Senior Manager vacancy available at Cosmos Green Veltoor Farm – Andhra Pradesh. At least 5 yeras of experience is required.
Salary:
₹15,00,000 – ₹20,00,000 a year
Full job description
Job Title: Senior Manager – Finance, Accounts and Compliance
Location: Hyderabad, TS
Employment Type: Full-Time
Experience: 5+ years (post-qualification)
Compensation: ₹18–20 LPA (depending on experience and fit)
About Soul Forest
We are a business that transforms barren lands into biodiverse forests through an 80:20 model—80% nature reserve, 20% eco-sensitive living, wellness, and livelihoods. Our 250-acre pilot in Veltoor, Telangana is a living lab of restoration and regeneration. Founded by Earthshot Prize-winning climate entrepreneurs, Soul Forest aims to scale this model to 100,000 acres globally in the next decade.
As we prepare to scale, we are strengthening our Finance & Compliance backbone to be “always audit-ready” and “scale-ready”.
What’s the Role?
As Senior Manager – Finance, Accounts and Compliance at Soul Forest, you will own end-to-end accounting, tax, and compliance across our group entities. You will work deeply with organisational data to ensure zero non-compliance, robust documentation, and clean, investor-ready books.
You will coordinate closely with auditors and external consultants, review and refine legal and tax-related documents, and build systems that make the organisation ready for scale—across finance, tax, and regulatory requirements. This is a rounded finance leadership role for someone who wants to be both hands-on and strategic.
What You’ll Do
- Own end-to-end accounts for all entities – bookkeeping, ledgers scrutiny, reconciliations, monthly closing, and finalisation of financial statements.
- Run tax and statutory compliances – Income tax (TDS, advance tax, returns, tax audit), basic GST coordination, and ensuring all filings are on time.
- Coordinate with auditors and consultants – be the single point of contact for statutory auditors, tax advisors, and compliance/legal consultants; close audits and queries on time.
- Review finance-related legal documents – contracts, leases, JV agreements, loan docs, and commercial agreements from a finance, tax, and compliance lens.
- Manage Treasury and MIS functions – oversee banking operations, cash flow planning, treasury management, and prepare timely MIS, budgets, and management reports.
- Build a clean compliance backbone – maintain trackers, registers, and a data room so the organisation is always due-diligence-ready with zero slippage.
- Strengthen systems and controls – set up simple, robust processes for approvals, documentation, and reporting to support scale-up.
Who We’re Looking For
- Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) only — this is a mandatory requirement.
- Minimum 5 years of post-qualification, industry experience, preferably in a mid-sized organization, with demonstrated exposure to managing end-to-end finance operations.
- Proven experience in leading and running a finance function or finance team, including delegation, review, and ownership of outcomes.
- Strong, hands-on experience in accounting and finalisation of books for companies and LLPs, with deep expertise in MIS, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
- Solid working knowledge of income tax (including TDS, returns, and tax audits) and working exposure to GST and other regulatory compliances (coordination through consultants is acceptable).
- Prior experience working closely with statutory auditors, tax advisors, legal and compliance consultants, and taking ownership of timely closures and submissions.
- Working knowledge of business and commercial laws including reviewing agreements and understanding legal implications from a finance perspective.
Who Should Skip This
This role is probably not for you if:
- You prefer narrow or siloed accounting roles and are not interested in handling end-to-end finance operations, including compliances, documentation, and legal–finance interfaces.
- You have limited experience across the full finance lifecycle and have only worked on specific or support areas within a finance team without overall ownership.
- You are uncomfortable taking ownership and being accountable for “nothing slips” on compliances.
- You dislike working with auditors, consultants, or legal teams and avoid detailed documentation.
- You’re not actively updating yourself on changes in tax and accounting standards.
Why Work With Us?
- Be the Backbone: You will build and own the finance & compliance backbone of a pioneering, nature-led organisation.
- Scale with Purpose: Work at the intersection of finance, law, and climate action.
- High Exposure: Get direct exposure to founders, investors, advisors, and multi-entity structuring.
- Growth & Learning: Opportunity to grow as the organisation scales.
How to Apply If this sounds like you, please apply using the form below (attach your CV and a Cover Letter on why this role excites you).
Fill out this Google Form: https://forms.gle/LVkgGhaSaXpSLA8r5
Note: Only responses filled in the Google Form will be considered.Application Deadline: 2nd February, 2026 11:59PM IST
Soul Forest is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: ₹1,500,000.00 – ₹2,000,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
