 30-minute conversation with the Global Recruitment Team, followed by one or two further stages depending on the position.
• The employer states that it is proud to be recognised as a Leading Employer every year since 2022.